The Oct. 20 ruling only applies to the five schools attended by students in the lawsuit and is only in place as litigation continues.

This week marks the annual Banned Books Week across the country, which celebrates free speech and rallies against censorship. The Hawaiʻi Library Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii partnered to launch this year's celebration, which is themed “Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights".

In this blog, Robert French explores the limits of lawful expression, the role of universities in resisting intolerance, and why the scientific community must help uphold public debate.

This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

Punishing speech after Kirk’s assassination doesn’t protect free expression — it erodes it.

The sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings show a continued decline in support for free speech among all students, but particularly conservatives.

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that librarians from across the state say will eliminate young adult and teenage sections from public libraries, calling it unnecessary and

The attacks on DEI and academic freedom show higher education needs to come together, build collaborations and stand firm. Here’s how

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 23 reversed a district court’s preliminary injunction and dismissed free speech claims in Little v. Llano County, a Texas case challenging the removal of 17 books from a public library.

Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed a library content bill, calling it “a misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.”

A Sarah Jessica Parker-produced documentary on the brave librarians fighting a wave of rightwing book bans has sparked conversation at Sundance

A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law. The decision Tuesday gives major publishers that sued the state their latest temporary reprieve.

Proponents point to historic highs in book ban attempts, largely targeting people of color, women and LGBTQ+ communities. Opponents argue it should be up to the parents.

Democrat Rhode Island lawmakers on Wednesday promoted a suite of bills motivated by the Freedom to Read movement — an assertion of libraries’ right to hold controversial books, amid an ongoing culture clash over the written word.

The American Bar Association may soon require law schools to adopt free speech policies, a change that follows several high-profile campus incidents in which students disrupted controversial speakers.