News & Commentary about Free Speech
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May 9, 2025
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
Apr 25, 2025
Know Your Digital Privacy Rights with Esha Bhandari and Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Apr 14, 2025
Writing an Op-Ed is Not Grounds for Deportation
Mar 28, 2025
Free Mahmoud Khalil with Ben Wizner and Baher Azmy
Mar 20, 2025
A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia
Mar 20, 2025
A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 7, 2025
Singled Out for Speaking Up: How UCSC Seized My Digital Life After I Joined a Lawsuit Against Them
Feb 20, 2025
What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
Jan 14, 2025
Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet