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.
When it rains, it pours. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued two consequential orders on the emergency docket. First, the…
Mirabelli v. Bonta is a momentous emergency docket ruling that was frankly not on my radar. Sooner or later, I…
Today’s opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta involved, on the merits, California policies that “prevent schools from telling them about their…
Today’s unsigned majority opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta held that California policies that “prevent schools from telling them about their…
Yesterday the Supreme Court had oral argument in United States v. Hemani, which presented the question, “Whether 18 U.S.C. §…
Milla74/Dreamstime Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case, is currently before the Supreme Court, and there is a vast array…
Today’s unsigned majority opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta held that California policies that “prevent schools from telling them about their…
From today’s opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta: [Plaintiff] parents object that [California] policies prevent schools from telling them about their…
Back in 2013, Justice Scalia gave a wide-ranging interview with New York Magazine. One of my favorite exchanges concerned which media…
During oral argument in United States v. Hemani on Monday, Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris urged the Supreme Court to…
From Hodges v. Gloria, decided Thursday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Consuelo Callahan and Lucy Koh, and Judge J. Campbell…
Prof. Merrill is giving the Hallows Lecture at Marquette tonight on this subject, and I’m delighted to report that he’ll…