Tag: First Amendment

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Ombudsman: The Pentagon is trying to silence me

A recent opinion column I wrote as the Stars and Stripes ombudsman began with this: “Pete Hegseth doesn’t want you to see cartoons in...

Stripped of her home: The Belarusian political prisoner pardoned by Lukashenka

“I am staying in Belarus. I will not run. I am ready to spend time in prison for the chance to live in my...

Prosecutors used rap lyrics to help send a man to death row in Texas. It’s not an uncommon tactic

When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence at his...

Free Speech Center newsletter – 4/8/26

In the latest newsletter … Roomful of journalists covers assassination attempt … park protest permits … Tenn. campus free-speech bill … workplace speech … inflatable...

The violent silencing of Mexican people

When I heard the horrifying news of tourists being shot at the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico (one Canadian woman was killed), I was struck by a...

Rising Up For a Healthier Democracy

In a conversation with Sonali Kolhatkar on Free Speech TV, Courtney Hostetler, Legal Director at Free Speech For People, lays out a clear diagnosis...

Conversation with a dissident: Sai ▇▇▇

Two months ago, Burmese artist Sai finally received the news he had been waiting for: his application for refugee status in the UK had...