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.
People with Disabilities, Advocates Sue City of Portland and Multnomah County Over Inaccessible Emergency Systems PORTLAND, Ore. — People with…
In order to teach, Bill Smoot had to leave everything behind. His wallet, cash, credit cards, and chewing gum —…
A few years ago, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a basic free speech principle: “the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to…
Universities exist to advance knowledge through cutting-edge research and by training the next generation of thought leaders. Artificial intelligence is…
When former University of Pittsburgh student and freelance journalist Henry Bard tried to get records from his campus police department…
In 1999, a college dropout named Shawn Fanning and his friend Sean Parker released a piece of software called Napster…
Marietta Catsambas has joined the Reporters Committee as a staff attorney leading the organization’s robust amicus practice, a role in…
In response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters…
Max Friedman is a rising third-year law student at the University of Memphis.Censorship in the name of combating antisemitism has…
Heather St. Amand remembers exactly the day her daughter, Isabelle, came into the world. It was 10:15 p.m. when her…
Athena Rem is a rising junior at the University of California, Los Angeles.Televangelist Jerry Falwell once confessed in an interview…
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