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First Amendment, Media, News

Right of free expression at risk on many college campuses, says FIRE researcher

  • By Sean Stevens
  • May 29, 2026

I’m Sean Stevens, FIRE’s chief researcher. I can sum up our organizational mission pretty simply: If speech or expression.

Fire's Chief Researcher Sean Stevens talks about the research he did ranking universities based on their level of protection by the First Amendment April 22, 2026 at St. Louis Public Radio in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Peyton Cook
First Amendment, Midwest, Special Projects

Erasing history: Federal judge likens Trump’s order to remove slavery exhibit near Liberty Bell to Orwell’s 1984

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • February 20, 2026

“As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed, with its motto ‘Ignorance is Strength,’ this.

First Amendment, Midwest, Special Projects

‘Sorry, AP Chem’: How student media at one Missouri high school covered a walkout to protest ICE

  • By Kiley Huang and Josie Mottl
  • February 13, 2026

Kirkwood High School students walked out of class at 10:40 a.m., Jan. 30, to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement,.

First Amendment, Special Projects

News analysis: Missourians take leading roles in Trump’s ‘weaponization’ of the Justice Department and election denial

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • February 6, 2026

St. Louis’ Ed Martin recently lost his job as chair of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group after three.

First Amendment, Special Projects

Commentary: Stars and Stripes’ legacy of editorial independence shows value of a free press

  • By Brian Brooks
  • February 6, 2026

My grandfather read Stars and Stripes while leading a platoon of engineers in World War I. He was wounded.

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