News & Commentary about Free Speech

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Sep 24, 2025

Carta de del periodista detenido Mario Guevara

Sep 24, 2025

A Letter From Detained Journalist Mario Guevara

One protest sign reads: "Free Speech, Free Country." The other reads: "Save Free Speech"

Sep 18, 2025

Protecting Free Speech in the Face of Government Retaliation

Demonstrators hold signs from ACLU & ACLU DC that read" REINSTATE FEDERAL WORKERS NOW" and "EQUAL AND JUST TREATMENT FOR ALL" as they protest in support of Federal Workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC.

Sep 16, 2025

Trump Is Firing Federal Workers Over Beliefs He Doesn't Like

A student holds up a placard reading 'Education needs free speech' while attending a march.

Sep 11, 2025

Free Speech At Risk in America’s Schools

A collage of images pertaining to books and reading.

Sep 11, 2025

ACLU Back-to-School Bookshelf: Our Reading List to Build a More Perfect Union

A photo of the the NEA Four at the supreme court.

Sep 8, 2025

Revisiting the NEA Four: Free Speech Battles in the Arts

Low Memorial Library on Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University.

Aug 13, 2025

I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.

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Aug 5, 2025

Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained

Jul 25, 2025

One-on-One with Mahmoud Khalil