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Free Speech
Pushing Back Against White Supremacists a Year After Charlottesville
It's up to the public to deny the far right their forum because the state is busy protecting their free speech.
How the NFL Players’ Union Can Block the League’s New Ban on Protests
The union puts players in a strong position to defend their right to protest in the face of racial injustice, hostile bosses and Trump.
Speech Is Never Free in a World of Racist Surveillance and Repression
What may be said freely depends upon who is speaking.
The Federal Attack on Sex Workers’ Rights Is a Threat to Everyone’s Free Speech
Increased censorship will put the lives of sex workers at greater risk.
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The Selective Free Speech Warrior
Campaign Regulation Foes Targeting State-Level Restrictions
California and New York among states in free speech advocates' legal crosshairs.
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Piecemeal Reforms Won’t Stem the Tide of Fascist Politics
First Amendment rights entail protection from government retribution, but counter-protesting communities are not the government.
When “Free Speech” Kills
Every person who's misused arguments for free speech to defend white supremacists has some of Heather Heyer's blood on their hands.
Department of Justice’s Demand for Information on Dissenters Goes to Court
This is a violation of free speech.
Down With Confederate Monuments: An Interview With a Charlottesville Black Lives Matter Activist
“Symbolic racism is rooted in actual racist actions.”