Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
from the America-last dept MAGA Republicans spent year swaddling themselves in phony “America first!” rhetoric (including suffering an embolism over…
From In the Matter of K.P., decided June 26, 2024 by the Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division (Judge Thomas L.…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not…
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Colorado law that prohibits mental health professionals from providing “conversion therapy”…
In 2025, the United Kingdom paid a record £1.5 billion ($2 billion) in “constraint payments” to keep wind farms from…
In brief Bitcoin ETFs recorded $471 million in inflows Monday, the largest since February. Iran responded to America’s 15-point plan…
The Connecticut General Assembly Education Committee voted 26–20 to advance House Bill 5468, despite thousands of people speaking out against…
from the this-is-a-very-bad-idea dept Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has…
When may public libraries, and especially public school libraries, remove books based on their content? In Pico v. Bd. of…
In brief BitMine bought another 71,252 ETH last week or around $152 million worth. The firm now holds just shy…
From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lavenski Smith and…
In brief Kalshi won a major appeals court ruling that its sports-related markets should be federally regulated. The court said…