ABC (Finally) Fights Back
ABC and Disney have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, alleging the agency violated their First Amendment rights. It's about time.
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"Operation Puppet Master" and Other Efforts to Suppress Anti-ICE Dissent
New details have emerged regarding how the Trump Administration has targeted and investigated left-leaning political groups in the aftermath of "Operation Metro Surge."
Are Vanity Plates Private or Government Speech?
A recent federal appeals court decision tees up the question for the Supreme Court. It will likely wait until other circuits have weighed in.
The Trump Administration's "National Call to Action" For Universities
The Trump administration has lost all credibility regarding higher ed reform (and free inquiry more generally). Universities should be wary of the Education Department's most recent entreaty.
Anatomy of a Capitulation
How an elite law firm bent the knee to the Trump Administration.
How to Crush a Political Movement
A recently filed lawsuit accuses Trump officials and private actors of conspiring to violate the rights of an international student who demonstrated in support of Palestine. It's a chilling read.
Preserving Access to Lafayette Square Park
The Trump Administration's proposal to fence off Lafayette Park and close it during unspecified "heightened conditions" would deprive speakers and groups of access to an iconic public forum.
Stopping the "Stop Woke Act"
It took four years, but a federal appeals court finally invalidated Florida's dangerous - in its words, "positively dystopian" - effort to suppress classroom expression.
The Second Trump Presidency and the First Amendment: An Eighteen Month Checkup
A summary of the threats to free expression during the second Trump presidency. And thoughts on whether Trump is the "worst" president for freedom of expression?
Is There a First Amendment Right to Attend Executions?
Lower courts have disagreed and the Supreme Court may need to resolve the issue. The public's right to know what happens when governments put inmates to death is at stake.