Three years ago, we talked a lot about banning books in Kentucky.  Back then, the wacky war on woke was gaining ground in our legislature and in our libraries. I remember talking to librarians like Er...

Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.

Ben Shapiro's pro-ICE movie 'Pawn Shop' has resumed production. The political commentator slammed the shutdown as a violation of the First Amendment.

Disney asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the Federal Communications Commission from conducting an early review of eight ABC television licenses, arguing that the Trump administration is using the...

Drawing on case history, Morgan Weiland pushes back on critics who say the landmark Meta settlement violates the free speech of the company.

A pair of free speech groups Tuesday filed suit on behalf of a Los Angeles resident against the city after the council banned certain words during public meetings, an action the groups claim is a viol...

David and Sara LeBlanc say they set up giant rooster statues in their yard to help their daughter, who has autism, feel more comfortable.

The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.

The overlap of Banned Books Week and ALA's 150th anniversary offers a timely opportunity to reflect on ALA’s longstanding role in defending intellectual freedom and protecting Americans’ right to read...

The administration took similar action last week against CNN. The cable news network, MS NOW and Politico sued after they were banned from the White House grounds.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to White House correspondent April Ryan about her new memoir, Notes on a Blacklash: When a Black Woman Goes Viral.

Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.

A federal appeals court will consider whether restrictions on protests at Texas’ public universities and colleges violate constitutional rights.

President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.

Escalating the ongoing legal battle between the Trump administration and Harvard University, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked a federal judge to compel Harvard to hand over record...

The panel agreed with the trial court that a news reporter who published information about a former tech CEO’s arrest on suspicion of domestic violence was protected by the First Amendment and state a...

"Their disciplinary action was basically saying you have no First Amendment rights. It's not consistent, to me, to fire somebody who's exercising their First Amendment rights"

Are the ChatGPT outputs to the accused Florida State University shooter the "hazardous" outcome of a product – or is the information protected speech under the First Amendment?

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A US judge dismissed a lawsuit against pro-Palestinian organizations and protesters that President Donald Trump's administration brought last year under a law traditional...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet have designated CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood and antifa as domestic terrorist organisations,

SIUE’s Alestle faces disputes over student press freedom, reporting accuracy and police involvement as editor Dylan Hembrough and administrator Nicole Franklin respond.

This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.

Justices declined to hear Moore's appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the verdict.

The Supreme Court will not hear a dispute over whether a Michigan public school district can bar students from wearing clothing emblazoned with “Let’s Go Brandon,” a popular conservative slog…

The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.

Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.

A former FBI agent is alleging he was fired by FBI Director Kash Patel for "speaking publicly" as a citizen about a "debated federal investigation."

Writing on the eve of Banned Books Week 2026, it’s important to highlight that book banning is not the work of the purity police alone

The fiery language came months after the Justice Department accused the university of abetting antisemitism against students.

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:57 p.m. UCLA asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit that alleged the university allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli student...

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 11:53 p.m. The United States Department of Justice alleged Thursday that the UCLA School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its admissions proce...

Northern Kentucky churchgoers will have their case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 2027 in what could be a major test of the First Amendment.

Deviating from the law may result in disciplinary action or termination of employees, a station official said.

A judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on national security grounds.

Members of the Seattle Times Union held a lunchtime picket outside the newspaper's offices Wednesday, calling on the company to guarantee that AI won't replace any newsroom jobs. The company has agree...

For 111 years, the news of San Juan County has arrived on paper. This week, that tradition comes to an end.

Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”

BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A frequent critic of local government officials is getting the green light to take Broome County to court for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights.…

A federal appeals court on Wednesday said Arizona’s law that forces disclosure of anonymous campaign spending is constitutional, rejecting the claims of a conservative group that argued that the law v...

Raquel Pacheco sued after detectives questioned her over a Facebook comment criticizing the mayor's position on Israel and Palestine.

The CBS News head is reportedly under scrutiny as '60 Minutes' continues to struggle.

Americans face critical questions in the midterm elections that will not appear on their ballots.

Whether evaluating hospitals, hotels or hair dryers, consumers often turn to ratings and reviews. But how do free speech protections apply when those doing the rating are accused of misleading the pub...

The most positive finding in the study indicates that most Americans recognize the value of the First Amendment, with 91 percent saying it is “vital to America.”