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.
In anticipation of trial, defendants filed a motion in limine seeking to prohibit plaintiff from introducing evidence related to Shawn…
From Doe v. Norwich University, decided last week by Washington County (Vermont) Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson:To warrant a seal…
Americans are paying more for all kinds of festive products this year, from decorations to toys to holiday wine. Persistent…
Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life, by Dan Nadel, Scribner, 480 pages, $35 “In the spring of 1962, an 18-year-old Robert Crumb…
From Thursday’s N.Y. Appellate Division decision in Irizarry v. Zelaya (Judges Troy Webber, Ellen Gesmer, Lizbeth González, and John Higgitt)…
The New York City Council has passed a bill that would require landlords to provide air conditioning or cooling systems…
From Scaer v. City of Nashua, decided today by First Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch, joined by Judges Gustavo Gelpí and…
Trump v. Illinois is the kind of Supreme Court opinion written for the headlines. For example, the New York Times blared “Supreme Court…
People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation Lab poll says, “College students prefer socialism to capitalism.” Why? Because they believe absurd…
Nearly four decades ago, Francis Young, chief administrative law judge at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), concluded that marijuana did…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Given the holiday slowdown in the news and general merriment…
CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss intervened to prevent 60 Minutes from airing a segment on the notorious CECOT prison…