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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press conference.

May 20, 2026

Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk

Person at a rally holds a large handmade sign reading “Free Speech, Free Press, Free People,” with a crowd and the Lincoln Memorial building in the background.

May 18, 2026

Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right

A Utah mesa at sunset with a barcode superimposed on the side cliffs

Mar 30, 2026

Utah Passes Nation’s Strongest Digital Identity Bill

A protestor holds a sign that says Free Speech, Free Country

Mar 27, 2026

Live Coverage: No Kings National Day of Action

A smiling Dr. Badar Khan Suri, wearing a light, patterned short-sleeve button-down shirt and his wife, wearing a black headscarf with a red-and-black embroidered top, sit on a patterned sofa in their cozy living room, which has a colorful tablecloth and small potted plants on the coffee table in front of them.

Mar 16, 2026

One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court

A individual filming a protest in Rincon, Puerto Rico.

Feb 2, 2026

Cómo una ley de la época de COVID que prohíbe las "noticias falsas" en Puerto Rico acecha a la prensa

Jan 5, 2026

How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press

A Soviet-era photo with the white outline of a disfavored person erased

Jan 5, 2026

How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps

Hands in the air holding cellphones with a protest in background

Nov 25, 2025

Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them

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Nov 21, 2025

Our Holiday Book Guide for Justice-Minded Readers