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.
In brief EIP-8361 would deduct a rising share of validator rewards and destroy the ETH, cancelling issuance entirely at half…
An excerpt from Thursday’s decision in Fayetteville Public Library v. Crawford County, by Judge Eighth Circuit Steven Grasz, joined by…
In brief A Los Angeles judge handed ex-LAPD officer Eric Halem concurrent life terms for kidnapping and robbery, rejecting his…
From the 36K-word decision in Laffery v. Pertl, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, joined in part by…
In Australia, Ian Minus was fined $1,500 dollars (U.S. $1,050) after being convicted of knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol in…
A New Jersey news outlet is asking a state appeals court to lift a judicial order censoring its coverage of…
Francesca Hong’s friends: Over the weekend, Wisconsin candidate for governor (and democratic socialist) Francesca Hong campaigned with streamer Hasan Piker, who…
From Thursday’s opinion by Judge John Tuchi (D. Ariz.) in Campos v. Ariz. Bd. of Regents: On April 26, 2024,…
At a press conference on July 2, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said she had…
A review of Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling by Frank Miller; 224 pages;…
Justice Kavanaugh has used the phrase “interim docket” to refer to the Supreme Court’s emergency rulings, as they often set…
from the 99-out-of-100-doctors-say dept This post is going to come with something of a warning label. RFK Jr. went on…