Susanna Granieri is a recent graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her past internships include writing for the Legislative Gazette, an Albany-based newspaper focused on legislation, policy and politics; and working as an Immersion Fellow at the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, where she investigated the use of faulty forensic science in death penalty convictions in Mississippi and nationally.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference in New York

New York AG Spars With FIRE Over Social Media Moderation of ‘Hateful Content’

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free speech advocacy group, opened a new front in its ongoing legal battle over New York's attempts to regulate online speech.

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Seeking Reconsideration of Defamation Protections

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case requesting the reconsideration of the “actual malice” standard as applied to public officials in media defamation cases.

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House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on oversight of Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington

Press Freedom Advocates Urge DOJ to Explain Raid on Journalist Tim Burke

Press freedom advocates sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for “greater transparency” from the DOJ regarding its raid of journalist Tim Burke’s home.

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Texas Drag Ban Declared Unconstitutional, Permanently Enjoined by Federal Judge

A federal judge in Texas permanently enjoined the state’s law restricting public drag performances on Tuesday, declaring it an unconstitutional infringement on freedom of expression.

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Motion hearing regarding access to transcript and interview jurors, in Atlanta

Judge Restricts Sharing of Information About Jurors in Trump’s Upcoming Trial

A Fulton County judge has ordered restrictions on sharing information about the identity of jurors in former President Donald Trump’s upcoming election interference trial in Georgia.

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Florida Bans More Books Than Any Other U.S. State, Report Says

Florida bans more books from its public school libraries and classrooms than any other state in the country, according to a new report from PEN America released on Thursday.

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Judge Blocks California Law Aiming to Protect Minors’ Activity Online

A federal judge blocked a California law on Monday that sought to require safeguards designed to protect minors online, the latest such state law barred from enforcement due to First Amendment concerns.

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Will Creeley speaks on a panel at the National First Amendment Summit in Philadelphia

Panel Discussion: Leading Experts on Campus Speech Controversies

Moderator Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, was joined on stage by Jeannie Suk Gersen, professor of law at Harvard Law School; Nadine Strossen, professor of law at New York Law School and former ACLU president; and Will Creeley, legal director at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

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