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Professor Sues After South Florida College President Ordered Her Removal Over Assigned Story

The lawsuit raises free-speech and due-process questions that could shape how public colleges oversee classroom reading choices.

JAWBONE Act Would Let People Sue Officials Over Government Pressure On Platforms

ACLU Sues DHS Over Bid to Unmask Canadian Critic With a Customs Summons

Prosecutors Order Reddit to D.C. Grand Jury to Identify Anonymous ICE Critic by April 14

UK Ends Police Recording of Lawful Online Speech by Scrapping ‘Non‑Crime Hate Incidents’

U.S. Agrees to 10-Year Decree Limiting Agency Pressure on Social Media

Jack Smith Asserts Fraudulent Political Lies Lack First Amendment Shield, Drawing Editorial Pushback

Critics Fault Supreme Court TikTok Ruling for Empowering Executive Control

Supreme Court Weighs If Past Conviction Blocks Federal Challenge to Mississippi Protest Ordinance

Google and Meta Offer Conditional Support as Cruz Drafts Jawboning Bill at Senate Hearing

FIRE, Student Groups Sue UT System to Block Texas Campus Speech Law

FTC Warns Tech Giants Not to Weaken Encryption or Censor Americans to Satisfy Foreign Laws

UK Government's Encryption Order Against Apple Sparks Privacy Concerns