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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, concerning public officials who use social media to communicate with the public and whether they can block people from their…

The National Constitution Center looked at how the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution evolved and its role in the American democratic system. This event was held at the Constitution…

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression president Greg Lukianoff argued that the right to free speech is being threatened by “cancel culture.” He was interviewed by Reason…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Vidal v. Elster, on trademark law concerning an application to the Patent Office to trademark a “Trump Too Small” t-shirt. The case dates to 2018 when…

The House Judiciary Committee examined the state of free speech on university campuses amid reports of a rise in antisemitism as the Israel-Hamas war continued. House members deliberated on…

Floyd Abrams, a constitutional law attorney who has argued before the Supreme Court 13 times, joined free speech advocates and legal scholars for a discussion on First Amendment cases in the…

The Cato Institute hosted a discussion on freedom of expression and the First Amendment during its annual Constitution Day symposium in Washington, D.C., which examined the Supreme Court’s…

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel talked about her book, Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All, on the state of free speech in the U.S.

First Amendment lawyer Robert Corn-Revere, author of “The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder,” talked about free speech in America and efforts to curtail it by the U.S.…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Hansen, concerning a federal law banning the encouragement of unlawful immigration and whether that law violates free speech…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Counterman v. Colorado, a case on whether threatening statements made on social media are protected speech or constitute a criminal threat. Justices…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products, a case on trademark law centering on a dog toy that mimics the Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 whiskey bottle. VIP Products began selling the “Bad…

Progressive activists, including Democracy Now! Executive Producer Amy Goodman and activist Noam Chomsky, called for President Biden to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian…

Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) argued that big tech companies like Apple and Google are hurting commerce and censoring speech. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in…

Notre Dame professor Vincent Munoz argued that the Founders' had a considerably different understanding of religious freedom than Americans do today. This event was hosted by the American…

In 2012, Christian baker Jack Phillips was sued for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding in Colorado. The case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Phillips talked about his legal…

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine book bans and academic censorship and their impacts on students' well-being. The…

Panelists at a Heritage Foundation discussion analyzed the oral argument in the Supreme Court case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which was argud earlier that day. The case, which concerns concerns…

“We see the excessive accumulation of power in the hands of a few within government,” said Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) as he addressed the U.S. legal system during a speech at the Federalist Society’s…

Jacob Mchangama, founder and executive director of the Danish think tank Justitia and the host of the podcast “Clear and Present Danger,” discussed the history of free speech from Socrates…