freedom of speech

Using a controversial rule adopted during the wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2024, FIU disciplined students taking part in a silent, three-minute T-shirt protest against FIU's ICE partnership - even though its own staff confirmed the demonstration caused no disruption. In the free speech lawsuit that followed, a federal judge sided with the students. FIU now says it's weighing its next legal move.

Seven FIU students scored a major free speech victory over their university, days before the start of the Fall Semester.

Florida's 2022 Stop WOKE Act violates the first amendment, according to a federal appellate court.

The move the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, adds pressure to Florida International University on what is becoming a major freedom of speech case.

The students were given a written reprimand, and are being ordered to record videos about FIU policies they allegedly violated. They told WLRN they worry the videos could force them to express opinions they do not agree with.

Argentine President Javier Milei expelled the press corps from the Casa Rosada, marking a significant escalation in his administration's attacks on traditional news outlets that mirror the tactics of his ideological ally, U.S. President Donald Trump. Milei's spokesperson claims the move was a response to unauthorized footage aired by a local TV channel.

Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas' comments come after students across the state participated in walkouts protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.

FIRE, a prominent free speech advocacy group, is criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and several Florida teachers for their comments on the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The Florida House passed a measure that would put new requirements on universities related to debates and other campus forums.

The event comes as state lawmakers seek to limit what topics can be taught at Florida's public colleges and universities.

COMMENTARY It's apt that Hugo Chávez's death anniversary and the Florida legislature's opening fall the same week. Both evoke assaults on free speech.

As a federal judge considers whether to block a new state law that restricts the way certain race-related concepts can be taught in public schools and in workplace training, businesses filed a second lawsuit alleging the law violates First Amendment rights.