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AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix

Workers Commenting on Kirk’s Death Learn the Limits of Free Speech in and Out of Their Jobs

Laws can vary across states, but overall, there’s very little legal protections for employees who are punished for speech made both in and out of private workplaces.

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Florida holds special elections to fill US House seats emptied by Trump Cabinet pick

Appeals Court Upholds Florida Law Barring Noncitizens From Gathering Voter Petitions

The law sets new limits on how many petitions Florida voters can collect in their effort to get a constitutional amendment on the state’s ballot.

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A drone view shows the scene where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University event, in Orem

Charlie Kirk’s Open-Air Debates Made Him a Draw on College Campuses. They Also Made Him Vulnerable

Kirk’s open and engaging approach veered from the well-worn tracks of provocateurs who rile audiences in campus lecture halls.

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Signage is seen outside of FDA headquarters in White Oak, Maryland

Trump’s Plan for a Drug Advertising Crackdown Faces Many Hurdles

Banning all pharmaceutical ads from TV would have almost certainly been struck down by federal judges, who have long accepted advertising as a First Amendment-protected form of speech.

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A memorial for Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in Utah, at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Utah University

The assassination drew bipartisan condemnation, but a national reckoning over ways to prevent political grievances from manifesting as deadly violence seemed elusive.

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A screen grab of the home page of the website backpage.com is pictured after U.S. law enforcement agencies seized the sex marketplace website

Former Backpage CEO Gets Three Years of Probation After Testifying at Trial About Site’s Sex Ads

Prosecutors had argued that Backpage’s operators ignored warnings to stop running prostitution ads, some involving children.

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Rainbow flags fly across the street from the Stonewall Inn in New York

Detroit-Area City Can Ban LGBTQ+ Pride Flags on Public Property, Judge Says

Critics of the new policy said Hamtramck was violating free speech. But the judge said the city’s policy was OK because it bans all private flags not just some.

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Far-right radio host Alex Jones speaks at an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit

Alex Jones Asks Supreme Court To Hear Appeal of $1.4 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment

Jones' lawyers say that public figures such as the Sandy Hook families have to prove their defamation claims against journalists such as Jones.

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