News & Commentary about Free Speech

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Jan 21, 2013

Mr. President, What Will Be Your Civil Rights Legacy?

Jan 18, 2013

Instagram, Jetliners, and Human Computation Engines (Friday links)

Jan 15, 2013

Mr. President, What Will Be Your Civil Rights Legacy?

Jan 9, 2013

A Misguided Ruling in the WikiLeaks Case: 23 Hours a Day Alone in a Cell is Always Solitary Confinement

Jan 2, 2013

Twitter Subpoenas Chill Free Speech; Latest Example is in San Francisco

Dec 26, 2012

Rhetorical Support Is Not “Material Support”

Dec 21, 2012

Open Source Intelligence and Crime Prevention

Dec 20, 2012

Worst Facts Make Worst Law with Violent Video Games

Dec 20, 2012

Adding Audio Recording to Surveillance Cameras Threatens A Whole New Level of Monitoring in American Life

Dec 18, 2012

Businesses Do Not Have a License to Discriminate