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

Civil liberties lawyers argue the move stretches a customs tool far beyond import cases.

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

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