Fordham Decision to Ban Student Group Overturned in Court
“Student groups should not be barred because some university administrators find their aims objectionable." More
DARE: Florida Man Who Mailed Bombs to Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years in Prison
Cesar Sayoc, who mailed pipe bombs to media organizations and prominent Democrats, sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ruling on Knight First Amendment... More
DARE: Trump Says ‘Fake News Has Contributed Greatly to the Anger and Rage’ after Shootings
President Trump targets the media, saying 'fake news has contributed greatly to the anger and rage' after two weekend shootings. (See PEN America's... More
Court Upholds California Student Publication’s Right to Sue
"Public institutions can't withhold public dollars just because they don't like what someone is saying—that's First Amendment 101." More
DARE: Pentagon Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons across the U.S.
Pentagon begins testing use of mass surveillance high-altitude balloons throughout six Midwest states. Apple has announced it is halting practice of... More
DARE: A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis
The New York Times' The Last Edition series looks at the state of local news in the United States, from the closing of newspapers to the paradoxes and... More
DARE: Trump, Defending McConnell, Claims the Washington Post Is a ‘Russian Asset’
President Trump defends Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, facing accusations that blocking an election security bill exposes the United States to... More
President Trump Offers Pretext for Visa Social Media Policy
Ferreting out the pretext those in power use to mask their motivations is not an exercise of idle speculation but crucial to defending free expression. More
DARE: Lawsuit Affirms That Even ‘Offensive’ Publications Have Free Press Rights
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of UC San Diego student publication, finding that the university targeted the publication specifically and... More
DARE: Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill to Challenge New EPA Policy and Supreme Court Ruling on FOIA
Legislation introduced in Congress to challenge EPA's proposed rule changes that would narrow freedom of information access brings together bipartisan... More