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Supreme Court refuses to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources

Home » News » Supreme Court refuses to halt $800-a-day fine for ex-Fox News reporter refusing to divulge sources WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court...

A plea from prison by a young Somali mother who mocked the president

My name is Sadia Moalin Ali Hassan. I am a Somali mother with a 12-month-old child who still depends on breastfeeding, care and a mother’s...

Bangladesh’s free press under fire

This article first appeared in the Spring 2026 issue of Index on Censorship, The monster unleashed: How Hungary’s illiberal vision is seducing the Western world published...

Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored

Home » News » Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s law requiring children under 16...

Governments should be protecting free expression not banning social media for under-16s

The UK government has announced a ban on social media for under-16s and then some kind of social media curfew at night for children...

What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers...

Scott Pelley fired from ’60 Minutes,’ deepening turmoil at CBS News

Home » News » Scott Pelley fired from ’60 Minutes,’ deepening turmoil at CBS News CBS News fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley yesterday,...

After Minn. church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At least four states have adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services, a reaction to...

ACLU lawsuit: ‘Startling pattern’ of First Amendment violations by Memphis Safe Task Force

Memphis Safe Task Force agents are engaging in a “startling pattern of retaliation, intimidation, and harassment” against bystanders who record their activities, a federal...