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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…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kennedy v. Bremerton, a case on whether a high school football coach praying at the 50-yard line is protected religious expression and free speech. Joseph Kennedy coached…

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…

Playboy White House correspondent Brian Karem spoke about the challenges journalists face today and the future of a free press in America. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.,…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Egbert v. Boule, a case on whether a private citizen can sue a federal agent for First Amendment retaliation claims and Fourth Amendment immigration…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, concerning whether the Texas senator’s campaign can sue to challenge federal law for the repayment of…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Shurtleff v. City of Boston, a case stemming from the city denying a Christian group’s request to fly its flag with a cross on it over city hall and whether the…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Ramirez v. Collier, a case challenging a denied request by the state of Texas for a death row inmate to have his pastor present with hands on the inmate and…

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 Supreme Court heard oral argument in Carson v. Makin, a case centering on whether public funds in the state of Maine can be used to subsidize a faith-based private school education. The…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Houston Community College System v. Wilson, a case concerning the First Amendment and whether it restricts the authority of an elected body to issue a…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Austin v. Reagan National Advertising, a case on the First Amendment and criteria for digitized billboards in the city of Austin, Texas.

Former FEC Chair Brad Smith, founder and chair of the Institute for Free Speech, talked about free speech issues, such as Senate Democrats' push for campaign finance reform and allegations…

Experts discussed the First Amendment and free speech at an event hosted by the Cato Institute. The panelists talked about several 2021 Supreme Court rulings, including Fulton v. City of…

RealClear Education’s Nathan Harden discussed the publication’s recent “2021 College Free Speech Rankings.”

In her book Threat of Dissent: A History of Ideological Exclusion & Deportation in the United States, lawyer and historian Julia Rose Kraut examined the use of deportation to suppress free…

Fifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor…

This Columbia University film uses two U.S. Supreme Court free speech cases to document the history of censorship law. The first case deals with the constitutionality of New York’s film…

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee visiting professor John Prevas taught a class at IMG Academy about the First and Second Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, using court cases to…

Bowling Green State University Philosophy Professor Hrishikesh Joshi talked about free speech and the free exchange of ideas. This virtual event was hosted by the Manhattan Institute.