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After Diversity Pushback, Some UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Feel Left in Dark

The new policy commits the schools to free speech, academic freedom and institutional neutrality in an effort to prevent school institutions from taking political stances.

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Abortion rights activists stand in front of anti-abortion activists as they pray outside the Planned Parenthood Manhattan Health Center in New York City

‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Sue Massachusetts for Targeting Anti-Abortion Practices

The suit alleges the state initiative amounts to an unconstitutional violation of free speech and equal protection rights for those who run the centers.

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Legislators hold press conference in Nogales, Arizona

Prosecutors in Arizona’s Fake Electors Case Dispute Allegations of Political Motive

Defense attorneys argued this week that the state's attorney general has used the indictment to silence their clients’ constitutionally protected speech about the 2020 election.

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Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The libel lawsuit by Palin centered on the newspaper’s 2017 editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting, which Palin asserted damaged her reputation and career.

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Verdict nears in trial of ex-official accused of killing Las Vegas reporter

Jury Finds Ex-Politician Guilty of Murder in Killing of Las Vegas Investigative Reporter

Robert Telles has been jailed without bail since his arrest several days after Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found stabbed to death.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center in Arlington Virginia

Lessons Learned From 2016 Led US Officials To Be More Open About Iran Hack

Legal challenges over government restrictions on free speech have complicated the government’s ability to exchange information with social media companies.

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Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally in Sioux City

Defense Attorneys in Arizona’s Fake Elector Case Call Prosecutors Politically Motivated

Lawyers argued that the Democratic state Attorney General tried to use the indictment to silence their clients’ constitutionally protected speech about the 2020 election.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs defamation lawsuit at the District Courthouse in Washington

Hearing Over Whether To Dismiss Charges in Arizona Fake Electors Case Enters Second Day

An attorney for Rudy Giuliani, who was indicted in the case, argued Giuliani did nothing criminal but was exercising his rights to free speech and to petition the government.

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