Freedom IndexLegal & Courts
Legal & Courts tracks major cases, rulings, and legislative battles impacting freedom of speech and digital rights. Covering court decisions, lawsuits, and evolving laws, this category provides insights into the legal frameworks shaping expression and censorship around the world.
We have a jawboning problem in New York City.Brad Hoylman-Sigal, the president of Manhattan borough, just wrote a letter demanding…
A newly released tranche of New York City Police Department disciplinary records reveals that the agency has dealt with a…
Public universities don’t get to pick which political viewpoints are safe to express. But administrators at two major universities are…
The Guardian and The Associated Press have obtained documents that undermine Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony to Congress that his…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2026 — For almost a year, the Federal Trade Commission has unconstitutionally used its broad regulatory powers…
Free speech has always been America’s most revolutionary idea.As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, FIRE is proud…
Filming student protesters. Emailing administrators about a newspaper launch. Asking a commentator for additional information to back up their claims.…
Last Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced an investigation into Signal group chats that Minnesotans are using to track ICE activity.…
Riona Sheikh walked onto the University of Maryland’s campus her freshman year not knowing a soul. “I was a little…
One year into Trump 2.0, we examine the administration’s record on free speech and how it compares to the president’s…
On Friday night, a federal court in Virginia unsealed a redacted version of the search warrant affidavit that provides the…
Can a state bar public school teachers from talking to a student’s parents about their minor child’s gender identity without…