News & Commentary about Free Speech
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Feb 6, 2018
6 Ways Government Is Going After Environmental Activists
Jan 30, 2018
Laws Targeting Israel Boycotts Fail First Legal Test
Jan 30, 2018
Federal Crackdown on Immigration Activists Threatens to Chill Free Speech
Jan 10, 2018
Trump Once Again Threatens to Change Federal Libel Laws That Don’t Exist
Jan 8, 2018
The Little-Known Congressional Procedure That Could Save Net Neutrality
Jan 4, 2018
An Indiana State Rep’s Indecent Proposal to Get Colts Players to Stop Taking a Knee
Jan 4, 2018
In Rhode Island Schools, Censorship Continues Online
Jan 3, 2018
Why Can’t I Represent Incarcerated Arizonians if I Boycott Israel?
Dec 29, 2017
How a Supreme Court Ruling Could Embolden Police Retaliation Against Political Speech