A conservative group challenged Indiana University’s bias-response teams “official entities that solicit anonymous reports of bias, track them, investigate them, ask to meet with the perpetrators, and threaten to refer students for formal discipline ” arguing that that they objectively chill students” speech under the First Amendment.

Virginia Tech maintained a Bias Intervention and Response Team (BIRT) which introduced policies regarding bias reporting among students. Speech First sued Timothy Sands, the president of Virginia Tech, over the policies’ chilling efforts on speech. FIRE alleged that the policies encouraged students to report each other on speech that was related to bias (which are […]

New law tasks Oklahoma state regents with overseeing free speech policies and censorship complaints at Oklahoma’s public universities.

Florida law requiring students and employees at Florida’s public colleges and universities to complete voluntary surveys about their political leanings and the political climate on campuses goes into effect.

Phylicia Rashad tweeted support for Bill Cosby following the overturning of his conviction for sexual assault, leading to a backlash.