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Happy Thanksgiving from FIRE!

FIRE

November 27, 2014

In 2014, we celebrated 15 years of protecting individual liberties on America’s campuses. We launched an aggressive litigation program, our Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, and have since filed lawsuits against seven universities for their unconstitutional policies. On Constitution Day, we sent a warning—via certified mail—to over 300 of the nation’s most prestigious public colleges and universities that unless they change their unconstitutional policies, they also risk a lawsuit. Not only have our lawsuits immediately started yielding results, but positive responses from administrators have been rolling in!

None of this would have been possible without your support, and for that we are extremely grateful. Thank you for making our history—and our future—possible!