Government
Congressional panel examines European censorship laws threatening Americans’ free speech onlineThe House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing Wednesday to scrutinize European online censorship laws, as experts warn they pose an unprecedented threat to free speech protections in the U.S. Read More
Courts
Free speech includes humor, plaintiffs argue in California censorship casesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to censor political satire online, but nonprofit legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom is standing resolutely in the way. ADF,… Read More
Courts
Musk wins California free speech ruling on digitally altered videos(The Daily Signal) – Tech mogul Elon Musk notched an important victory for free speech this week after a federal judge on Tuesday invalidated a California law that sought to restrict… Read More
Politics
‘Little less whining’: Obama says Dem party needs to ‘toughen up’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Former President Barack Obama said Friday that Democrats need to “just toughen up,” CNN first reported on Monday. Obama also asserted that he… Read More
Courts
High schooler’s free speech case settlement approved by federal judge(The Center Square) – Federal court approval has been given in a free speech case involving a North Carolina school board and a student no longer in the respective… Read More
Culture
Americans accuse Big Tech of widespread censorship(The Daily Signal) – Big Tech’s censorship of Americans is a threat to free speech rights according to a long list of comments submitted to the Federal… Read More
Courts
Company supporting women’s sports sues Colorado for stifling free speech with ‘gender expression’ requirementsXX-XY Athletics sports apparel company has filed a lawsuit to nullify Colorado’s transgender anti-discrimination law for its infringement on free speech. In May, Colorado updated its anti-discrimination code… Read More
Courts
NPR sues Trump, claims cutting its taxpayer funding amounts to ‘free speech’ violation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – National Public Radio (NPR) announced Tuesday that it is suing President Donald Trump over a recent executive order that cuts its federal funding through… Read More
Free Speech
Missouri AG launches new effort to stop Big Tech censorship(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey took a unique step this week to combat social media censorship. Bailey issued a rule Tuesday under the Missouri… Read More
Courts
Maine state rep appeals censure ruling after her public defense of fairness in girls’ sportsMaine state Rep. Laurel Libby filed an emergency appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals this week in response to another ruling upholding her censure in the Maine… Read More
Government
Colorado ‘misgendering’ bill could be barreling toward free speech fight(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Colorado bill aiming to classify certain forms of public speech as discriminatory toward transgender-identifying people could hit a constitutional roadblock, legal experts told… Read More
Culture
Free speech thrives online: Welcome to ‘era of Rumble’(The Daily Signal) – Rumble is experiencing record revenues, revealing more content creators, and consumers are turning to the platform that upholds free speech in America and around the world. … Read More
Culture
Conservative student leader and her org targeted in free-speech case at North Carolina collegeA conservative student and the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter she leads at North Carolina’s Davidson College are under investigation by the school over… Read More
World
Trump admin confronts British PM over free speech, talks Ukraine-Russia peace deal(The Daily Signal) – Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are discussing how free speech violations there affect American citizens, as… Read More
Kansas
Fiery free speech crusader can sue Kansas county for arresting, removing him from meetings, judge rulesA federal judge is allowing a conservative activist and free speech crusader to continue suing a Kansas county for removing him from several commission meetings in recent years. Read More
Government
Vice President JD Vance calls out UK’s pro-abortion prayer restrictions in homesIn another salvo against European authoritarian censorship, U.S. Vice President JD Vance called out new U.K. speech restrictions on pro-life prayers. Vance’s remarks were made at the Munich… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board poster removal policy brings anxious protestors to meeting(The Sentinel) – The Paola, Kansas, school board policy of removing non-instructional posters inside school property drew protests from supporters of the LGBTQ community at a recent … Read More
Courts
Saint Louis Public Schools accused of suppressing free speech, dissent in new lawsuit(The Heartlander) — Saint Louis Public Schools faces a lawsuit for allegedly stifling criticism from parents and community members.The lawsuit was filed by Chester Asher, a longtime educator… Read More
Politics
Kansas nurse Elaine Gebhardt celebrates free speech victory as nursing board investigation ends(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Board of Nursing (KSBN) has declined to take action against Elaine Gebhardt, RN, ending a two-month investigation into her social media posts some had… Read More
Public Education
Conservative college faculty hide political views more often, report finds(The Center Square) – Faculty from two Pennsylvania universities participated in a survey on the state of free speech and self-censorship. The results reveal growing concerns about academic… Read More