Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric. Those contributions to democracy may be diminished by Congress’ cuts.
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SCOTUS decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, one of its blockbuster cases from 2025, largely rested on two parental rights cases from 1925 and 1972.
A unanimous case decided by the US Supreme Court in 2024 could protect the First Amendment rights to free expression of many of the organizations targeted by the Trump administration.
The Trump administration canceled hundreds of grants it said amounted to federal censorship, implying that those conducting misinformation research are enemies of the First Amendment. This isn’t true.
Protests can serve two opposing purposes. They can represent a mass movement in favor of democracy – and simultaneously serve a nascent dictator in their efforts to undermine democracy.
A combination of factors, including Democrats and Republicans feeling more and more animosity for the other side, led to the roughing up of Sen. Alex Padilla at a press conference.
Mahmoud v. Taylor stems from some families’ efforts to excuse their children from lessons that use storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters.
The Trump administration isn’t resorting to official censorship. Instead, it’s using less blatant – and more effective – ways to suppress dissent.
An education law professor unpacks what the Supreme Court’s 4-4 order does and doesn’t say.
The Supreme Court’s order has blocked this particular charter school, but similar issues could emerge in future cases.
Americans across all generations still value free speech. But for younger Americans, especially, that support is less strong and seems increasingly conditional.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond on April 30, 2025.
President Donald Trump has said that free speech matters to him. But his record during his second presidential term doesn’t show that commitment.
The Trump administration says it can deport noncitizen students that create foreign security threats. The Supreme Court might ultimately decide the limits of these residents’ free speech.
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the press would mean the end of the republic.
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation to stifle public criticism.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Oklahoma school in April.
A letter from the Trump administration warns educational institutions that they’ll lose federal funding if they don’t abandon so-called DEI programs. That could change education in the US.
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