Table of Contents
Editor Fired for Printing the Mohammed Cartoons Speaks Out
One of the highlights of Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS’s year is its Summer Internship Program, and 2006 will be no exception. This year, Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS received a record number of applications and will be pleased to host 14 extraordinary interns, 11 undergraduates and three law students. Notably, one of the interns will be Acton H. Gorton, a U.S. Army veteran and senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gorton made headlines earlier this year when he was terminated as the editor of his university’s daily newspaper for publishing some of the Danish cartoons of Mohammed. Today, he tells his story exclusively on Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS’s blog, The Torch.
Recent Articles
Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.

Brendan Carr’s Bizarro World FCC
Once a First Amendment champion, FCC Chair Brendan Carr now targets the press like a Bizarro World censor.

Day 100! Abridging the First Amendment: Zick releases major resource report on Trump’s executive orders — First Amendment News 468Â
First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from Âé¶¹´«Ã½IOS.

Detaining Öztürk over an op-ed is unlawful and un-American
A Tufts international student's detention for writing an op-ed revives the ghost of the Alien Acts and puts the First Amendment at risk.

VICTORY! Tenn. town buries unconstitutional ordinance used to punish holiday skeleton display
After a federal lawsuit, the town of Germantown has killed an ordinance that was used to fine a resident for using giant skeletons in a Christmas lawn display.