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.
Alison Riddoch is a legal clerk for Campus Rights Advocacy at FIRE and a student at Duke Law School, class…
Today, The Intercept reported that the federal government is ordering Reddit to appear before a grand jury in connection with the anonymous…
This essay was originally published by The News & Observer on April 10, 2026.“Hey guys, welcome back to my channel,”…
In June 2024, the philosopher Idris Robinson traveled from Texas to North Carolina to give a talk on Palestinian resistance.…
Free speech advocates have long warned that the laws and regulations passed at the state, federal, and international level are…
In 18th century America, news traveled slowly across the Atlantic. Newspapers reprinted secondhand reports, private letters, and unverified stories from…
Ronald Collins, a retired law professor and longtime First Amendment scholar, has joined FIRE’s Advisory Council.Collins most recently taught at…
Sallie James is an economist, former scholar, and director of development at the Cato Institute, longtime FIRE friend and donor…
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is pleased to announce that Casey Mattox has joined our Board of Directors,…
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and PEN America…
With an act designated as “non-crime,” you might reasonably expect the role for law enforcement to be quite limited. No…
In March, juries in California and New Mexico delivered seminal verdicts holding Meta and YouTube liable for failing to protect…