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.
Athena Rem is a rising junior at the University of California, Los Angeles.When Bud Selig famously wrote that “baseball is a…
Amuda Balu is a rising senior at the University of Texas at Austin where she studies government.“The first thing to…
Last summer, a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, wounded four women and rattled the local community. In…
Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity CONCORD, N.H. – In a victory for academic freedom…
This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.The internet is one of the main places where…
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a new rule limiting the duration of visas for foreign journalists…
Free Speech Dispatch covers censorship trends and challenges around the world. If you want to know where free expression is under…
New research from the Oversight Board reveals a troubling trend: Leading AI models will manipulate and censor their outputs to…
Censorship is often associated with authoritarian governments. But throughout history, efforts to control ideas have taken many different forms –…
New ACLU Report Documents Widespread and Unchecked Civil Rights Abuses by Immigration Agents in President Trump’s Second Term WASHINGTON— The…
Violating the First Amendment will cost you. Universities and other public institutions are learning this lesson the hard way as…