News & Commentary about Free Speech
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Jul 18, 2013
Far More than a Half-Measure on News Media Investigations
Jul 12, 2013
FCC Should Resist Calls to Enhance Broadcast Censorship
Jul 10, 2013
Senator Ervin, “No-Knock” Warrants, and the Fight to Stop Cops from Smashing into Homes the Way Burglars Do
Jul 9, 2013
Too Many Cops Are Told They’re Soldiers Fighting a War. How Did We Get Here?
Jul 8, 2013
VIDEO: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Undergoes Force-Feeding Endured by Guantánamo Hunger Strikers
Jul 3, 2013
Police Harassment of Photographers Remains a Problem
Jun 21, 2013
A Victory for Free Speech from the Supreme Court
Jun 21, 2013
Efforts to Close Guantánamo Must Be Accompanied By an End to Force-Feeding
Jun 20, 2013
Why Childhood Obesity is a Civil Rights Issue