Free Expression

No foreigner who targets Americans’ speech should have an inalienable right to come to our country and enjoy the freedoms he would deny us. Now, that is official U.S. policy. Last Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that…

Standing in a town square, quietly holding a sign, two people were arrested by police Thursday in Brussels, Belgium. The offending message? “Children are never born in the wrong body.” Lois McLatchie Miller, a senior legal…

In personnel and policy, the Trump administration has demonstrated a dogged devotion to dismantling and destroying the federal government-led censorship-industrial complex. One recent illustration is the State Department’s announcement that…

The conviction of Dr. Livia Tossici-Bolt, a retiree in the south of England, for holding a sign that read, “Here to talk, if you want” outside an abortion facility should chill anyone who values free speech. Yes, even if you disagree…

Last week, an immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration met the legal requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to deport Mahmoud Khalil, who is a U.S. permanent resident and also a prominent pro-Palestinian…

It’s been a banner week for authoritarians in Europe, and it’s only Wednesday. On Monday, a French court banned Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing National Rally party and the frontrunner in the 2027 presidential election, from…

After President Trump called out Bank of America’s CEO Thursday for debanking conservatives, the company strenuously denies that it has ever refused service based on Americans’ political or religious beliefs. But free speech lawyers say the…

On Wednesday, an Arizona judge dismissed the criminal case brought against a state resident who was arrested after criticizing her city government during a public meeting. “The Defendant should not have faced criminal prosecution once for…

Monday is the anniversary of the beginning of Hamas and Hezbollah’s reign of terror in Israel. We’ve heard countless horrific stories of the events of Oct. 7, while the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reports that, according to the…

An Arizona city repealed a rule restricting residents’ public testimony on Tuesday, weeks after a local mother was arrested for speaking at a city council meeting last month. In a unanimous vote, the Surprise City Council revoked a…