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.
Texas’ highest criminal court has stayed the execution of Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who was—for the second time…
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been out on tour lately promoting her interesting yet flawed new book, Listening…
From Judge Jane Triche Milazzo’s decision yesterday in Mann v. Quraan (E.D. La.); recall that the factual assertions are just…
All hostages will be returned: This week marked two years since the October 7 terrorist attack in which Hamas slaughtered 1,200…
The Harlan Institute is pleased to announce the Fourteenth Annual Virtual Supreme Court Competition. This competition offers teams of two…
10/9/1954: Justice Robert H. Jackson dies. Justice Robert H. JacksonThe post Today in Supreme Court History: October 9, 1954 appeared…
Rep. Chip Roy (R–Texas), who recently announced that he is running to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general, has carved out a reputation…
A substitute school van driver for Pennsylvania’s West Shore School District got lost multiple times while taking kids home—including a…
Lower courts are divided on the Fourth Amendment implications of a drug detection dog that jumps into a car on…
10/8/1888: Chief Justice Melville Fuller takes the judicial oath. Chief Justice Melville FullerThe post Today in Supreme Court History: October…
From State v. Every, decided by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday, in an opinion by Justice John W.…
On Tuesday, the Court heard oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar. This case considers the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on conversion…