2024-01-22T12:23:38-06:00 2023-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 150 S WARNER ROAD SUITE 310 KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406 990 2022-07-01 043467254 FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC FOUN 2157173473 510 WALNUT STREET 900 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT AND CEO 2157173473 2024-01-22 1 GREGORY LUKIANOFF 999009999 0 WILLIAM A LOUGHERY P01603932 2156433900 2024-01-22 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GREGORY LUKIANOFF 510 WALNUT STREET 900 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 71308794 0 X HTTP://THEFIRE.ORG/ X 1999 MA DEFEND AND SUSTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS TO FREE SPEECH AND FREE THOUGHT- THE MOST ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIBERTY. 7 7 135 16 0 0 36490336 35171838 128360 232857 496497 807552 10376 -277190 37125569 35935057 124211 332796 0 0 8678479 12970897 0 0 2717380 13497018 20932441 22299708 34236134 14825861 1698923 43920299 51099560 2044679 5948620 41875620 45150940 X THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION'S (FIRE'S) MISSION IS TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS TO FREE SPEECH AND FREE THOUGHT-THE MOST ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIBERTY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FIRE EDUCATES AMERICANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE INALIENABLE RIGHTS, PROMOTES A CULTURE OF RESPECT FOR THESE RIGHTS, AND PROVIDES THE MEANS TO PRESERVE THEM. FIRE RECOGNIZES THAT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PRESERVING FREE THOUGHT WITHIN A FREE SOCIETY. TO THIS END, WE PLACE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DEFENDING THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON OUR NATION'S CAMPUSES, INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, DUE PROCESS, LEGAL EQUALITY, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND SANCTITY OF CONSCIENCE. 1 1 17111885 0 4741 PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT: FIRE'S PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT SHARES OUR MISSION WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THROUGH CHANNELS INCLUDING PRINT MEDIA, PODCASTS, VIDEOS, RADIO AND TELEVISION, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 WE AMASSED NEARLY 650,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND FOLLOWERS, WELCOMED 2.6 MILLION VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE, AND AMASSED A RECORD-BREAKING 7,650 MEDIA MENTIONS. 3548738 149658 11062 RESEARCH: FIRE'S RESEARCH TEAM COMPILES DATA ON THREATS TO FREE SPEECH SO WE CAN CONFRONT AND RESPOND TO THE MOST COMMONLY MADE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SPEECH. 3274270 0 198778 FIRE LITIGATION: FIRE STRATEGICALLY LITIGATES IN COURTS NATIONWIDE TO VINDICATE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. IN SERVICE OF OUR EXPANDED MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH BOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS, OUR LITIGATION PROJECT IS GROWING INTO A PREMIER PUBLIC-INTEREST LAW FIRM FOR FREE EXPRESSION. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING EACH AND EVERY CASE SUBMISSION WE RECEIVE, FIRE ATTORNEYS PROACTIVELY SEEK OUT PLAINTIFFS TO FILE SUITS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SECURE LASTING LEGAL PRECEDENTS, MAJOR PUBLIC-POLICY REFORM, OR CLEAR CULTURAL IMPACT. SINCE FIRE BEGAN ADVANCING LITIGATION IN 2014, FIRE'S LITIGATION PROJECT HAS SECURED 25 VICTORIES AND MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN DAMAGES AND FEES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.) 1522193 0 7300 CAMPUS RIGHTS ADVOCACY (CRA): THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, FIRE CONTINUES TO PLACE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DEFENDING THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON CAMPUS. OUR EXPERT STAFF REVIEWS EVERY CASE SUBMISSION WE RECEIVE AND TAKES ACTION BY INTERVENING DIRECTLY WITH ADMINISTRATORS; ENGAGING IN CREATIVE ADVOCACY SUCH AS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUESTS OR THREATS TO SCHOOLS' ACCREDITATION; AND APPLYING PUBLIC PRESSURE TO SCHOOLS TO REVERSE RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. IN THE 2022-23 FISCAL YEAR, FIRE'S CRA TEAM RECORDED 72 VICTORIES. 785592 21485 2000 FIRE STUDENT NETWORK: THE FIRE STUDENT NETWORK (FSN) EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS THROUGH EVENTS AND SIGNATURE INITIATIVES LIKE OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 870825 0 4250 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY: FIRE'S LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY TEAM SUPPORTS OUR MISSION ON BOTH A STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF RIGHTS-PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION AND AGAINST PROPOSED LAWS THAT THREATEN FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, OUR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY TEAM WON LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES IN NINE STATES. 