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 Judge Gretchen Lund (N.D. Ind.) Monday in Chen v. Univ. of Notre Dame; the plaintiffs’ Complaint focuses on a…
In brief Pump.fun’s GO platform lets users pay others to complete “ANY task,” and hundreds of bounties appeared within hours…
Two years ago, the Netflix film Rebel Ridge turned a common law enforcement tactic into a cinematic study of injustice.…
In brief Zcash dropped double digits overnight after the disclosure of a four-year-old vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool. The…
The signing of the Declaration of Independence is often seen as a victory, a vindication of a free people’s “self-evident”…
Jefferson County, Alabama, Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard has been suspended after a 120-page complaint accused her of serious misconduct and running…
Hava Mendelle defies easy categorisation. Openly gay and proudly Jewish, she is a fifteen-year Australian Army veteran, emergency department nurse,…
An interesting May 22 order from the court in the Justin Fairfax child custody trial, Fairfax v. Fairfax (Judge Timothy…
I wrote in April about the initial Indictment in U.S. v. Southern Poverty Law Center (M.D. Ala.). As I wrote,…
The popular reputation of Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992) is captured in a famous anecdote about Margaret Thatcher. Before becoming Britain’s Prime…
from the real-consequences dept Early last year, when America’s measles outbreaks were still being counted in three-digit numbers, we talked…
The Eleventh Circuit Judicial Council may have thought Judge Eleanor Ross’s apology was sufficient to keep the reprimand private, but…