The Latest Breaking News from Aaron Terr

FIRE condemned the police visit: "This blatant overreach is offensive to the First Amendment."

Free speech experts say that when teachers speak in their personal capacity, even on school grounds but outside their official duties, they retain their right to comment on matters of public concern.

The authors of a picture book about two male penguins raising a chick together argue excluding their book from school libraries violates their free speech rights.

The Florida Department of Health sent a cease and desist order to a Florida news station after it aired an ad claiming that women with cancer would be unable to obtain abortions in the state.

Experts fear lawsuits against pro-Palestine student groups could stifle free speech and deplete resources for activism.

Reginald Burks says he told a police officer, "Get your ass out of the way so I can take my kids to school." First Amendment lawyers say he can't be forced to apologize.

Doxxing campaigns have been used to "name and shame" people who have expressed opinions about the Israel-Hamas war.

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Carrie Robison & Aaron Terr); if the facts are as described (and I've generally found FIRE's accounts to be trustworthy), this does seem like a clear violation of the First Amendment: New Jersey law requires all school boards in the state to…

A student’s overzealous school spirit shouldn't ruin his life.