596647 0 300 POLICY REFORM PROJECT: OUR POLICY REFORM PROJECT PROACTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY DOCUMENTS AND EXPOSES CAMPUS POLICIES THAT VIOLATE COLLEGE STUDENTS' FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. THE CENTERPIECE OF THEIR WORK IS MAINTAINING FIRE'S SPOTLIGHT DATABASE, WHICH CATALOGS RESTRICTIONS ON FREE SPEECH ON OVER 475 CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23, THE POLICY REFORM TEAM REFORMED 56 POLICIES IMPACTING MORE THAN 325,000 STUDENTS. 838208 121878 0 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: FIRE'S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE INITIATES, CULTIVATES, AND MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIRE'S GROWING LIST OF ALLIES. 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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE FAIRFAX VA 22030 540836354 501(C)(3) 25015 0 USING THE MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO EXAMINE IF THERE IS PUBLICATION BIAS IN TOP-TIER ACADEMIC JOURNALS FOR OR AGAINST CERTAIN PERSPECTIVES ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, SUCH AS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMMING, MICROAGGRESSIONS, MINIMUM WAGE, AND VIOLENCE IN VIDEO GAMES. HARVARD ALUMNI FOR FREE SPEECH 675 POMPANO DRIVE NAPLES FL 34110 882532090 501(C)(3) 7500 0 SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES FOR A NEW INDEPENDENT FREE SPEECH FOCUSED ALUMNI ORGANIZATION. JUNIOR STATE OF AMERICA 1111 BROADWAY SUITE 300 OAKLAND CA 94607 946050452 501(C)(3) 36000 0 FUNDING PROVIDED TO CREATE FREE SPEECH PROGRAMMING AT THREE OF JSA'S SPRING CONVENTIONS TO EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BENEFITS OF FREE SPEECH. MERCATUS CENTER 3434 WASHINGTON BLVD 4TH FLR ARLINGTON VA 22201 541436224 501(C)(3) 20000 0 FUNDING PROVIDED TO CO-HOST A PLURALISM LAB ON THE TOPIC OF FREE SPEECH AND CONTENT MODERATION TO EDUCATE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. MIT FREE SPEECH ALLIANCE 49 MOUNT VERNON STREET BOSTON MA 02108 874018419 501(C)(3) 10000 0 SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND OUTREACH EXPENSES FOR A NEW INDEPENDENT FREE SPEECH FOCUSED ALUMNI ORGANIZATION. NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER 525 ARCH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 232434447 501(C)(3) 25000 0 FUNDING PROVIDED TO CO-HOST A FIRST AMENDMENT SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2023. NEW TOLERANCE CAMPAIGN 10645 N ORACLE RD SUITE 121-113 ORO VALLEY AZ 85737 842755642 501(C)(3) 10000 0 FUNDING PROVIDED TO SUPPORT CAMPAIGNS AT EMERSON COLLEGE AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 245 UNIVERSITY OFFICE BUILDING RIVERSIDE CA 92521 956006142 501(C)(3) 21600 0 QUALITATIVE STUDY LOOKING AT DIVISIVE CONCEPT BILLS IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA, AND EXAMINING BOTH LAWMAKERS' MOTIVATIONS FOR PROPOSING THE LEGISLATION, AND FACULTY MEMBERS' REACTIONS TO THE LEGISLATION, INVOLVING DIRECT INTERVIEWS OF THESE STAKEHOLDERS AND ARCHIVAL RESEARCH ON FLOOR DEBATE OVER THE LEGISLATION. RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY 33 KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD 2ND FLOOR PISCATAWAY NJ 08854 226001086 501(C)(3) 6500 0 WE ARE FUNDING THE STARTUP COSTS OF A NEW JOURNAL BEING LAUNCHED BY LEE, DEDICATED TO PROTECTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREE INQUIRY, CALLED THE JOURNAL FOR OPEN INQUIRY IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. JOIBS HAS A UNIQUE PUBLISHING MODEL, CALLED PEER REVIEW WITH MINIMAL GATEKEEPING MEANT TO COUNTER CENSORSHIP. THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 3451 WALNUT STREET 5TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 231352685 501(C)(3) 49200 0 TWO STUDIES, ONE USING SURVEY DATA TO SEE HOW POLITICAL SPEECH IN THE WORKPLACE HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND ANOTHER USING SURVEYS FROM NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH COUNCIL TO SEE HOW MINOR CHANGES IN SITUATIONS AND CONTEXT REGARDING CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH CHANGE SUPPORT FOR A SPEAKER'S FREE EXPRESSION. THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 3451 WALNUT STREET 5TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 231352685 501(C)(3) 10000 0 CONDUCTING STUDIES TO FOLLOW UP ON A REPLICATED FINDING OF "MOTIVATED CONFUSION, OR THE TENDENCY FOR PEOPLE TO CLAIM THAT OFFENSIVE SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ARE INCOMPREHENSIBLE, AS A WAY OF SUPPRESSING RESEARCH THAT ONE FINDS MORALLY OFFENSIVE. UNC ALUMNI FREE SPEECH ALLIANCE 8 DUNAWAY DRIVE RICHMOND VA 23238 874744607 501(C)(3) 10000 0 SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND OUTREACH EXPENSES FOR A NEW INDEPENDENT FREE SPEECH FOCUSED ALUMNI ORGANIZATION. 