Culture
Pro-lifer considers legal action against Georgia town denying him permitsA Georgia town is facing potential legal action after allegedly preventing a pro-life advocate from speaking outside an abortion center. James Anthony regularly stood outside the Columbus Women’s Health Organization to share with passersby about alternatives to abortion. He… Read More
Courts
Court ruling affirms students’ free speech rights, parental rights over ‘thin-skinned’ school officialsA jury verdict in the case of a Tennessee high school student who posted memes criticizing his principal affirms not only the student’s right to free speech but also the role of parents in… Read More
Courts
Eighth Circuit’s compelled speech decision on DEI is a win for First Amendment(The Sentinel) – In a victory for First Amendment rights, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a group of school employees who… Read More
Courts
‘Compelled speech is not tolerance. It’s tyranny’: California Family Council rips state Supreme Court free speech decision in pronoun case, considers appealThe California Family Council is sounding the alarm after the state Supreme Court ruled against free speech for religious conservatives who reject the pro-trans agenda. The… Read More
Free Speech
Foreign leaders caught orchestrating campaign to censor American right-wing media companies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Foreign political figures aligned with the United Kingdom’s ruling establishment quietly coordinated an international effort to suppress American right-leaning media. Labour Party files — including… Read More
Courts
Schools show hypocrisy in censoring speech yet encouraging gender changes without parental consent, columnist concludesA USA Today columnist blasted government schools over their “viewpoint discrimination” in censoring students’ free speech but encouraging them to make gender changes without parental notification or consent. “If public… Read More
Courts
Judge says campus protest rules violate speech, religious freedom: First Amendment doesn’t have bedtime(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A district judge on Tuesday ruled the University of Texas system’s (UT) new protest rules restricting “expressive activity” after 10 p.m. is unconstitutional. Reagan-appointed Judge David… Read More
Abortion
ADF defends pregnancy centers’ free speech to discuss abortion reversal(The Heartlander) — Alliance Defending Freedom opposed the censorship of the terms “abortion pill reversal” and “progesterone” in oral arguments Thursday before an appeals court, arguing pregnancy centers’ speech is… Read More
World
Canada might cut internet access for anyone deemed ‘threat’A Canadian bill advancing in Parliament could give a single government official power to shut off internet access for an individual deemed a “threat,” in what opponents say would be… Read More
Government
Google says Biden admin ‘pressed’ it to censor some COVID-19 content(The Center Square) – Senior Biden administration officials pressured Google to remove COVID-19-related content that did not violate YouTube’s policies but the administration considered alarming, new information reveals. Following a… Read More
Government
AG Bondi clarifies ‘hate speech’ stance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will readily prosecute speech “that crosses the line into threats of violence,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Tuesday amid… Read More
Public Education
Public schools grapple with ‘disgraceful’ employee posts after Charlie Kirk’s assassinationPublic schools nationwide are facing fallout after numerous educators sparked community outrage with posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. In one example, a teacher from Framingham Public Schools in Massachusetts was… Read More
Courts
Billy Graham org launches legal fund to defend European Christians under attackThe Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) wants to raise money in legal support of Christians in Europe facing discrimination for public expressing their faith. BGEA announced the creation of a… Read More
Government
Congressional panel examines European censorship laws threatening Americans’ free speech onlineThe House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing Wednesday to scrutinize European online censorship laws, as experts warn they pose an unprecedented threat to free speech protections in the U.S. and… Read More
Courts
Free speech includes humor, plaintiffs argue in California censorship casesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to censor political satire online, but nonprofit legal firm Alliance Defending Freedom is standing resolutely in the way. ADF,… Read More
Courts
Musk wins California free speech ruling on digitally altered videos(The Daily Signal) – Tech mogul Elon Musk notched an important victory for free speech this week after a federal judge on Tuesday invalidated a California law that sought to restrict digitally… Read More
Politics
‘Little less whining’: Obama says Dem party needs to ‘toughen up’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Former President Barack Obama said Friday that Democrats need to “just toughen up,” CNN first reported on Monday. Obama also asserted that he thinks fellow… Read More
Courts
High schooler’s free speech case settlement approved by federal judge(The Center Square) – Federal court approval has been given in a free speech case involving a North Carolina school board and a student no longer in the respective district. Read More
Culture
Americans accuse Big Tech of widespread censorship(The Daily Signal) – Big Tech’s censorship of Americans is a threat to free speech rights according to a long list of comments submitted to the Federal Trade… Read More
Courts
Company supporting women’s sports sues Colorado for stifling free speech with ‘gender expression’ requirementsXX-XY Athletics sports apparel company has filed a lawsuit to nullify Colorado’s transgender anti-discrimination law for its infringement on free speech. In May, Colorado updated its anti-discrimination code to protect… Read More