Free Speech
Brazilian judge’s censorship orders aimed at Elon Musk a ‘wake-up call’ for similar free speech fight in U.S., Hawley arguesAs Elon Musk fights a lonely battle against government censorship in Brazil, there’s little the U.S. Congress can do – except take note of the parallel dangers to… Read More
Free Speech
Could crackdown on free speech in Brazil be U.S.’s future? Is Elon Musk our Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’?Brazil is “on the brink” of shutting down free speech online – but may only be further down the same path President Biden is blazing in the U.S. Read More
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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s appearance at KU Wednesday to test campus security, students’ beliefsTraditional American values of free speech, free markets and limited government are a surprisingly tough sell today – as evidenced by the need for, and the experience of,… Read More
Free Speech
Here’s the key to preserving free speech, according to the man who filed the ‘most important’ such case in U.S. historyThe Missouri-launched “most important free speech case in the history of our country” was just argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. But even with… Read More
Free Speech
Landmark Missouri v. Biden case to be argued at Supreme Court Monday, exposing ‘disgusting underbelly’ of government censorship, Schmitt saysMissouri’s lawsuit fighting censorship of conservatives on social media has revealed the “disgusting underbelly” of the Biden administration’s “vast censorship enterprise,” says U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt – who… Read More
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Here’s how Missouri universities rate on free speech, expression(The Center Square) – Several of Missouri’s public and private universities have vague regulations or restrictive policies on free speech and expression, according to a group that advocates for individual… Read More
Free Speech
Report: College free speech codes mostly ‘yellow lights’(The Center Square) – Although public colleges and universities operate under First Amendment guidelines and many private schools pledge to uphold the principles of free speech, a new report says… Read More
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Court: Social media blocking by St. Louis official violated constitutional rights(The Center Square) – Former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, now serving a prison sentence for an unrelated fraud charge, violated a constituent’s constitutional rights when he… Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court must now free this government’s dissenters from the stocks of social media censorship and the dark return of ‘seditious libel’It was actually a crime to criticize the royal government in colonial America. Untold thousands were fined, imprisoned and shamed for the impertinence, not incidentally silencing many thousands more. We… Read More
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Lawrence man sues city, library over banning his ‘mocking,’ ‘vitriolic’ public comments(The Sentinel) — A Lawrence man is suing the Lawrence City Commission, the commissioners individually, the Lawrence Public Library, and several library employees over what he says is viewpoint… Read More
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Arizona GOP lawmakers hint at university budget cuts over free speech concerns(The Center Square) – Arizona Republican lawmakers are reconsidering appropriations toward public universities in the state, specifically citing free speech concerns at Arizona State University. The Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee… Read More
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Report: Feds coordinated broad censorship of Americans on election, COVID, more(The Center Square) – The federal government coordinated with an array of entities to censor Americans’ speech online, a newly released report from the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of… Read More
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Kansas resident removed from meeting wins First Amendment case against school board member(The Sentinel) – In a victory for free speech rights, a federal jury recently sided with Olathe resident Jennifer Gilmore who was removed from an Olathe Board of Education … Read More
Free Speech, Missouri
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Missouri v. Biden social media free speech case(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a free speech case involving the federal government and social media censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court, which granted… Read More
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Feds threatened social media companies with ‘adverse legislation’ if they didn’t censor online speech, new Supreme Court brief arguesBiden officials “threaten, pressure, and coerce social-media platforms to silence the core political speech of millions of Americans,” Missouri and Louisiana argue in a Wednesday brief that asks… Read More
2024, Free Speech
AG: Missouri’s landmark injunction halting Biden administration censorship of conservatives clears the path for free speech in 2024 electionMissouri’s historic injunction against Biden administration censorship of online conservative speech, upheld by an appeals court Friday, sets the rules of engagement for the 2024 election decidedly in… Read More
Culture, Free Speech
Cancel culture comes to the Heartland: HeartlanderNews contributor’s talk canceled by libraryI had long heard that Fredonia, New York, was as close to Chicago as it was to New York City. So I checked. It’s not, but not by… Read More
Free Speech
Rules for 2024 election discourse online likely to be set starting with hearing in Missouri v. Biden lawsuit ThursdayMissouri and Louisiana have set out to prove the Biden administration has been illegally censoring conservative speech. On Thursday, they’re going to court to put a… Read More
Free Speech
RFK Jr. testifies about censorship before Congress(The Center Square) – Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress Thursday about government censorship of Americans, especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reporting has shown that… Read More
Free Speech, Missouri
Judge blocks Biden administration from colluding with Big Tech social media, in staggering injunction sought by Missouri, LouisianaA federal judge Tuesday blocked the Biden administration from content-related contact with social media firms, as part of Missouri’s lawsuit alleging the government colluded with the companies to… Read More