14 0 CAMPUS SCHOLAR PROGRAM 45 19000 GENERAL STUDENT GRANTS 1 375 LET'S TALK PROGRAM 4 1860 SCHOLARSHIPS 2 1500 STUDENT DEFENDERS PROGRAM 2 250 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT FUNDS ARE GIVEN TO FULFILL THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION AND ONLY FOR 501(C)(3) PURPOSES. REGULAR CHECK-IN MEETINGS ARE HELD WITH THOSE THAT RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS TO MONITOR USE OF GRANT FUNDS. GRANTEES OF THE FREE INQUIRY GRANT (FIG) PROGRAM MUST: 1. PROVIDE FIRE WITH A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT AND USE OF THE GRANT EVERY FOUR MONTHS BEGINNING ON THE DATE GRANT FUNDS ARE FIRST DISBURSED TO GRANTEE; AND 2. MAINTAIN BOOKS AND RECORDS REGARDING THE USE OF THE GRANT, INCLUDING COMPLETE RECORDS OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES, AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY FIRE FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR (4) YEARS FOLLOWING USE OF THE GRANT. STUDENTS APPLY FOR THE CAMPUS SCHOLARS PROGRAM DURING A BIANNUAL APPLICATION WINDOW. FIRE THEN EVALUATES APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS, AND SELECTS A LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. FIRE PROVIDES FUNDS TO ASSIST WITH A FIRE MISSION-CENTRIC PROJECT AND REGULARLY MEETS WITH THE CAMPUS SCHOLAR TO CHECK ON THEIR PROGRESS. STUDENTS ARE AWARDED A STIPEND UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEIR PROJECT. STUDENTS APPLY TO FIRE FOR FUNDS TO HELP WITH PROJECTS THAT FURTHER FIRE'S MISSION ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES. FIRE EVALUATES THE APPLICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS. LET'S TALK GROUPS APPLY TO FIRE FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO HELP FACILITATE STUDENT DISCUSSION EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. FIRE EVALUATES THE APPLICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS, THEN WORKS WITH THE GROUP TO ENSURE THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED UPON THE SELECTIONS OF AN ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE THAT READ AND EVALUATE ESSAY CONTEST SUBMISSIONS. WINNERS' ELIGIBILITY IS VERIFIED BY CONTACTING THEIR UNIVERSITY AND VERIFYING ENROLLMENT. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY AND CREDITED TO THE STUDENT'S TUITION ACCOUNT. RECEIPT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IS VERIFIED BY RETURN OF A CANCELED CHECK THAT WAS CASHED BY THAT UNIVERSITY. STUDENT DEFENDER CHAPTERS APPLY TO FIRE FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO HELP GET THEIR STUDENT GROUPS OFF THE GROUND. FIRE EVALUATES THE APPLICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS, THEN WORKS WITH THE CHAPTER TO ENSURE THEIR PROGRAM IS SET UP FOR SUCCESS. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT AND CEO 428367 0 0 0 9761 0 20500 0 21478 0 480106 0 0 0 ALISHA GLENNON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 321508 0 3000 0 0 0 20500 0 21478 0 366486 0 0 0 WILLIAM CREELEY LEGAL DIRECTOR 268249 0 3000 0 1162 0 17247 0 21478 0 311136 0 0 0 ROBERT SHIBLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/2022) 182614 0 0 0 53250 0 15545 0 16108 0 267517 0 0 0 NICHOLAS PERRINO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 195434 0 13000 0 0 0 12956 0 21478 0 242868 0 0 0 DARPANA SHETH VICE PRESIDENT OF LITIGATION 201461 0 2000 0 1500 0 12887 0 21478 0 239326 0 0 0 RONALD LONDON GENERAL COUNSEL 195108 0 3000 0 0 0 12506 0 21478 0 232092 0 0 0 JOSEPH COHN LEGISLATIVE & POLICY DIRECTOR 144418 0 2000 0 1750 0 9805 0 7417 0 165390 0 0 0 BRIDGET GLACKIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 110345 0 17500 0 0 0 6621 0 21478 0 155944 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 OTHER EARNINGS RECEIVED BY ROBERT SHIBLEY ARE 1099-RELATED COMPENSATION DUE TO HIS WORK AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2022. OTHER EARNINGS FOR ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE DUE TO HONORARIUMS THAT WERE PAID FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN WHICH TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED. DISCRETIONARY BONUSES MAY BE APPROVED BY AN EMPLOYEE'S MANAGER OR, FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, BY THE BOARD. GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT AND CEO 220311 SERVICES AGREEMENT - IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, FIRE ENTERED INTO A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ITS PRESIDENT AND CEO (CEO) TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, STAFFING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE CEO IN CONNECTION WITH THE CEO'S PERSONAL BOOK PROJECT. THE AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF FIRE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CEO AND WAS BASED UPON COMPARABILITY DATA PROVIDED BY A THIRD-PARTY VALUATION FIRM TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSIDERATION TO BE PAID BY THE CEO FOR THE SERVICES IS AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. 