When the Bushwick bar Honey's tried to host a “Russia, Ukraine, and Food" talk with food writer and academic Darra Goldstein, the angry mob shut them down.
William Fambrough supported the "wrong" mayoral candidate, so East Cleveland law enforcement destroyed his van and hit him with petty prosecutions.
Tensions won’t simmer down until Americans stop fearing power in the hands of enemies.
What kind of a showing of possible "harassment" or "reprisals" must backers of such ballot measures make to keep petition signatures (and financial contributions) from becoming public records?
The court's view appears to be that, the more public interest in a case, the less the public is entitled to know.
Although the Arkansas senator claims to be targeting "violent felons," his draconian bill would affect many people who pose no threat.
Officers attempted to cover up a man’s deadly beating by saying he died in a crash. How many other similar incidents have there been?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks drag shows represent "child endangerment."
Journalist Nancy Rommelmann reports from San Francisco on the ouster of a leading progressive district attorney.
Plus: Competing stories about antitrust reform, capitalism didn't cause the formula crisis, and more...
What happened in Uvalde is part of a pattern, not an aberration.
In the long term, disarmament often leads to mass murder by government.
President Nayib Bukele is using brutal tools to solve a problem driven partly by U.S. immigration policy.
Protective devices incapable of offensive use are now unavailable for legal purchase by New Yorkers.
South Carolina's NAACP and ACLU are challenging the state's ban on automated data collection.
The longtime head of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education announces a new name and expanded mission for FIRE.
The administration's slippery terminology illustrates the challenge of distinguishing between "good" and "bad" guns.
Under Biden, Trump, and Obama, government federal spending almost doubled.
Former Apple Daily writer Simon Lee says China's crackdown reveals the CCP's ambitions for global authoritarianism.
Plus: Coverage of Section 230 is overwhelmingly negative, Arizona cops who watched a man drown have been placed on leave, and more...
An analysis of such crimes suggests the president’s policy prescriptions are unlikely to have a meaningful impact.
Its operative provisions just require social media platforms to create a mechanism for taking complaints about such "hateful" speech; but the title is "hateful conduct prohibited," and it's clear the legislature is trying to get social media platforms to restrict such speech more.
"When those charges are brought, these people are guilty," Lightfoot said.
Under the reasoning of the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) report in the Ilya Shapiro matter, a wide range of public speech criticizing religions, political parties, veterans, etc. could be "prohibit[ed] harassment."
but because here the employer's (and union's) actions were basically just an incident of public criticism, they didn't qualify as hostile environment harassment (and the employee wasn't fired or demoted).
"Further analysis shows that you’ve made it impossible for me to fulfill the duties of my appointed post," writes Shapiro.
The law school reinstated him on a technicality, but made it clear that they weren't going to uphold the university's free speech policy.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is becoming the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
Plus: FIRE moves beyond campus, a 1,000 percent excise tax on semiautomatic rifles?, and more...
Can a web designer be compelled under the First Amendment to host wedding pictures?
Presidents once treated congressional authorization as a requirement for the U.S. to enter conflicts. What went wrong?
The president implies that anyone who resists his agenda is complicit in the murder of innocents.
In most states, if a court issues a gag order and you don't appeal it, you can go to jail for violating it even if you later argue that it violates your First Amendment rights.
The case may get refiled, but it’s not looking promising.
Plus: Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries, a win against New York's ban on "unauthorized" legal advice, and more...
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