News & Commentary about Free Speech
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Aug 1, 2012
Constitution Doesn’t Need Purple Heart After Narrower Stolen Valor Bill Approved
Aug 1, 2012
Historic Support for the Student Non-Discrimination Act
Jul 27, 2012
ACLU Urges Critical LGBT and HIV/AIDS Updates to 2012 Democratic National Platform
Jul 26, 2012
Long-Awaited Improvements Coming to New Orleans Police Department
Jul 26, 2012
Sympathizing With The Police (Up to a Point) On Photography
Jul 26, 2012
Shining a Spotlight on the NYPD’s Low-Profile War on Protest
Jul 24, 2012
Photographing Police: What Happens When the Police Think Your Phone Holds Evidence of a Crime?