0 X 26 448965 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE FIGURE IN THIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS IN THE GIVEN CATEGORY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 TO FURTHER FIRE'S EXPANDED MISSION OF DEFENDING EXPRESSIVE RIGHTS FOR ALL AMERICANS AND BUILDING A NEW MOVEMENT FOR FREE SPEECH, WE FOUNDED TWO NEW DEPARTMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-23: FIRE'S PUBLIC ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT DEFENDS EXPRESSIVE RIGHTS OFF CAMPUS AND ADVOCATES FOR A STRONG CULTURE OF FREE EXPRESSION BY WRITING LETTERS TO INSTITUTIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS; RESPONDING TO BREAKING THREATS TO FREE SPEECH; ENGAGING IN PUBLIC COMMENTARY; AND HELPING SHAPE INTERNAL FIRE POLICY ON EMERGING FREE SPEECH ISSUES. FIRE'S ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTERS TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION IN SERVICE OF FIRE'S MISSION BY DISSEMINATING PETITIONS AND OPEN LETTERS; HELPING EVERYDAY AMERICANS FORM PRO-FREE SPEECH GROUPS; AND ORGANIZING EVENTS AND GATHERINGS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 FIRE PREVIOUSLY MAINTAINED A K-12 OUTREACH PROGRAM. IN AUGUST 2022, WE ELIMINATED THAT PROGRAM AND NOW FOCUS ON DEFENDING K-12 STUDENTS' RIGHTS AND ADVOCATING ON THEIR BEHALF THROUGH OUR PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION PROGRAMS. WE STILL MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR K-12 AS PART OF OUR BROADER STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C IN ADDITION TO DIRECT LITIGATION, FIRE PARTICIPATES AS AMICUS CURIAE IN STRATEGICALLY CHOSEN CASES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL LEGAL ARGUMENTS AND ADVANCE IMPORTANT PRECEDENT. FINALLY, THE LITIGATION PROJECT WORKS TO POSITION FIRE AS A THOUGHT LEADER IN FIRST AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE BY PUBLISHING OPINION PIECES AND LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES, AND RECRUITING LIKE-MINDED ATTORNEYS FOR OUR LEGAL NETWORK AND FACULTY LEGAL DEFENSE FUND. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2022 AND JUNE 30, 2023, FIRE WAS IN ACTIVE LITIGATION IN SIXTEEN CASES FURTHERING FIRE'S MISSION, INCLUDING TWO IN WHICH FIRE WAS REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL. 1. DIEI V. BOYD, ET AL., CASE NO. 23-5771 (6TH CIR.): FIRE REPRESENTS GRADUATE PHARMACY STUDENT KIMBERLY DIEI IN THIS FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND ITS ADMINISTRATORS. DIEI WAS INVESTIGATED TWICE BY HER PROGRAM'S "PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE" BECAUSE OF ALLEGATIONS THAT HER PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY WAS TOO "CRUDE," "VULGAR, AND "SEXUAL." THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY SEEKING TO PROTECT A STUDENT'S OFF-CAMPUS, EXTRAMURAL, AND ONLINE SPEECH AND ESTABLISH CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS ON A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY'S DISCRETION TO PUNISH EXPRESSION IT SUBJECTIVELY LABELS "UNPROFESSIONAL." 2. JONES V. MATKIN, ET AL., CASE NO. 4:21-CV-733 (E.D. TEX.): IN THIS FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION LAWSUIT AGAINST COLLIN COLLEGE, FIRE REPRESENTED SUZANNE JONES, A FULL-TIME PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AT COLLIN COLLEGE, WHO WAS TERMINATED FOR CRITICIZING THE UNIVERSITY'S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PUBLICLY ADVOCATING FOR UNIONIZATION BY THE FACULTY, AND SIGNING ONTO AN OPEN LETTER SUPPORTING THE REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS IN DALLAS. JONES SUED COLLIN COLLEGE PRESIDENT H. NIEL MATKIN AND NOW-RETIRED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS TONI JENKINS IN SEPTEMBER 2021. JONES CAME TO FIRE SEEKING NEW REPRESENTATION IN FEBRUARY 2022. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2022, JONES ENTERED INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH COLLIN COLLEGE, REINSTATING HER AS A PROFESSOR FOR TWO YEARS AT A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SALARY THAN SHE EARNED BEFORE HER TERMINATION. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION BY ENSURING PROFESSORS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ABLE TO COMMENT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITHOUT RETALIATION. 