Category: Center to Protect Free Speech
Category: Center to Protect Free Speech
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ALEC Celebrates Free Speech Week
This week, Oct. 20-26, ALEC celebrates Free Speech Week, an annual celebration of our First Amendment rights! ALEC’s Center to Protect Free Speech was founded to educate legislators and concerned…
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Balancing Free Speech and Online Safety in the AI Era
The developers of two leading generative AI services, ChatGPT and Character.AI, are facing new legal challenges that could have significant implications for the future of AI development and use in…
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SCOTUS Tasked To Defend Donor Privacy: New Weapon Against Free Speech
RealClear Politics recently ran an op-ed co-authored by ALEC Judiciary Task Force Director Nino Marchese and ALEC Policy Manager and Manager of the Center to Protect Free Speech Rose…
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Equal Campus Access Act Introduced in U.S. Senate
Late last week, Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the Equal Campus Access Act in the U.S. Senate. This bill was first introduced in 2023…
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Speech Is Not Violence. Violence Is Not Free Speech.
Last week, Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University. Charlie visited universities across the country and invited students who disagreed…
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Improving Higher Education Through Accreditation Reform
Protecting free speech and improving higher education are major priorities for the states and the federal government in 2025. In April, President Trump signed an executive order to improve higher…
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Free Speech Concerns with Legislation Regulating Use of AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools continue to grow in popularity, state and federal legislators are still determining the proper policy response that protects Americans from tangible threats…
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ALEC Policy Champion Protects Free Speech and Restores Academic Excellence on Ohio Campuses
ALEC is thrilled to recognize Ohio State Sen. Jerry Cirino as our latest Policy Champion, thanks to his work in leading the Advance Ohio Education Act to passage. This…
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ALEC Policy Champions Protect Free Speech on Idaho’s College Campuses
ALEC is honored to recognize Idaho Representative Barbara Ehardt and Senator Kevin Cook as its latest Policy Champions for their sponsorship of the Protecting Campus Free Speech in Higher…
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Violent College Protesters Didn’t Defend Free Speech—They Undermined It
Arlington, Va. – Earlier this year, students at Barnard College in New York City, a private women’s liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University, led various anti-Israel protests…
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A Win for Free Speech on Campus in Idaho
Idaho has secured another free speech win this month by passing the Protecting Campus Free Speech in Higher Education Act. This legislation, once signed into law,…
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Threats to Donor Privacy in 2025
Donor privacy, a cornerstone of free speech, is under attack across the country. According to a memo released by the People United for Privacy Foundation, 34 states currently face…
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Defending Free Speech: ALEC’s Response to Proposed Amicus Brief Disclosure Rules
In the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC’s) most recent efforts to protect free speech and civic participation, we recently submitted a federal public comment opposing the proposed amendments to…
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Universities Adopt Institutional Neutrality Policy to Promote Free Speech
The mission of universities is not only to educate students but also to be a forum for free inquiry and open discussion of ideas. However, as universities have increasingly taken…
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Meta’s New Free Speech Policy is a No-Brainer: Jake Morabito in The Orange County Register
In his latest op-ed for the Orange County Register, ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Senior Director Jake Morabito lauded Meta’s decision to replace third-party fact-checking…
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Free Speech Isn’t Welcome on RedNote App
Last week, in anticipation of a ban on the popular video sharing app TikTok in the United States, American TikTok users have began looking for a new app to replace…
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Protecting Free Speech
During his inaugural address, President Trump promised to sign an executive order protect free speech from government censorship, which he signed just a few hours later at Capital One…
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Once Again, Harvard Ranks Dead Last in Free Speech Rankings
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released their annual free speech rankings. Between January 25 and June 17, 2024 58, 807 students from 257 colleges and universities…
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Campus Free Speech Legislation
Thursday, September 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The End Woke Higher Education Act (H.R. 3724). This two-bill package includes the Accreditation for College Excellence Act sponsored by…
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Free Speech Online at Risk? Implications of the Murthy v. Missouri Decision
Free speech has been a prevalent issue in 2024. This year, we have already seen threats to free speech on college campuses across the country, and now, potential threats…