Free Speech
Appeals Court Says You Can't Ban Sex Offenders from Facebook
They have rights to free speech, too
Lupe Fiasco Booted from Pre-Inaugural Celebration After Performing Anti-Obama Lyrics
What did they expect from someone who's called President Obama a terrorist?
Obama Didn't Go After Video Game Industry Because He Can't
Recent Supreme Court decisions have recognized First Amendment protections that block authoritarian politicians
Latest Video Game Violence Overreach: Rules that Have Already Been Struck Down
Congressman wants to regulate video games like porn with about as much likelihood of success
City of Aurora Asks Judge to Lift Gag over Theater Shooting
Wants to allow first responders to be able to talk now that preliminary hearings are over
Forget the First Amendment, SEC May Force Disclosure of Political Expenditures
Nothing is beyond the reach of regulators
Adult Film Maker Gets Four Years in Prison
Nobody's rights were violated during the production of the "obscenity"
U.S. Tech Popular With Censorship-Happy Regimes
What was that about selling the rope ...?
College Student Suspended for Insulting Woman Via Social Media
Said her legs looked like "bleached hams" in YouTube comments
Judge Denies Deferred Sentence for Pussy Riot Member
Asked to push back prison due to young son
Judge Rules Posting Photos on Twitter Doesn't Make Them Free
They're still protected by copyright and newspapers can't just republish them
Judge Grants Injunction Against CA Online Restrictions on Sex Offenders
First Amendment rights at issue
Hacker, Reddit Co-Founder and Information Activist Commits Suicide
Known for being pursued by DOJ for violating MIT's terms of service
Not Wearing a Condom in a Porno is a Free Speech Issue, Vivid Entertainment Argues in Lawsuit
LA voters passed a referendum requiring condom use on porn sets in the county
China-Based Chat Firms Censoring Non-Chinese Messages
The country's government has a long reach
Austrian Court Sentences Man to Nine Years in Prison for Launching Neo-Nazi Website
Keeping free speech on a tight rein
Anonymous Asks U.S. To Recognize Cyberattacks as Legitimate Protests
Probably not gonna fly
14 Bloggers in Vietnam Convicted of Subversion
Were connected with banned pro-democracy movements
Kickstarter Campaigns Raised $319 Million in 2012
Funded everything from tech innovation to comedy shows
Censor's Rant Offers Peek Into Chinese Web Controls
Private companies stuck between the government and users
Facebook Cooperates More Readily With Prosecutors Than With Defense Attorneys
Rolls over for the state, stonewalls the accused
YouTube Mistakenly Shuts Down Syrian Watchdog Account
Over graphic images of horrors of nation's civil war
Indian Politician Arrested for Hate Speech
Accused of making anti-Hindu statements in speeches
Home of Venezuelan Microblogger Raided
Authorities didn't like what he said about Chavez's health
Facebook Faces German Fine Over Lack of Anonymous Accounts
German law apparently protects anonymity, no matter company policy
Missouri Inmate Sues Over Newspaper Ban
Says his weekly newspaper was taken away because he wrote a letter to the editor
Federal Court: Flipping the Bird to the Cops is Protected Speech
And good, clean fun
The Five Worst Op-Eds of 2012
Bad arguments and bad writing from the nation's top opinionmongers
Study: 75 Percent of Homeless Youth Use Social Media
Similar to college students
Websites that Sell Meth and Guns Stay Online in China
Censors apparently more concerned with social media
China Confiscates TVs, Satellite Gear From Tibetan Monks
Can't have nasty foreign ideas creeping in
Government Seeks Twitter Info About Political Activists
What do you have to hide, eh?
After His Death, Doctor Targeted by FDA Vindicated for Speaking About Drug
The feds hounded Dr. Peter Gleason to suicide
