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Campus Deplatforming Database Methodology

��'s The Campus Deplatforming database tracks deplatforming attempts such as disinviting speakers, canceling performances, taking down art exhibits, or preventing the showing of a film.

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Supreme Court Justices Database

Learn more about the history of the Supreme Court by exploring ��'s database of justices and the free speech cases that have shaped our nation.

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Scholars Under Fire Database

This database documents scholars who have faced calls for sanction and how scholars and administrators have responded to different forms of targeting.

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FIRE’s Syllabus Database

�� is developing a syllabus database from professors in a variety of disciplines who teach courses that concern free expression and academic freedom.

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In the fight for free speech on college campuses, university presidents and administrators have a big role to play. ��’s Leader Statement Database provides a record of positions on free speech and academic freedom.

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First Amendment Glossary

Learn about key terms in First Amendment scholarship and discourse.

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Campus Deplatforming Database

This research documents the ways and reasons that deplatforming attempts occur on college and university campuses from 1998 to the present.