3. PHILLIPS V. COLLIN COLLEGE, ET AL., CASE NO. 4:22-CV-184 (E.D. TEX.): IN ITS THIRD FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST COLLIN COLLEGE, FIRE REPRESENTS MICHAEL PHILLIPS, A PROFESSOR AT COLLIN COLLEGE WHO WAS DISCIPLINED AND THEN TERMINATED BECAUSE HE SPOKE TO A REPORTER FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ABOUT THE HISTORY OF RACISM IN THE DALLAS AREA AND POSTED COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK CONCERNING THE COLLEGE'S HANDLING OF COVID-19 AND ITS COVID GUIDELINES. PHILLIPS SUED COLLIN COLLEGE FOR ITS VIOLATION OF PHILLIPS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT RETALIATORY EMPLOYMENT ACTION. AFTER THE DISTRICT COURT DENIED DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS, PHILLIPS MOVED FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON FIVE OF HIS SEVEN CLAIMS AGAINST COLLIN COLLEGE. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY ENSURING PROFESSORS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ABLE TO COMMENT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITHOUT RETALIATION. 4. FIRE V. TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY, CASE NO. CV37178 (226TH D.CT. OF ERATH CNTY., TEX.): IN THIS PUBLIC-RECORDS LAWSUIT, FIRE SUED TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY IN FEBRUARY 2022 AFTER IT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. FIRE SOUGHT RECORDS RELATING TO A FORMER PROFESSOR WHO DEMANDED THAT A STUDENT PUBLICATION, THE TEXAN NEWS SERVICE, REMOVE SEVERAL ARTICLES IT PUBLISHED IN 2018 OR BE SUED FOR DEFAMATION. THESE ARTICLES DETAILED ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR LEVIED AGAINST THE FORMER PROFESSOR. WHEN TARLETON ADMINISTRATORS LEARNED OF THE DEMAND, THEY ORDERED THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER TO REMOVE THE ARTICLES AND LATER STRIPPED THE NEWSPAPER OF ITS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE. AFTER THE TRIAL COURT GRANTED FIRE'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, ORDERING TARLETON TO PRODUCE THE RECORDS, TARLETON MOVED TO RECONSIDER. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHER'S FIRE'S MISSION BY HOLDING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VIOLATIONS OF PRESS FREEDOM AND VIGOROUSLY PURSUING RECORDS MADE PUBLIC UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. 5. REGES V. CAUCE, CASE NO. 2:22-CV-964 (W.D. WASH.): FIRE REPRESENTS STUART REGES, A PROFESSOR AT THE PAUL G. ALLEN SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. REGES DISAGREED WITH THE ALLEN SCHOOL'S RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE AN "INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT" IN COURSE SYLLABI. WHEN REGES SUBSTITUTED HIS OWN DISSENTING STATEMENT ON THIS ISSUE OF PUBLIC DEBATE IN HIS OWN SYLLABUS, ADMINISTRATORS PUNISHED HIM BY EDITING THE ONLINE VERSION OF HIS SYLLABUS, CREATING A "SHADOW" SECTION OF HIS CLASS, AND LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO HIM UNDER A VAGUE POLICY THAT PROHIBITS "UNACCEPTABLE AND "INAPPROPRIATE" SPEECH. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY STANDING UP FOR FACULTY RIGHTS TO EXPRESS DISSENTING OPINIONS ON CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS AND TO MANAGE THE CONTENTS OF THEIR SYLLABI WITHOUT RETALIATION. 6. FLORES V. BENNETT, CASE NO. 22-16762 (9TH CIR.): CLOVIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S YOUNG AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM STUDENT GROUP OBTAINED THE COLLEGE'S PERMISSION TO POST FLYERS CRITICIZING COMMUNIST REGIMES ON INDOOR BULLETIN BOARDS. BUT AFTER RECEIVING A COMPLAINT THAT THE FLYERS' CONTENT MADE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE, CLOVIS PRESIDENT LORI BENNETT ORDERED HER STAFF TO PULL THE FLYERS DOWN. YAF-CLOVIS, REPRESENTED BY FIRE, SUED TO CHALLENGE THE SCHOOL'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICY BANNING FLYERS WITH "INAPPROPRIATE OR OFFENS[IVE] LANGUAGE OR THEMES." ON OCTOBER 14, 2022, THE DISTRICT COURT ENJOINED THE CLOVIS ADMINISTRATORS FROM ENFORCING THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL POSTING POLICY. DEFENDANTS APPEALED. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY PROTECTING STUDENTS' RIGHTS TO FREELY EXPRESS THEIR POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES. 7. NOVOA V. DIAZ, CASE NO. 22-13994 (11TH CIR.): FIRE REPRESENTS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA PROFESSOR DR. ADRIANA NOVOA, STUDENT SAM RECHECK, AND STUDENT GROUP USF FIRST AMENDMENT FORUM, IN A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING FLORIDA'S STOP WOKE ACT. THE LAW PROHIBITS "INSTRUCTION" ON EIGHT CONCEPTS RELATED TO "RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEX." ON NOVEMBER 17, 2022, THE DISTRICT COURT HALTED ENFORCEMENT OF KEY PARTS OF THE ACT IN THE STATE'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, DECLARING THE LAW VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY. AFTER APPEALING THE DECISION TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT, FLORIDA ASKED THE COURT TO STAY THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, WHICH THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT DENIED. