Free Speech

Amherst's "Common Language Guide" set off a conservative media firestorm, pitting free speech against equality.

An expert on First Amendment rights weighs in on what happened to Bryan Carmody last Friday.

The ACLU of Iowa argues this law is no different than its predecessor, which was ruled unconstitutional this year.

Dave Assman's attempt to get his last name on a Canadian plate has thrust the question back into the United States spotlight.

A public policy non-profit has put together some guidelines to help universities prepare for future free speech controversies.

The vote is one of the central ways democracies give people a voice in their government.

CNN's firing of Marc Lamont Hill highlights the ongoing silencing of pro-Palestinian voices in American life.

A lawsuit alleging that immigration authorities infiltrated a Vermont-based advocacy group could have national ramifications.

The shuttering of a prison debate club shows the precarious nature of free-speech rights among American inmates.

A new book repackages old complaints about college kids, while also discouraging protest.

Under the opioid panic, patients suffering from chronic pain can find themselves unable to speak openly with their doctors.

Identifying union fees as a matter of free speech works both ways.

Since he was accused of "attacking conservative students," Tariq Khan has faced harassment and death threats.

It seems the Department of Justice is, once again, setting its sights on free speech on college campuses.

A slanted version of the events at Evergreen College keeps driving the conservative news cycle—all while students suffer.

Do overblown fears of the First Amendment's demise undermine healthy debate?

How billionaires and college administrators are using their power to silence students.

With SESTA, Congress gets it backwards: Speaking isn't dangerous for sex workers. Censorship is.

Only 64 percent felt freedom of speech was secure in the U.S.

The Supreme Court is now hearing arguments for a case regarding a Minnesota law that bars political clothing at polling booths.

By jailing medics, the government is stifling its citizens' basic right to protest.

Cloudflare's Matthew Prince unilaterally removed the Daily Stormer from the Web, and his decision could have major implications for censorship online.

And, in too many cases, administrators are helping them.

When commentators hasten to blame students and protesters, they engage in a sort of chattering-class solidarity—while empowering the true threats to free speech.