Free Speech
Harvard Works Itself Into a Tizzy over Parody Flyer
Satire is meant to be kind and gentle!
Protester Whose Tweets Were Subpoenaed Pleads Guilty
Plans to appeal ruling that forced social media postings to be handed over
Quebec Filmmaker Faces Criminal Charges for "Corrupting Morals" With Serial Killer Art
Work graphically depicting a fictional serial killer undermines fundamental values, according to prosecutors
Meteorologist Fired for Responding to Facebook Post on TV Station's Page
Rhonda Lee violated KTBS-TV's social media policy
College Censors Poster Complaining About College Censoring Posters
Michigan Saginaw Valley State University doesn't like the word "fuck."
Judge Declares Anti-Abortion License Plates Unconstitutional
Unless North Carolina also sells plates to represent the other side
Senator Manchin Not a Fan of MTV's "Buckwild"
Wrote a letter asking MTV to "put a stop to the travesty called 'Buckwild.'"
South Korea Welcomes Volunteers in the Fight Against Porn
So-called "Nuri Cops" search the web for pornography
Court: Unlicensed Coin Dealers Can't Be Prosecuted in Ohio
Blocks a free speech-defying interpretation of law
Would-Be U.K. Press Regulator Wants Online Curbs
Smacking down free speech wherever it raises its head
Chinese Nobel Literature Winner OK With State Censorship
Compared it with airport security checks
Scalia No Fan of Landmark Libel Decision
Claims the founders didn't intend to let the press have free rein, and Sullivan was a mistake
Egyptian Media Close Websites To Protest Repressive New Constitution
Not so much protection for free speech in that document
Judge Approves $20 Million Facebook Settlement Over "Sponsored Stories"
Users' pictures placed in advertisements without their permission
Who Decides What a Drug Is For -- The Manufacturer or the Government?
Court rules you can't convict a salesman for recommending a medicine to doctors for purposes the FDA hadn't approved
Drone Poster Artist Arrested, NYPD Does Not Find Satire Amusing
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
Arrest for Political Post on Facebook Ignites Free Speech Debate in India
Democracy without protected liberties isn't really worth a damn
Georgia Congressman Wants Amendment to Limit Free Speech for Corporations
Can we limit the free speech of politicians instead?
Welsh Government Wants TV Episode Yanked Over Snipe at Policy
Does anybody in the U.K. still savvy free speech?
NC Law Criminalizes Student Speech
Jail time for posting even truthful statements that "harass" school employees
As British Journalists Prepare for Censorship Scheme, Some Vow Defiance
It was an American politician, Rahm Emanuel, who said, "you never want a serious crisis to go to waste."
David Cameron Rumored to Reject Press Complaints Commission Proposals
Will make a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday
Egyptian Court Sentences Christians and Pastor to Death in Absentia
Execution still on the books for blasphemy
Man Faces Jail For Pointing Out "Weeping Jesus" Statue is the Result of Bad Plumbing
Not a miracle after all
Indian Police Officers Suspended over Facebook Arrests
Two women detained for critical post about government shutdown for Thackeray funeral
New York State Police Seek Friends on Facebook
Of course, liking them gives the cops access to your page
British Foster Parents Stripped of Children Over Support for U.K. Independence Party
The local council is run by Labour and doesn't appreciate dissent