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.
Justice Barrett asked several good questions yesterday at oral argument in Trump v. Slaughter, which deserve a further response. First,…
Anti-SLAPP statutes allow defendants who are sued based on their speech on matters of public concern to quickly challenge the…
NA Today, the UnPopulist published my article “Nationalism Is Driving the Neo Right’s Virulent Antisemitic Turn.” It builds on my…
Professor Xiao Wang, director of University of Virginia’s Supreme Court Clinic, litigated the case of Ames v. Ohio Youth Services.…
From Fifth Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman, joined by Judge Irma Ramirez, in today’s Evans v. Garza: During a debate by…
President Donald Trump was widely mocked for claiming “we save 25,000 American lives” every time the U.S. military blows up…
From the motion to vacate the arbitrator’s award in LaPaglia v. Valve Corp. (S.D. Cal.): Arbitrator Saydah’s opinion for Mr.…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. Looking back over the stories this newsletter has covered over…
The fallout from Abbott v. LULAC has been predictable. Critics allege that the Court has now pushed the Purcell principle out…
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, announced a new milestone in November: 8 million users worldwide, up from its previous…
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson recently complained about alleged “lies, smears and AI deepfakes that are designed to…
Takeover? On Friday, streaming giant Netflix announced an $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal agreed to…