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Press Freedom

ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

Source: NPR — ABC is not a sympathetic victim, but still… Narrowing the FCC's longtime approach to so-called "bona fide news exemptions," ABC said, "would…

freespeechnewsMay 16, 2026

Unfettered Speech

If Truth Can Be Prosecuted, What Comes Next?

A single phrase can shut down scrutiny: national security. Unfettered Speech sits down with Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the…

freespeechnewsMay 11, 2026

Censorship

Another US arrest for posting

Source: @ShadowofEzra on X — The Sheriff said the First Amendment makes people “feel empowered, emboldened, and safe,” so he had to teach the public…

freespeechnewsApril 12, 2026

Censorship

Fighting back for free speech

Source: Jenin Younes on X — PRemember when the cops showed up at the home of a woman in Miami Beach in January and told…

freespeechnewsApril 8, 2026

Censorship

Texas Case Major Win For Anyone Jailed Filming Police

Source: Justin Wilson, Institute of Justice on X — A federal judge ruled that Fort Bend County, Tx. officers violated independent journalist Justin Pulliam’s rights…

freespeechnewsApril 2, 2026

Censorship

Wisconsin Has Fallen

Source: Chris Brunet on X — Wisconsin became the 38th state to codify the IHRA speech code. It’s a somber milestone for the First Amendment…

freespeechnewsApril 1, 2026

Censorship

The GRANITE Act and the New Battle for Digital Freedom

Source: Reclaim the Net — By tying legal protection to a Wyoming nexus, the state would invite creators and platforms targeted by the UK, EU,…

freespeechnewsJanuary 30, 2026

Privacy Laws

ICE’s Secret Watchlists of Americans

Source: Ken Klippenstein on Substack — "We have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist." Watchlists in general fly in the…

freespeechnewsJanuary 28, 2026