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Research & Learn

Explore ��ýapp�ٷ�'s library of resources and research on free speech and other civil liberties.

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DEI in higher ed: When it’s constitutional and when it’s not

If it chills, curtails, or compels expression, it's a free speech problem.

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Statements & Policies

U.S. Department of Education Title IX Final Rules April 2024

If enacted, the new Title IX regulations would undermine students’ free speech and due process rights.

Reports

Due Process Reports

Due process and fundamental fairness are in crisis on America’s college and university campuses.

Reports

Spotlight on Due Process 2021-2022

FIREanalyzes disciplinary procedures at 53 top-ranked institutions nationwide according to U.S. News & World Report’s National University Rankings and rates them based on 10 fundamental elements of due process.

Curricula

Learn with ��ýapp�ٷ�

Learn with FIREprovides learners with the opportunity to take courses on a wide range of topics, including free speech and due process, designed by our expert staff.

Curricula

Due Process on Campus Lesson

Take this course to learn more about how American universities treat due process and empower yourself to use your knowledge of due process to make your school’s conduct process fairer for you and your peers.

Toolkits

What to Do If Your Institution Does Not Allow Counsel in the Judicial Process

If you go to a public school, there's a chance your administration may not allow students the right to counsel in their judicial process.

Reports

Due Process Advocacy

What should you do if your college doesn't allow counsel in campus judicial process? The FIREhas answers.

Toolkits

Tips for Effective Tabling

Tabling is an effective way to educate and engage your campus community about free speech, due process, and other student rights.

Statements & Policies

Adopting the Chicago Statement

Since 2015, nearly 100 colleges and universities have adopted some version of the Chicago Statement on the principles of free expression.

Toolkits

Learn More About Student Rights

Are free speech and other individual liberties under threat on your campus? FIREhas numerous resources to help you get started.

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Toolkits

Selecting and Training Advocates — Student Defenders

��ýapp�ٷ�’s Student Defenders program provides students with the resources they need to start, maintain, or grow their campus student defender groups.

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Working With Administrators

University administrators can be powerful allies when it comes to protecting and defending student expression on campus.

Databases

Supreme Court Justices Database

Learn more about the history of the Supreme Court by exploring ��ýapp�ٷ�'s database of justices and the free speech cases that have shaped our nation.

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Toolkits

Student Activist Toolkit

FIREdefends fundamental rights on college campuses, including free speech, religious liberty, freedom of conscience, due process and legal equality.