The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.
The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.
In the U.S., government officials aren’t allowed to fight ideas they don’t like with censorship.
ICE is a menace to freedom of speech, as well as other civil liberties.
A new lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of violating the First Amendment rights of its critics by issuing warning notices to them.
High-level state officials launched a threat investigation over a harmless postcard to Florida's chief financial officer.
Don't assume this couldn't happen in America too.
Politicians who don’t like receiving nastygrams should quit government work.
Federal law can punish true threats, and doxing intended to facilitate violence. But this woman simply named a government agent, which is not a crime.
Eight of the Prairieland Detention Center protesters were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.
"This indictment appears to be going way overboard, using a sledgehammer to address what might have been some infractions."
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is targeting the Disney-owned broadcaster with two different government enforcement actions.
The sci-fi scumlords GWAR have been killing presidents onstage for years, but until now they say they've never had problems with the Secret Service.
The court said the law—which would require age verification for everyone—constitutes only a “marginal burden” and "does not raise meaningful concerns about muting valuable protected discourse."
The league’s conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise.
Three in 10 Americans at least occasionally carry a firearm.
Richard Hershey is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 5th Circuit decision that blocked the lawsuit provoked by that obvious First Amendment violation.
Government agencies would have to report communications and could be sued for bullying.
The JAWBONE Act would let Americans sue government officials who try to restrict their speech by pressuring social media platforms, broadcasters, or AI companies.
The president himself has repeatedly contradicted that claim.
The president has repeatedly argued that courts have no business deciding whether his actions are legal.
Protesters continue to clash with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility, but questions remain over whether DHS policies comply with First Amendment law.
Civil liberties groups say recording the police is core First Amendment activity. The Right to Record Act of 2026 would create a right to sue federal officers who violate it.
A guest post by Prof. Paul Finkelman.
Blanche is happy to pervert justice in service of the president's personal agenda. No wonder Trump wants to keep him as attorney general.
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to block the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against anyone who exercises their First Amendment right to record the police.
Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen, was held in federal custody for seven hours and released with no charges after her arrest by immigration agents last October.
The rare reported fall in the nation's homeless population is mostly the result of the ebbing migrant surge of 2023 and 2024.
But free speech advocates are pushing back.
The president’s habitual attempts to criminalize dissent hark back to tyrants of yore.
After a magistrate judge said a DHS investigator had failed to establish probable cause, the government decided it did not need the YouTube and iPhone records after all.
The president's last-minute endorsement of Paxton was driven by his petty grievances against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who was clearly the safer bet to retain the seat.
The federal government is still fighting to collect nonprofit donor information despite Supreme Court warnings that such demands chill free speech.
The DHS reportedly maintains a database tracking critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Free speech advocates warn it could chill constitutionally protected speech.
The Pentagon instituted its new press rules in the fall, prompting a months-long legal battle over the First Amendment.
Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems preposterously claimed that Larry Bushart had threatened "mass violence" at a school.
Food Not Bombs argues it has a First Amendment right to feed the needy without a permit. That's led to crackdowns and lawsuits around the country.
Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime.
Colorado's governor agreed with a state appeals court that the former Mesa County clerk had been punished for her wacky beliefs about the 2020 election as well as her illegal conduct.
The Trump administration accused Francesca Albanese of “lawfare that targets U.S. and Israeli persons.” But a court said that’s not ground to seize her property.
Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff discuss the global decline of free speech, why democracies are embracing censorship, and what can be done to protect open debate.
British speech police try to impose their restrictions on the entire world.
The FCC chairman seems determined to impose a requirement that would amount to a ban on interviews with political candidates.
The defense secretary argues that military retirees like Sen. Mark Kelly are not allowed to say things he unilaterally deems "prejudicial to good order and discipline."
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche implausibly claims prosecutors can prove Comey "knowingly and willfully" threatened to murder the president.
The president is not shy about using government power to punish people for saying things that offend him.
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