News & Commentary about Free Speech

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May 17, 2021

Time and Again, Social Media Giants Get Content Moderation Wrong: Silencing Speech about Al-Aqsa Mosque is Just the Latest Example

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May 14, 2021

State Lawmakers Are Trying to Ban Talk About Race in Schools

May 6, 2021

The Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Highlights Problems with Facebook’s Practices

Apr 30, 2021

The Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Off Campus Free Speech Rights

Apr 27, 2021

Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Free Speech

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

Mar 24, 2021

Punished for a Snapchat: Why Schools Shouldn’t Police Students’ Speech Outside of School

Black fence in front of Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Mar 9, 2021

Congress Shouldn’t Be Fenced Off to the People it Represents

Artist The Weeknd sings into a microphone on stage at Super Bowl 55

Feb 18, 2021

The Weeknd's Music is Safe Enough for the Super Bowl, but Contraband in Prison

Angela Miracle Gladue, center, a member of the Frog Lake First Nations, attends a rally in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe near the White House

Feb 5, 2021

The Streets Belong to the People — Always Have, Always Will