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DARE: How 3 Actors Overcame Trump’s Travel Ban to Take the New York Stage
Three actors, two from Iran and one from Syria, travel from London to Brooklyn for the New York performance of The Jungle, a new British play set in the... More
DARE: Federal Employees Are Warned Not to Discuss Trump ‘Resistance’ at Work
Nearly 2 million employees of the federal government have been warned against making statements about impeaching or resisting President Trump, in an... More
DARE: Stormy Daniels Says Michael Avenatti Filed Trump Defamation Suit Against Her Wishes
Stormy Daniels says attorney Michael Avenatti filed defamation suit against her wishes. Rhode Island students file suit in federal court claiming that... More
DARE: ‘Why Do You Think I Should?’: Bolton Defends Not Listening to Khashoggi Tape
National security advisor John Bolton defends the fact that neither he, nor the president or other top administration officials, listened to the audio of... More
PEN America Files Friend of the Court Brief in Michigan Right to Literacy Case
“The complete failure of the state of Michigan to ensure a basic standard of literacy for these students is not only an outrage, it is also unconstitutional. The freedom… More
DARE: Supreme Court Considers a Thorny Question of Free Speech and Police Power
Supreme Court considers whether to allow lawsuits that claim abuse of police power in retaliation for exercising free speech rights. Oregon-based paper... More
DARE: On Thanksgiving Eve, Facebook Acknowledges Details of Times Investigation
One week after New York Times investigation, Facebook acknowledges having created and propagated misleading and false content on its platform in a bid to... More
DARE: In Extraordinary Statement, Trump Stands With Saudis Despite Khashoggi Killing
President Trump declares he won’t hold Saudi rulers accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, putting preference on arms sales and... More
Ten Years’ Imprisonment for Chinese Novelist Writing Gay Sex Scenes an Outrageous Violation of the Freedom to Write
“Ten years’ imprisonment for the ‘crime’ of writing and self-publishing a book that dares to describe homosexual sex is an obvious and unjustifiable infringement on the freedom to write… More
DARE: White House Drops Effort to Suspend Press Pass for CNN’s Jim Acosta; Outlines Rules to Reporters
White House reverses itself, fully restoring Jim Acosta's press pass and prompting CNN to drop lawsuit. Letter from senior White House communications... More