Freedom IndexNews
News delivers the latest updates and breaking developments on free expression, digital rights, and censorship issues worldwide. Stay informed on key events, policy changes, and stories shaping the global conversation about free speech and open dialogue.
The ancient writ of habeas corpus, which allows one to petition unlawful imprisonment to a judge, has had a banner…
New York, February 27, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Swiss authorities to ensure exiled journalist and human rights defender…
In brief The South Korean National Tax Service (NTS) shared seed phrases from seized crypto wallets in a press release.…
Noted originalist scholar Michael Ramsey has a potentially important new paper on birthright citizenship: “Birthright Citizenship Re-Examined,” forthcoming in the Notre…
In brief Lawmakers in Minnesota are considering a total ban on crypto ATMs. The state passed a regulatory framework for…
Hillary Clinton has nothing to say. The former secretary of state and former Democratic presidential candidate faced congressional Republicans in…
In brief OpenAI announced $110 million in new investment at a $730 billion pre-money valuation. Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank invested…
This essay was originally published in The Dispatch on Feb. 26, 2026.“The FTC is not the speech police,” FTC Chairman…
On Wednesday, I participated in the Rappaport Forum at Harvard Law School on “The Docket that Shall Not Be Named”…
Freezes and seizures of cryptocurrency by the Scam Center Strike Force from Southeast Asian crime networks have topped $580 million,…
from the building-the-ministry-of-truth dept Netflix has retreated from its protracted bidding war with Larry Ellison for control of Warner Brothers,…
[1.] Some states and municipalities public nudity generally, but some, like Washington, ban only nudity that is “lascivious,” which is…