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Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk’s death. Legal experts say the student’s speech is likely constitutionally protected.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/22/531478/while-praising-charlie-kirks-commitment-to-free-speech-texas-leaders-punish-students-celebrating-his-death/

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While praising Charlie Kirk’s commitment to free speech, Texas leaders punish students celebrating his death

Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk’s death. Legal experts say the student’s speech is likely constitutionally protected.

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Sep 19

«#NicoPerrino, exec VP of #FoundationForIndividualRightsAndExpression, pointd to 1 of Trump's 1st XOs upon entering #WhiteHouse on Jan 20. It appears his chairman of #FederalCommunicationsCommission, #BrendanCarr, may have violated it

"On Trump's 1st day, he signed XO prohibiting any fed employee frm pressuring private co's 2 censor in ways that 'advanced Gov's preferrd narrative abt significnt matters of public debate,'" wrote Perrino, posting screen capture of order»

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Trump's own executive order thrown back at his FCC official by free speech expert

Nico Perrino, executive vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, pointed to one of President Donald Trump's first executive orders upon entering the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. It appears that his chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, may ha...

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#FreeSpeechRankings at U.S. Universities

Free Speech Rankings

College Pulse and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, have released the first ever College Free Speech Rankings, a comprehensive look into the student experience of free speech on their campuses.

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FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought.

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Houston Public Media Dec 13, 2024

University professors across the political spectrum in Texas are preemptively self-censoring themselves for fear of damaging their reputations or losing their jobs, according to a new survey from a First Amendment advocacy group.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/12/13/508699/texas-professors-self-censor-for-fear-of-retaliation-survey-finds/

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Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey finds

At least a third of respondents at UT-Austin, UT-Dallas and Texas A&M said they’re not sure administrators at their universities protect free speech on campus.

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