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Michael Cohen leaves court in New York

Supreme Court Won’t Revive Michael Cohen’s Lawsuit Against Trump Claiming Retaliatory Imprisonment

Cohen’s attorney said the ruling “signals a dangerous moment in American democracy,” and raises questions about free-speech rights.

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Unionized academic workers, upset about the University of California's response to pro-Palestinian protests at various campuses, strike at UCLA in Los Angeles

New Campus Protest Rules Spur an Outcry From College Faculty

To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech — and the freedom to think, both central to university life.

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Rally in support of Palestinians amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York

11 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Are Arrested After Occupying Building at University of Minnesota

The university said that once inside the building, protesters covered lenses of internal security cameras with spray paint, broke some interior windows, and barricaded entrances and exits.

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central park five Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago

Central Park Five Sue Donald Trump for Jogger Case Remarks Made at Presidential Debate

“Defendant Trump falsely stated that plaintiffs killed an individual and pled guilty to the crime. These statements are demonstrably false,” the federal complaint states.

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Leading First Amendment Experts on The Most Pressing Free Speech Challenges

Scholars, journalists, and legal advocates will tackle some of the most urgent issues around freedom of expression at the National Constitution Center on Tuesday.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during a conversation at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles

Musk Offers Voters $1 Million a Day to Sign PAC Petition. Is That Legal?

The giveaway is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it is a violation of the law to link a cash handout to voter registration.

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Abortion rights advocates gather to launch their campaign in Orlando

Judge Tells Florida’s Top Doctor Not To Threaten TV Stations Over Abortion Ads

“The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is ‘false,’” the judge said in a written opinion.

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Abortion rights advocates gather to launch their campaign in Orlando

Abortion Rights Group Sues After Florida Orders TV Stations To Stop Airing Ad

The filing argues that the state's action was part of a campaign to attack the abortion-rights amendment “... to advance the State’s preferred characterization."

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