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.
Brandan P. Buck This morning, President Trump asserted that his administration is attempting to “get back” Bagram Airfield (BAF), the…
Jeremy Horpedahl The Census Bureau recently released a massive amount of new data on Americans and the US economy, as…
Thomas A. Berry ABC has announced that it is suspending Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely. This comes in the wake…
Colleen Hroncich “That’s insane. I can’t start a school,” Rachel Good, founder of Discovery Learners’ Academy in Chattanooga, TN, initially…
Today, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and three partner organizations demanded that the Institute for American Indian Arts and…
Brent Skorup On a recent podcast with Benny Johnson, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr urged broadcasters to “take action … on…
Mike Fox Last spring, in a unanimous decision that could have been a major victory for police accountability, the Supreme…
Chris Edwards In recent years, investigators have uncovered huge fraud in Minnesota’s school food subsidies. A group called Feeding Our Future…
Patrick G. Eddington Mike German. (Brennan Center for Justice) This morning, I learned that my dear friend and colleague Mike…
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down an Indiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25…
Travis Fisher The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on Wednesday declaring that the Environmental…
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging federal district courts to limit restrictions on remote public access…