Free Speech
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UK speech police could break Wikipedia, keep punishing Christian expression: critics
If crowdsourced encyclopedia loathed by American conservatives is put under strict regulation, "that would have to be justified as proportionate if it were not to amount to a breach of the right to freedom of expression," judge says.
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'Gobsmacked': Trump's DOJ seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging Biden censorship by proxy
President Trump's executive order to "identify and take appropriate action to correct past misconduct by the Federal Government related to censorship of protected speech" is good enough, DOJ tells court.
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Colleges that protect free speech exceed those that 'clearly' don't, first time in 19-year study
Dartmouth gets back its "green light" rating, only Ivy League school whose policies "do not seriously imperil free expression" in free speech group's annual rankings. Upper Midwest dominates most censorious public colleges.
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'Creeping collectivism': Appeals court upholds ideological mandate on doctors to keep licenses
Dr. Azadeh Khatibi's lawyers warn "there is little to stop governments around the country from compelling continuing education instructors in any trade or profession to profess all manner of controversial state-endorsed topics."
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Lawsuit: Profanity-laced protest constitutionally protected
This week, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, filed a lawsuit against the city of Allentown and two of its officers on behalf of Phil Rishel, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights.
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Public schools and police threaten parents, critics for recording them, prompting legal threats
Documenting principal apparently waving off misconduct by school bus drivers gets mom banned and censored for a year. Man prosecuted for criticizing police department that reportedly cost city $2M in excessive-force settlements.
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Students threatened for calling Hamas 'terrorist,' illegal immigration 'a cancer' get settlement
High school student suspended for saying "illegal aliens" also gets payout to cover his private school. Professor who banned Christian student from defending gun rights removed from class.
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Appeals court reinstates 'cultural Marxism' lawsuit by silenced conservative professor
Bakersfield College history professor Daymon Johnson adequately alleged a "credible threat" of enforcement for criticizing DEI under California Education Code, 9th Circuit says.
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Professor punished for arguing classical music isn't racist gets massive settlement
University of North Texas professor wanted "everything exposed publicly" at trial but settled for $725,000. Other courts side with prof punished for sharing COVID views with media, student forced to subsidize liberal speech.
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Prosecuted for blogging, 'Crazy Fat Lady' returns to SCOTUS to hold public officials accountable
If publishing information from a cop, criticizing a city official's pay raise and reading Bible quotes outside a Pride event can be criminalized, the First Amendment has no meaning, Priscilla Villarreal's lawyers tell high court.
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SCOTUS turns down cases on conservative meme firing, COVID censorship of RFK Jr. and eviction ban
"This case is the latest in a trend of lower court decisions that have misapplied our First Amendment precedents in cases involving controversial political speech," Justice Thomas says in rejecting case by teacher fired for old posts.
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Big advertisers sought to mitigate Trump 'contagion' through boycotts: House GOP report
New Judiciary Committee staff report shows copious communications within Global Alliance for Responsible Media and coordination with European, Australian regulators. FTC bans political decisions over ads as merger condition.
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West Virginia University smears Jewish student in defending Muslim-prompted probe: free speech group
University accuses Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression of spreading false information, mischaracterizing accusations against Eliyahu Itkowitz, and asks FIRE to retract its claims to media.