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.
How worried should you be? The cruise ship on which hantavirus had been spreading—the MV Hondius—docked over the weekend and let off…
From NDMAscendant, LLC v. Matze, decided Thursday by the Nevada Supreme Court (Justices Kristina Pickering, Elissa Cadish, and Patricia Lee):…
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In March, the U.S. Senate passed a bill full of tweaks to federal grant programs and regulations. Although nearly all…
Brodie Mitchell, a student at Royal Holloway, University of London, is facing possible hate crime charges after saying a pro-Palestinian…
Milla74/Dreamstime On May 22, 2-3 PM eastern time, the Cato Institute will host an online event on “Trump v. Barbara:…
Last week, the Virginia Supreme Court invalidated the new maps by a 4-3 vote. The Virginia Attorney General has signaled…
Neal Katyal at Burning Man. It is unclear if Harvey AI powered the propeller on his hat. The fallout from…
Ted Turner, who just graduated from this earthly academy at age 87, was a bon vivant, Playgirl’s man of the year,…
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George Retes woke up on July 10, 2025, hoping the day would change his life for the better. Retes, an…
$5K Sanctions for Repeated Mis-Citation in Coomer v. Lindell / My Pillow Election-Related Libel Suit
From Thursday’s decision by Judge Nina Wang (D. Colo.) in Coomer v. Lindell: This is a defamation case brought by…