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US Revokes Visas for 6 Foreigners Over Charlie Kirk-Related Speech

The administration and its supporters have targeted people for their comments about Kirk, leading to firings or other discipline of journalists, teachers and others, and raising free speech concerns.

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Supporters attend a "Let's Go Brandon Festival" rally in Brandon Township

Appeals Court Backs Michigan School in Banning ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Shirts

The mother of two boys said her sons’ First Amendment rights were violated when they were told to take off the shirts at Tri County Middle School in 2022.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House

New York Times, AP, Newsmax Among News Outlets Who Say They Won’t Sign New Pentagon Rules

Those outlets say the policy threatens to punish them for routine news gathering protected by the First Amendment.

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Infowars founder Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify

Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Appeal of $1.4 Billion Defamation Judgment in Sandy Hook Shooting

The justices did not comment on their order, which they issued without even asking the families of the Sandy Hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal.

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MIT President Says She ‘Cannot Support’ Proposal To Adopt Trump Priorities for Funding Benefits

University leaders face immense pressure to reject the compact amid opposition from students, faculty, free speech advocates and higher education groups.

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Judge Tosses Out Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Label Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

The feud between two of hip-hop’s biggest stars erupted in the spring of 2024, with the pair trading a series of vitriolic tracks.

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A Little Free Library contains banned books in Houston

Wyoming Library Director Fired Amid Book Dispute Wins $700,000 Settlement

Terri Lesley was fired as the library system director in northeastern Wyoming’s Campbell County in 2023, two years into the book dispute at the library in Gillette.

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Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About State Bans on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for LGBTQ+ Kids

The Republican administration argued the Colorado law suppresses therapists’ speech, and should be subject to the higher legal standard of strict scrutiny, one that few measures pass.

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