• Trump’s attorney blasts latest indictment as ‘attack on free speech’

    Trump’s attorney blasts latest indictment as ‘attack on free speech

    Aug 02, 2023 10:50 PM EST

    ... raise his voice or her voice, that wants to advocate for a political position. And this is an instance where, unfortunately, that kind of free speech is under attack. It's under attack in universities. It's under attack in school boards. It's under attack on social media. This ...

  • Zelenskyy marks 500 days of war, honors Ukraine's soldiers in speech on Snake Island

    Zelenskyy marks 500 days of war, honors Ukraine's soldiers in speech on Snake Island

    Jul 08, 2023 07:49 PM EST

    krainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the 500th day of the war Saturday by hailing the country's soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the Russian invasion.

  • Quran burnings has left Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities

    Quran burnings has left Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities

    Jul 05, 2023 09:25 PM EST

    ... accounts, has stayed within the bounds of the law, who has only used his constitutional freedom of expression,” Nils Funcke, a prominent Swedish freedom of speech advocate, told public broadcaster SVT. Sweden worries the situation is starting to resemble the fury Denmark faced from Muslim countries in 2006 following the ...

  • Biden administration blocked from working with social media firms about 'protected speech'

    Biden administration blocked from working with social media firms about 'protected speech'

    Jul 04, 2023 09:17 PM EST

    ... combat it. In one brief, they likened the lawsuit to an attempt to put a legal gag order on the federal government and “suppress the speech of federal government officials under the guise of protecting the speech rights of others.” “Plaintiffs’ proposed injunction would significantly hinder the Federal Government’s ...

  • Trump gives 1st public speech since federal indictment to Republicans in Georgia

    Trump gives 1st public speech since federal indictment to Republicans in Georgia

    Jun 10, 2023 07:17 PM EST

    ... end the weaponization of government under my administration.” Kari Lake, a Trump loyalist who lost the governor's race in Arizona last year, used her speech to Georgia Republicans on Friday night to repeat Trump's false claims of a rigged 2020 election and she suggested that the indictment was ...

  • VP Harris makes history as 1st woman to give West Point commencement speech

    VP Harris makes history as 1st woman to give West Point commencement speech

    May 27, 2023 10:48 PM EST

    Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China.

  • Disney opposes Ron DeSantis request to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit

    Disney opposes Ron DeSantis request to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit

    May 26, 2023 09:17 PM EST

    ... The motion said Walker referenced the ongoing dispute between the DeSantis administration and Disney during hearings in two unrelated lawsuits before him dealing with free speech issues and fear of retaliation for violating new laws championed by the governor and Republican lawmakers. Under Florida law, grounds for disqualification include bias ...

  • Salman Rushdie warns free speech under threat

    Salman Rushdie warns free speech under threat

    May 16, 2023 01:14 PM EST

    LONDON (AP) — Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime. Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded ...

  • WATCH: Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech

    WATCH: Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech

    May 10, 2023 03:48 PM EST

    ... savings would lower costs. “Would you rather cut Big Pharma or cut health care for Americans?” Biden asked. “These are real world choices.” After his speech, Biden told reporters he was still holding out hope for a long term debt limit increase. He said he hadn’t been briefed yet ...

  • Pastry painting sparks free speech debate in New Hampshire

    Pastry painting sparks free speech debate in New Hampshire

    Apr 18, 2023 04:36 PM EST

    ... s perception is that any mural depicting anything related to a business is a ‘sign.’ This is governmental discrimination based on the content of the speech" and the speaker's identity, it said. The lawsuit says the town’s sign definition is “incredibly broad,” with no mention of murals in ...