The Florida Immigrant Coalition's new billboards were restored less than a day after being taken down, but why were they removed in the first place?
Judge James C. Ho recently described a troubling phenomenon on the 5th Circuit and the government abuse it enables.
The prosecution, the latest example of local attempts to criminalize news reporting, is blatantly at odds with First Amendment principles.
AI chatbots failed to "rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically regarding antisemitism," in a way that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey likes.
She did her best to manage Elon Musk, protect free speech on X, and appease advertisers.
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The government’s lawyers also say that supposedly nonexistent policy is perfectly consistent with the First Amendment.
Perhaps the one thing Americans still have in common is our eagerness to criticize government.
The company's surrender to Trump's extortion vindicates his strategy of using frivolous litigation and his presidential powers to punish constitutionally protected speech.
The Justice Department cannot constitutionally prosecute a news outlet for covering the news.
The Supreme Court's decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton weakens the First Amendment rights of adults everywhere.
The Trump administration continues its war against disfavored speech.
Free speech, assembly, and protest—not government action—have powered LGBTQ+ progress in America.
First-place finishes include a piece on the Dutch "dropping" rite of passage, a documentary exploring citizen journalism and free speech, and a long-form interview with exoneree Amanda Knox.
Omnicom Group and the Interpublic Group of Companies accepted the Federal Trade Commission's anti-boycott proviso to complete their merger. Instead of capitulating to the commission, Media Matters is suing.
Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.
"If H.B. 71 goes into effect, Students will be subjected to unwelcome displays of the Ten Commandments for the entirety of their public school education. There is no opt-out option," the court's opinion reads.
A federal judge didn't buy the Trump administration's claims about why it was keeping Khalil in an federal immigration detention center.
A bill awaiting the governor's signature represents a stark reversal from a 2019 law aimed at promoting "uninhibited debate."
Mario Guevara built a following covering immigration arrests around Atlanta. Press freedom groups say police frivolously arrested him while he was covering a "No Kings" protest.
A religious group using psilocybin mushrooms in ceremonies "put the State of Utah's commitment to religious freedom to the test," a federal judge wrote.
The Antisemitism Awareness Act threatens the First Amendment by empowering federal bureaucrats to police political and religious expression.
Now is the perfect time for the FCC to change its precedent to comply with the First Amendment.
"You need to learn the rules," an officer says. "You run your mouth at me. Now you're on your face."
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
Press freedom groups say they're alarmed by the dozens of clearly identified cases of reporters being targeted by police during the protests.
The Supreme Court ruled decades ago that burning the flag is protected by the First Amendment, no matter how offensive that act may be.
Even if the president was joking in both cases, he already has used his powers to punish people whose views offend him.
Law enforcement seized Robert Reeves' Chevrolet Camaro without charging him with a crime. After he filed a class-action lawsuit, that changed.
The result is the same: attacks on tech companies and attempts to violate Americans' rights.
Karoline Leavitt's threat against ABC News is an attack on free speech.
Sen. Blackburn introduced a bill this week that would make it a crime to publish the name of a federal law enforcement officer.
A federal court in Florida will consider whether chatbot output is First Amendment-protected speech.
The fight against anti-Semitism is undermined when it is conflated with mere criticism of Israel's government.
As the prosecution rests in the OneTaste case, the defense lays out the free speech implications if the government succeeds.
Signaling legislative contempt, one sponsor called the student groups "sex clubs." But in targeting the content of student speech the bill probably infringes First Amendment free speech rights and tramples the Equal Access Act of 1984
Olympus Spa had sued on First Amendment grounds.
A new law prohibits the state from requiring nonprofits to disclose the personal information of their supporters, protecting Americans’ First Amendment right to free association.
The Lone Star State's bill is already facing legal challenges.
Reason confirmed reports of dysfunction and violence at one of those detention centers earlier this week.
Marco Rubio has announced a plan to deny visas to foreigners who censor Americans.
Speech codes intended to battle misinformation are instead empowering the government to be the arbiter of truth.
A Massachusetts 7th grader was sent home for wearing the shirt, though the school allows students to challenge the idea it conveyed.
Trump is wielding the state against a school whose politics he doesn't like.
The president's crusade against attorneys whose work offends him, which defies the First Amendment and undermines the right to counsel, has provoked several judicial rebukes.
While there is no constitutional right to receive grants, the Constitution does bar grant conditions that undermine constitutional rights.
Mark Meador thinks the Federal Trade Commission may have the legal right to investigate nonprofits that “advocate for the interests of giant corporations” if they don’t disclose their donors.
On Monday, the court granted an emergency injunction allowing Rep. Laurel Libby to resume voting and speaking after she was censured for a post criticizing trans women in women's sports.
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