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Federal Court Orders California College to Drop Censorship Policy
College and district settle with three students after the college removed, banned their anti-communist posters.
Couple Wants Supreme Court to Decide Whether Parents Can Video Record School Officials
A federal appeals court denied the Massachusetts parents’ First Amendment claim that they were entitled to video record a private meeting to discuss their son.
DC Judge Sides With Pastor, Declares US Capitol’s Eastern Steps a Free Speech Zone
The judge ruled in favor of a clergyman who has long sought to pray on those steps.
Censorship, Guns, and Administrative Power: Mark Chenoweth Explains 3 Major SCOTUS Cases
Mark Chenoweth is the president of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan civil rights group dedicated to protecting constitutional freedoms.
Judge Rules Jurors’ Identities in Trump Hush Money Trial Must Be Protected
The judge cited risks of ‘bribery, jury tampering, physical injury or harassment.’
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
The judge found that the Florida law violated the free speech protections of the Constitution’s First Amendment.
How the Government Used ‘Track F’ to Fund Censorship Tools: Report
The National Science Foundation spent $39 million on Track F, a program related to censoring, suppressing Americans’ speech, according to a new report.
Veteran Reporter Catherine Herridge Held in Contempt for Refusing to Disclose News Source
The former Fox News and CBS News reporter was ordered to pay a fine of $800 per day until she divulges her sources.
Moving Trump’s Tax Cuts, Conservative Court Appointees at Heart of McConnell’s Legacy
Senate’s longest-serving leader from either political party announces he’s stepping down from role after the November election.
Supreme Court Rejects Free Speech Challenge to California Honking Law
California woman Susan Porter was ticketed for honking her car’s horn at a political protest in 2017.
