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.
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…
In advance of the release of his memoir, Life, Law & Liberty, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy sat down with Adam Liptak…
After a long delay (see post here), on September 10 the Third Circuit finally reached a decision in Koons v.…
Next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Ellingburg v. United States. The question presented is whether criminal restitution under the…
The government shutdown has thus far had no effect on 74 percent of federal spending, but it has led to…
Imagine a conservative state bans therapists from talking to gay or transgender minors in a way that affirms their sexual…
Somewhere off the coast of Venezuela, a speedboat with 11 people on board is blown to smithereens. Vice President J.D.…
Republican President Donald Trump posted on social media today that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term began this week. In addition to the cases the court announced it would take…
When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, “There were pet stores…
Reason and the Cato Institute go head-to-head with our friends at the National Review and the Center for Immigration Studies…