Politics May 20 A Tennessee man was jailed over his Charlie Kirk social media comments. Now he's won a $835,000 settlement By R.J. Rico, Associated Press
Nation Sep 24 Watch 7:50 Law professor sues West Point over rules he says curb free speech The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is facing a lawsuit that claims it’s violating the First Amendment. The suit, filed by its own law professor, Tim Bakken, alleges that the academy is banning professors from expressing opinions in the… By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn
Politics Sep 03 WATCH: Reform UK Party leader Farage testifies on censorship before House Judiciary Committee The supposed threat to free speech in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe has been taken up by allies of President Donald Trump including Vice President JD Vance, who claimed in February that “basic liberties” in Britain are under threat. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Politics Apr 09 AP wins access to White House events after judge rules government can't bar its journalists U.S.. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, an appointee of Donald Trump, ruled that the government can't retaliate against the AP's decision not to follow the president's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Politics Jan 14 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Texas law restricting access to porn websites The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure… By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Jan 09 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether TikTok can be banned in free speech case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The high court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 12:28 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition By William Brangham, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako A two-day hearing in a London court room began Tuesday over the fate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. At stake is whether he'll be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Carrie DeCell, a senior staff attorney at the Knight… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 13:13 College campuses become focus of debate over what constitutes free speech By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik Since the attack by Hamas and Israel’s ongoing response, there have been bitter debates on many college campuses over which side bears responsibility. This plays into already raging debates at many schools over free speech and academic freedom. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Supreme Court sides with cheerleader kicked off squad for social media post In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Pennsylvania school was wrong to suspend a girl from cheerleading over a social media post. The justices also struck down a California regulation allowing labor unions to recruit agricultural… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 5:37 Why this pro-democracy Hong Kong activist decided to flee his home The reverberations from China’s new national security law, which restricts freedom of speech in Hong Kong, continue. Nathan Law is a prominent pro-democracy activist who fled Hong Kong after the crackdown. He joins Nick Schifrin to discuss what protesters on… Continue watching