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY STOPPING THE GOVERNMENT FROM IMPOSING IDEOLOGICAL HANDCUFFS ON FACULTY'S RIGHT TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND STUDENTS' RIGHT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION. 8. VILLARREAL V. CITY OF LAREDO, CASE NO. 20-40359 (5TH CIR.) FIRE REPRESENTS CITIZEN JOURNALIST PRISCILLA VILLARREAL IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST SEVERAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM LAREDO, TEXAS. VILLARREAL GAINED A LOYAL FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE OF HER UNFILTERED REPORTING ON LOCAL MATTERS, INCLUDING POLICE AND GOVERNMENT MISCONDUCT. DESPERATE TO SILENCE HER, LOCAL OFFICIALS DUG UP A STATUTE NEVER USED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE LAW'S 23-YEAR HISTORY TO ARREST PRISCILLA FOR ASKING A POLICE OFFICER TO CONFIRM INFORMATION SHE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES. THE DISTRICT COURT GRANTED THE LAREDO OFFICERS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. A FIFTH CIRCUIT PANEL INITIALLY REVERSED AND DENIED THE OFFICERS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, BUT IN OCTOBER 2022, THE COURT ELECTED TO REHEAR THE CASE EN BANC. IN JANUARY 2023, FIRE ARGUED ON PRISCILLA'S BEHALF AND IS AWAITING THE COURT'S DECISION. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY CONTRIBUTING TO A WELL-INFORMED PUBLIC, FREE FROM FEAR THAT OFFICIALS WILL ABUSE THE LAWS TO TRY TO SILENCE THEIR CRITICS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C 9. HALL-RAYFORD V. CITY OF EASTPOINTE, CASE NO. 2:22-CV-12714 (E.D. MICH): WHEN EASTPOINTE CITY RESIDENTS CRITICIZED MAYOR MONIQUE OWENS DURING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SHE REFUSED TO LET THEM SPEAK, CLAIMING THEIR WORDS "ASSAULTED" HER. FIRE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST MAYOR OWENS AND THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE, SEEKING AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING THE MAYOR AND CITY TO ALLOW PEACEFUL CRITICISM AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. ON DECEMBER 7, 2022, THE COURT ENTERED A STIPULATED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION WHICH BANS MAYOR OWENS FROM SHUTTING DOWN CRITICISM OF HER ACTIONS. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY PROTECTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS. 10. VOLOKH V. JAMES, CASE NO. 23-356 (2D CIR.): FIRE REPRESENTS EUGENE VOLOKH AND ONLINE PLATFORMS RUMBLE AND LOCALS IN A FEDERAL CHALLENGE TO A NEW YORK LAW THAT REQUIRES ONLINE PLATFORMS TO "RESPOND [TO]," "ADDRESS, AND "HANDLE" PROTECTED SPEECH THAT SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE FINDS "HUMILIATING OR "VILIFYING" TOWARD A GROUP BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, OR OTHER PROTECTED CLASS. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2023, THE DISTRICT COURT GRANTED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND NEW YORK HAS SINCE APPEALED THE DECISION TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY PROTECTING ONLINE SPEECH. 11. GAUGHEN V. DAUPHIN COUNTY, CASE NO. 1:23-CV-77 (M.D. PA.): FIRE REPRESENTED KEVIN GAUGHEN AND DAVE KOCUR, TWO MEMBERS OF THE KEYSTONE PARTY, A NEWLY FORMED POLITICAL PARTY IN PENNSYLVANIA. KEVIN AND DAVE WENT TO FORT HUNTER PARK TO COLLECT SIGNATURES FOR DAVE TO BE ON THE BALLOT WHEN DAUPHIN COUNTY PARK OFFICIALS TOLD THEM THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN THE PARK. IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER DEMANDING THE COUNTY RESCIND ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICY, THE COUNTY REFUSED, SO FIRE SUED ON KEVIN AND DAVE'S BEHALF. FOUR MONTHS AFTER FILING SUIT, THE COUNTY SETTLED THE CASE, AGREEING TO A COURT ORDER FOR DAUPHIN COUNTY TO END ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON POLITICAL SPEECH IN FORT HUNTER PARK AND PAY $91,000 IN DAMAGES AND ATTORNEYS' FEES. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION BY PROTECTING POLITICAL SPEECH IN PUBLIC PARKS. 12. GRAY V. CITY OF ALPHARETTA, CASE NO. 1:23-CV-463 (N.D. GA.): FIRE REPRESENTS JEFF GRAY, WHO WAS HANDCUFFED AND DETAINED FOR "PANHANDLING" WHEN HE HELD A "GOD BLESS THE HOMELESS VETS" SIGN OUTSIDE ALPHARETTA CITY HALL TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT OF HOMELESS VETERANS. WITHIN MINUTES, AN ALPHARETTA POLICE OFFICER TOLD GRAY THAT "PANHANDLING" WAS ILLEGAL IN THE CITY AND ORDERED HIM TO LEAVE. ALTHOUGH GRAY WAS NOT PANHANDLING, THE POLICE ARGUED THAT HIS SIGN WAS, ITSELF, "PANHANDLING." FIRE FILED A LAWSUIT ON GRAY'S BEHALF TO VINDICATE HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND END ALPHARETTA'S BAN ON "PANHANDLING." THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY PROTECTING FREE SPEECH IN PUBLIC AREAS. 