free speech
Culture
Pro-lifer considers legal action against Georgia town denying him permits

A 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

February 17, 2026
Courts
Court ruling affirms students’ free speech rights, parental rights over ‘thin-skinned’ school officials

A 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

January 21, 2026
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

January 5, 2026
Courts
‘Compelled speech is not tolerance. It’s tyranny’: California Family Council rips state Supreme Court free speech decision in pronoun case, considers appeal

The 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

December 12, 2025
Courts
Schools show hypocrisy in censoring speech yet encouraging gender changes without parental consent, columnist concludes

A 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

November 6, 2025
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

October 17, 2025
Courts
ADF defends pregnancy centers’ free speech to discuss abortion reversal

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 protected under the… Read More

October 13, 2025
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

October 9, 2025
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

September 24, 2025
Public Education
University of Kansas employee won’t face discipline for Charlie Kirk comment

The University of Kansas says it will not punish an employee who posted online that slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is “better in the ground as worm food than up… Read More

September 18, 2025
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

September 16, 2025
Public Education
Public schools grapple with ‘disgraceful’ employee posts after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Public 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

September 16, 2025
Courts
Billy Graham org launches legal fund to defend European Christians under attack

The 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

September 8, 2025
Government
Congressional panel examines European censorship laws threatening Americans’ free speech online

The 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

September 3, 2025
Courts
Free speech includes humor, plaintiffs argue in California censorship cases 

California 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

August 13, 2025
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

August 8, 2025
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

July 14, 2025
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

July 3, 2025
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

June 23, 2025
Courts
Company supporting women’s sports sues Colorado for stifling free speech with ‘gender expression’ requirements

XX-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

June 19, 2025