Judge Orders University of Oregon Insurer to Pay Nearly $200,000 for UO’s Censorship

June 17, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

The $191,000 fee to be paid to Professor Bruce Gilley’s legal team, led by the Institute for Free Speech, brings the University of Oregon’s ...

NYC Parent Leaders Secure Settlement Victory against Speech Censorship

June 17, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Settlement with former school board officials marks an important step forward as broader viewpoint discrimination lawsuit against city education speech restrictions continues

Institute for Free Speech Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Decision Upholding Law that Censors Therapists

June 17, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s amicus brief explains how the lower court improperly evaded First Amendment scrutiny and used suspect evidence to justify speech restrictions

California College Disciplinary Officer Sued Over Censorship

May 27, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Golden West College threatened students with discipline for statements calling illegal immigration a “cancer” and Hamas “a terrorist organization”

Kansas Agrees to Pay $98,500 in First Amendment Victory for Grassroots Group

May 22, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

State stipulates to fee award after federal court ruling that Kansas cannot regulate community group Fresh Vision OP as a PAC for occasional candidate ...

Institute for Free Speech Applauds DOJ’s Decision Not to Defend Party Coordination Limits

May 20, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

The Solicitor General's position aligns with the Institute’s arguments that limits on coordinated political party expenditures violate the First Amendment

Free Speech Lawsuit Challenges New Hampshire School Board’s Censorship during Trans Athlete Debate

May 15, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Beth Scaer was silenced and threatened with police intervention after referring to a biologically male athlete who plays on the girls’ soccer team as ...

Institute for Free Speech Urges Sixth Circuit to Revisit “Precedent-Setting Error” That Undermines Citizens United

April 24, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , , ,

Its amicus brief argues the ruling provides governments a “roadmap to maneuver around the First Amendment”

School District to Pay Over $150,000 after Censoring Parent

April 21, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

A federal judge has ordered that the Sheridan County (WY) School District must pay attorneys’ fees following a lawsuit with Harry Pollak, a parent ...

Free Speech Victory: Professor Bruce Gilley Secures Settlement in University of Oregon Social Media Censorship Case

March 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Settlement requires the university to reform social media policies after blocking professor for saying “all men are created equal”

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