13. GRAY V. WRIGHT, CASE NO. 5:23-CV-7 (S.D. GA.): FIRE ALSO REPRESENTS JEFF GRAY IN A SIMILAR LAWSUIT AGAINST OFFICIALS IN BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA WHERE THE CHIEF OF POLICE CHRIS WRIGHT TOLD GRAY THAT A LOCAL ORDINANCE REQUIRED HIM TO HAVE A PERMIT TO "DEMONSTRATE" TO HOLD HIS "GOD BLESS HOMELESS VETS" SIGN. WHEN GRAY DECLINED TO LEAVE OR END HIS PEACEFUL ADVOCACY, THE OFFICER ISSUED HIM A CITATION, WHICH THE CITY LATER DISMISSED. FIRE SUED IN JANUARY 2023 WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW, AND IN MAY 2023, THE CITY OF BLACKSHEAR SETTLED THE CASE, RESCINDING THE ORDINANCE USED TO CITE GRAY, DONATING $1,791-REPRESENTING THE YEAR THE FIRST AMENDMENT WAS RATIFIED-TO THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS, AND AGREEING TO TRAIN ITS POLICE OFFICERS ON FREE SPEECH. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION BY PROTECTING FREE SPEECH IN PUBLIC AREAS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C 14. SPECTRUM WT V. WENDLER, CASE NO. 23-10994 (5TH CIR.): FIRE REPRESENTS SPECTRUM WT, AN LGBTQ+ STUDENT ORGANIZATION AT WEST TEXAS A&M, ALONG WITH ITS STUDENT LEADERS, BARRETT "BEAR" BRIGHT AND LAUREN "LAUR" STOVALL IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST WEST TEXAS A&M'S PRESIDENT, WALTER WENDLER, AND TEXAS A&M SYSTEM OFFICIALS. PRESIDENT WENDLER CANCELED THE STUDENT GROUP'S DRAG SHOW AND DENOUNCED DRAG AS "SLAPSTICK" INTENDED TO "DENIGRATE AND DEMEAN WOMEN." THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WOULDN'T CONDONE SUCH SPEECH, "EVEN WHEN THE LAW OF THE LAND APPEARS TO REQUIRE IT." ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023, THE DISTRICT COURT DENIED OUR CLIENTS' MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DISMISSED THE DAMAGES CLAIM AGAINST PRESIDENT WENDLER. WE APPEALED TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRES MISSION BY FIGHTING FOR FREE EXPRESSION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 15. D.A. V. TRI COUNTY AREA SCHOOLS, CASE NO. 1:23-423 (W.D. MICH.): FIRE REPRESENTS TWO PUBLIC MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MICHIGAN. SCHOOL OFFICIALS ORDERED THEM TO REMOVE SWEATSHIRTS WITH THE PHRASE "LET'S GO BRANDON," A WELL-KNOWN, NON-PROFANE, ANTI-PRESIDENT BIDEN POLITICAL SLOGAN, WHILE ALLOWING OTHER STUDENTS TO WEAR APPAREL WITH DIFFERENT POLITICAL MESSAGES, INCLUDING GAY-PRIDE-THEMED HOODIES. FIRE'S LAWSUIT SEEKS TO BLOCK THE SCHOOL'S VIEWPOINT-DISCRIMINATORY BAN ON "LET'S GO BRANDON" APPAREL, AS WELL AS ITS DRESS CODE POLICY BANNING STUDENTS FROM WEARING CLOTHING THAT "CALLS UNDUE ATTENTION" TO THE STUDENT. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY STOPPING SCHOOLS FROM PICKING AND CHOOSING WHICH POLITICAL BELIEFS ARE WORTHY OF EXPRESSION. 16. KERSHNAR V. KOLISON, CASE NO. 1:23-CV-525 (W.D.N.Y.): FIRE REPRESENTS TENURED PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR DR. STEPHEN KERSHNAR IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST SUNY FREDONIA FILED IN JUNE 2023. IN FEBRUARY 2022, SUNY FREDONIA'S LEADERSHIP SUSPENDED KERSHNAR FROM TEACHING, BANNED HIM FROM CAMPUS, AND PROHIBITED HIM FROM CONTACTING THE "CAMPUS COMMUNITY" OVER WHAT THE UNIVERSITY CALLED "REPREHENSIBLE" VIEWS SHARED ON TWO PHILOSOPHY PODCASTS ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND ETHICAL ARGUMENTS CONCERNING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MINORS AND ADULTS. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY STOPPING FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION AND PRIOR RESTRAINTS ON PROTECTED SPEECH. 17. PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. V. DEVOS, CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20-CV-1468 (D.D.C.): SEVENTEEN STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2020 TITLE IX REGULATIONS. REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL, FIRE MOVED TO INTERVENE TO DEFEND THE REGULATIONS AS CONSTITUTIONALLY NECESSARY, AN ARGUMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO MAKE. ON JULY 6, 2020, THE DISTRICT COURT GRANTED FIRE STATUS AS A DEFENDANT-INTERVENOR. ON MARCH 11, 2021, THE LAWSUIT WAS STAYED PENDING THE ANTICIPATED PROMULGATION OF NEW REGULATIONS. THE CASE IS CURRENTLY HELD IN ABEYANCE UNTIL JANUARY 12, 2024. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH AND DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, LONG DENIED TO STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 18. THE WOMEN'S STUDENT UNION V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, NO. 22-16016 (9TH CIR.): IN THIS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2020 TITLE IX REGULATIONS, FIRE, REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND JOINED BY INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S LAW CENTER AND SPEECH FIRST, MOVED TO INTERVENE TO DEFEND THE REGULATIONS AS CONSTITUTIONALLY NECESSARY. