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.
From Bisogno v. Libertella, decided two months ago by the New York Appellate Division, Justices Francesca E. Connolly, Paul Wooten,…
Yesterday evening, as expected, the Supreme Court granted mifepristone manufacturers’ requests for a stay of an order of the U.S.…
Mail-order abortion is preserved, for now: “We are pleased that a safe and effective drug Americans depend on will continue to…
Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff are co-authors of The Future of Free Speech, a new book examining what they describe…
President Donald Trump’s grand vision for the “Golden Dome” national missile defense system may cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of…
Last month, Virginia became the 12th state to enact an “assault weapon” ban, which Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law on April 13.…
From Payne v. State, decided last week, in an opinion by Justice Benjamin Land: Hannah Payne was sentenced to life…
A woman is suing Houston County in southeast Alabama for violating her constitutional rights after she was forced to give…
Today’s order is here; the application that was denied is here. The state’s argument for a stay, which the Court…
From yesterday’s decision by Judge Anthony Trenga (E.D. Va.) in Fseisi v. O’Keefe Media Group: The Complaint alleges the following:…
Our politics have been analogized to Veep. A more apt comparison some days is that we are living in a…
PJM Interconnection, the largest electricity grid operator in the nation, held its annual company meeting in Baltimore earlier this week.…