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.
The early internet opened unprecedented avenues for speech, creativity, and connection without traditional gatekeepers. But it also raised civil liberties…
A new bill under consideration in California is facing criticism for censoring speech about immigration. Elon Musk has claimed the bill would…
The Department of Justice announced a civil rights investigation into the University of Washington purportedly because an unrecognized student group —…
Imagine you’re a professor who disagrees with your university’s indigenous land acknowledgement, so you write your own as a joke…
On April 20, FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic for its reporting on the director’s…
After first signaling that satire might trigger administrative scrutiny in the wake of an April Fools’ controversy, the University of…
Texas Tech has two months to shut down its sex and gender courses after the university system passed sweeping new…
The Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn unconstitutional restrictions that criminalized drone flights near federal immigration enforcement operations — a direct…
You’re most likely reading this article from a country that is not China. So, naturally, you might think that China’s…
Adam Thierer, a leading voice on technology policy and free expression, has joined FIRE as a senior fellow.Thierer also serves…
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…
Free speech has long been a cornerstone of democratic society. But today, its principles face increasing pressure. Around the world,…