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2022, THE DISTRICT COURT DISMISSED THE PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF STANDING, AND THE PLAINTIFFS APPEALED TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, WHICH STAYED THE CASE PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S RULEMAKING PROCESS. SINCE OCTOBER 30, 2022, THE PARTIES HAVE SUBMITTED QUARTERLY JOINT STATUS REPORTS AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE RULEMAKING PROCESS IS COMPLETE. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH AND DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, LONG DENIED TO STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. FROM JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2023, FIRE FILED AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS IN THE FOLLOWING 34 CASES: - FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES V. SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION (9TH CIR.) - BROWN V. LINDER (8TH CIR.) - IN RE: GENDER QUEER; IN RE: A COURT OF MIST & FURY (VA. BEACH CIR. COURT, CIV. DIV.) - PORTER V. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NC STATE UNIVERSITY (4TH CIR.) - HEIM V. DANIEL (2ND CIR.) - PACIRA BIOSCIENCES, INC. V. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS (3D CIR.) - GONZALES V. TREVINO (U.S.) - GILLIAM V. GERREGANO (TENN. CT. OF APPEALS) - NOVAK V. CITY OF PARMA (U.S.) - ZABRISKIE V. ACLU OF MICHIGAN (MICH.) - BAILEY V. ILES (5TH CIR.) - ARKANSAS TIMES LP V. WALDRIP (U.S.) - KEISTER V. BELL (11TH CIR.) - BLACK LIVES MATTER V. BARR (D.C. CIR.) - BARTON V. TEXAS (U.S.) - TGP COMMUNICATIONS V. SELLERS (9TH CIR.) - CERAME V. LAMONT (CONN.) - ROGERS V. SMITH (5TH CIR.) - DOE V. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO (7TH CIR.) - PRICE V. GARLAND (U.S.) - JACK DANIEL'S PROPERTIES, INC. V. VIP PRODUCTS LLC (U.S.) - UNITED STATES V. HANSEN (U.S.) - COUNTERMAN V. COLORADO (U.S.) - BERGE V. SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF GLOUCESTER (1ST CIR.) - KRASNO V. MNOOKIN (7TH CIR.) - NRA V. VULLO (U.S.) - MOMS FOR LIBERTY V. BREVARD (11TH CIR.) - FRESE V. FORMELLA (U.S.) - HENDERSON V. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SPRINGFIELD R-12 (8TH CIR.) - MAZO V. WAY (U.S.) - LITTLE V. LLANO COUNTY (5TH CIR.) - NETFLIX V. BABIN (5TH CIR.) - HERNDON V. NETFLIX, INC. (9TH CIR.) - LINDKE V. FREED (U.S.) LAUNCHED IN 2021, FIRE'S FACULTY LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (FLDF) VINDICATES THE EXPRESSIVE AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM RIGHTS OF FACULTY AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. FLDF IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE "FIRST RESPONDER" LEGAL HELP AT NO COST TO FACULTY MEMBERS WHOSE NEED IS WITHIN THE PROGRAM'S MANDATE. WHETHER FACULTY FACE PUNISHMENT FROM THEIR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR THEIR INSTRUCTION, SCHOLARSHIP, OR SPEECH ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN AS PRIVATE CITIZENS, FIRE'S FLDF STAFF QUICKLY REVIEW CONCERNS AND, WHERE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE, CONNECT FACULTY WITH EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS NEARBY FOR ASSISTANCE. WHERE THESE REFERRALS ARE MADE, FLDF PAYS THE LAWYERS' FEES FOR INITIAL LEGAL WORK LIKE ADVISING ON POSSIBLE COURSES OF ACTION OR HELPING RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH THE INSTITUTION OR ADMINISTRATORS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2021, THE FLDF HAS REFERRED OVER 55 CASES TO FLDF ATTORNEYS AND SECURED 20 VICTORIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THEN MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND PRESIDENT AND CEO ALL REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL. IN ADDITION, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 AS IT WILL BE FILED IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE MATTER BY MAKING ALL NECESSARY INQUIRIES DEEMED WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL VENDORS ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES ARE RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT. CONFLICTS INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN A MEMO OR MINUTES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE IS A RECURRING AGENDA ITEM AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING TO ASK FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A COMPENSATION STUDY AND USES OTHER COMPARATIVE DATA AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORTS FINDINGS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION ARE DOCUMENTED TIMELY AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MINUTES. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.