Freedom IndexPolitics
Politics investigates how governments, parties, and policymakers shape the landscape of free speech and censorship. From campaign regulations to state restrictions, this category examines the role of politics in defining the boundaries of expression and democratic debate.
The case, Brown v. Young, just settled; the government employer (the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) agreed to pay plaintiff $275K…
From today’s Ninth Circuit 2-1 panel decision in Doe v. Ventura Unified School Dist., by Judge Richard Paez and Consuelo…
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on Wednesday for his 1996 order to shoot down…
During my recent trip to Italy, I did a talk on “The Legal Battle Against Trump’s Tariffs” at the Bruno…
Last October, Minnesota state Sen. Matt Klein (D–Mendota Heights) wagered $50 on the prediction market Kalshi that he would win…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s primary defeat in Kentucky and how his refusal to be…
In the 2024–2025 school year, 60.2 percent of grades awarded at Harvard were A’s, according to the school’s Office of…
There are several weird aspects to the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” established by President Donald Trump’s settlement of his lawsuit against the…
Lawsuit Against Virginia Tech Alleging Anti-Male Bias in Title IX Proceedings Can Go Forward in Part
In the fall of 2024, Plaintiff John Doe (“Johnny”), then a student at Virginia Tech (“VT” or “the university”) and…
The Supreme Court issued a resounding victory for donor privacy and free speech last month in First Choice Women’s Resource…
Donald Trump is now an unpopular president. Some of this dissatisfaction is due to the war in Iran. Some of…
Free speech advocates want to know more about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rumored database that tracks critics of…