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.
Santa Claus might be able to evade customs checkpoints as he magically smuggles toys into the country for the good boys and…
Cancellations, sometimes violent protests, behind-the-scenes censorship, and overt government threats to muzzle the media. Free speech is doing better in…
The briefing has now concluded in Abbott v. LULAC. Texas’s reply brief contends that a stay would not harm the plaintiffs.…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Don’t forget to cook your turkey low and slow this Thursday—and…
I’d like to again solicit submissions to our peer-reviewed Journal of Free Speech Law, and mention one of our great…
From today’s order in Afrasiabi v. Morgan by Judge Brian Murphy (D. Mass.): This case stems from an appearance made…
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm would bring severe flooding to the…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s stories include: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ persistent…
Artificial general intelligence is “probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity.” Or so claims OpenAI’s Chief Executive…
On October 10, Afghan asylum seeker Mohammad Ali Dadfar fell victim to “Operation Midway Blitz,” an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
From yesterday’s decision by Florida trial court judge Hunter Carroll in Trump Media & Tech. Group Corp. v. Guardian News…
11/25/1757: Henry Brockholst Livingston’s birthday. He dissented in the property law classic, Pierson v. Post (NY 1805). Justice Henry Brockholst…