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
DARE: Robert Mueller’s Opening Statement Before Congressional Hearings
Robert Mueller testifies before Congress, opening by calling Russian government interference a challenge to our democracy that 'deserves the attention of every American. More
DARE: ‘Like Air, I’ll Rise’: Ilhan Omar and Others on Words to Conquer Hate
Writers join Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in pushing back on the president's racist hatred with poetry, in a series curated by the Guardian and PEN... More
DARE: Judge Tosses Russian Trolls’ Free Speech Lawsuit against Facebook
Judge dismisses First Amendment lawsuit brought by Russian news agency against Facebook after social media company took down the agency's page following... More
DARE: Addressing Bigotry from the White House
As President Trump attacks four Democratic Representatives of color with ever starker language of racism and nativism, news organizations are critiqued... More
DARE: Trump Invites Fringe Social Media Company Popular with Nazis to the White House
President Trump invites right-wing social media figures to White House, including fringe groups that traffic in fraudulent news and false conspiracy... More
DARE: Insider Hired the Author of ‘Black Hawk Down’ and an Illustrator from ‘Archer’ to Adapt the Mueller Report so More People Would Read It
The Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election may be a bestseller, but even some members of Congress say they haven’t read... More
DARE: Jeffrey Epstein Prosecutors Aided by ‘Excellent Investigative Journalism’
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Federal prosecutors credit the Miami Herald newspaper's investigative journalism… More
DARE: ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
Immigration and Customs Enforcement used facial recognition technology to cull through drivers' license photos without drivers' knowledge in at least two... More
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