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.
A recent records request revealed that a Canadian government department is working up a potential new federal strategy on misinformation. But…
A Tennessee judge has blocked the juvenile court in Memphis, Tennessee, from enforcing a policy that unlawfully shuts journalists out…
In a heartbreaking loss for transgender youth and their families, the Supreme Court upheld two laws in Idaho and West…
This column was originally published in the Hoosier State Press Association’s July 2026 newsletter. Many journalists seeking information from public…
This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.The most important decisions about our lives can turn…
This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.The most important decisions about our lives can turn…
ProPublica reported last month that a middleman firm helped private investors with addresses in China, Hong Kong, and Russia buy…
Court rules that Florida professors are not mouthpieces for the government and that the ‘Stop WOKE Act’ violates the First…
Chloe Ratner is a political science major at Yale University. Last summer, she worked at the Department of Justice Human…
ACLU Launches Historic Election Safeguarding Effort Ahead of the Midterms WASHINGTON — In 2026, the ACLU will be at the…
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 6, 2026 — The freedom to criticize law enforcement without fear of punishment is an essential right…
By Dylan Hembrough, The Alestle editor-in-chief The pattern of baselessly discrediting the press to justify refusing to speak to them is familiar to…