News & Commentary about Free Speech
Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.
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Jul 9, 2018
Police in Pennsylvania Are Abusing the State's Hate Crime Law to Punish Speech
Jul 5, 2018
ACLU Legal Director David Cole on the Supreme Court's Uncertain Future
Jun 28, 2018
The Supreme Court Applies the First Amendment to Some, but Not to Others
Jun 23, 2018
The ACLU’s Longstanding Commitment to Defending Speech We Hate
Jun 19, 2018
A TV Mega-Merger That’s Bad for the First Amendment
Jun 8, 2018
How the Justice Department's Seizure of a Reporter's Email Records Subverts the Free Press
Jun 5, 2018
The Latest Attack on Free Speech in the Israel-Palestine Debate
May 29, 2018
Ohio Wants to Make Sexting Illegal for Anyone Under 19
May 24, 2018
The NFL’s ‘Anthem Policy’ Is Pure Hypocrisy