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.
A lawsuit is underway in California, which could reshape energy production and property rights in the Golden State. In 2022,…
What price should someone pay for three minor code violations? For Sandy Martinez of Lantana, Florida, the answer is: over…
The Alexis Wilkins’ (FBI Director’s Girlfriend’s) Libel by Implication Suit Can Go Forward post reminded me of one of my favorite…
In July 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order vowing to end “crime and disorder on America’s streets” caused,…
Bringing your kid to a drag show could become a felony crime in Arizona. Today, the state’s House Judiciary Committee…
The mini shutdown is over, for now. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end a brief,…
Tomorrow I will be arguing in the Fifth Circuit for 31 families whose relatives were killed in the crashes of…
From Sheets v. Lipker, decided Monday by Judge John Badalamenti (M.D. Fla.): This case is about words—specifically, a four-letter expletive…
After threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to put down sometime-violent protests in Minneapolis with military force, President Donald Trump…
A former employee of the U.S. House of Representatives was arrested and indicted in federal court for stealing government-issued cellphones…
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, two journalists who covered a protest that disrupted services at a St. Paul church on…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter takes on some rather unfortunate comments from…