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DARE: AP, NBC News Tweet Trump Nonsense, Pay Price
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Journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto’s Release from Detention Is an Important Step in His Fight for Asylum
"It appears that Emilio Gutierrez was singled out for adverse action by the federal government for exercising his right to free expression—for criticizing the controversial immigration policies of the… More
The United States Must be a Safe Haven for Journalists like Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto
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A public high school in Ohio managed a remarkable feat:
It censored a college course & led police and prosecutors to investigate the class.
The school is violating the First Amendment.
We joined a coalition of civil liberties orgs to demand they stop.
https://go.thefire.org/ohio-high-school-seizes-books/
