A Palestinian Student at Columbia Is Released After Arrest at His Citizenship Interview

In his release order, the judge said Mohsen Mahdawi has raised a “substantial claim that the government arrested him to stifle speech with which it disagrees.”

Federal Judge Says Idaho Must Let Execution Witnesses Watch as Lethal Drugs Are Prepped and Pushed

The judge ordered the Idaho Department of Correction to provide the audio and visual access for any executions that occur while a First Amendment lawsuit from a coalition of news organizations moves forward in court.

Take It Down Act, Addressing Nonconsensual Deepfakes and ‘Revenge Porn,’ Passes

Congress has overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called “revenge porn.”

Elon Musk’s X Sues To Overturn Minnesota Political Deepfakes Ban

X said it’s the only social media platform challenging the Minnesota law, and that it has also challenged other laws it considers infringements of free speech.

Iowa Governor Sues Des Moines Register To Stop Request of ‘Confidential’ Emails

A Register reporter submitted a records request in February to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office, according to the complaint, but she claims they are protected.

College Journalists Wrestle With Transparency as Students Fear Deportation for Speaking Out

Students are being asked to remove previously published content amid what critics have described as unprecedented attacks on campus speech.

Justice Department to Resume Practice of Obtaining Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries

New regulations rescind a Biden administration policy that protected journalists from having their phone records secretly seized during leak investigations.

Judge Blocks Trump Push To Cut Funding to Public Schools Over Diversity Programs

The judge said there is reason to believe the department’s actions amount to a violation of teachers’ free speech rights.