 The Free Expression Policy Project was founded by Marjorie Heins, who became its initial director. It was formed as a nonprofit organization. Founded in 2000, the organization formed with goals of assisting researchers with assembling information related to freedom of speech, media democracy, and copyright, and advocating for these issues. It started as an outgrowth of the National Coalition Against Censorship. Prior to founding the organization, Heins served as director of the Art Censorship Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. The FEPP monitors incidents of censorship against artists, and is based in Manhattan, New York.
