Free speech
Anti-Israel Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi fights deportation to Jordan
Mahdawi, who was arrested last April for undermining US foreign policy and government counter-antisemitism efforts with his pro-Palestinian campus activism, had been ordered removed to Jordan.
Sarah Lawrence student senate rejects J Street U chapter after fierce backlash
In double trouble: Iran’s oil crisis – opinion
Proposed antisemitism laws in France, Italy stir free speech debate
US court rejects challenge to Texas anti-BDS law over lack of standing
The appellant, Haseeb Abdullah, contended that the law violated the First Amendment on free speech.
US Supreme Court weighs convicted stalker's free speech claim
Billy Counterman, found guilty in a 2017 trial and sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison, is challenging his conviction under a Colorado stalking law
Redefining freedom of speech: Protecting the right to the truth
Could a marketplace with too many ideas put access to truth at risk?
A Florida bill banning ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers aims to stop the state’s neo-Nazi rise
Hate groups’ activity has been rising in Florida for several years, according to a 2022 report by the Anti-Defamation League
Twitter launches new policy against violent speech
Twitter stresses that its platform should be used for civil discussion and that cannot happen when discourse that promotes violence spreads on its site.
Reporters from independent Egyptian news outlet referred to trial
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders ranks Egypt 168th out of 180 countries surveyed in its press freedom index
SCOTUS refused to rule about anti-BDS laws and free speech. Here’s why - interview
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib accused the Supreme Court of being far right for not hearing the case and ruling on the side of the BDS.
Israeli university lecturers should not push their politics - opinion
Administrations at universities in Israel have created a closed narrative on judicial reform by actively promoting protests against the government.
US Supreme Court convenes on petitions against anti-BDS laws
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Times in 2018. In 2019 the case was dismissed by the district court.
Russian system to scan internet for undesired content and dissent
Fines will be imposed for those sharing "LGBT propaganda," or share anti-Russian speech