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New research highlights how the people who value free speech may not be the ones who benefit from it the most.
Freedom of expression was the one remaining gain of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, but it is now severely threatened by a populist president.
The ability of professors to freely teach and write about controversial topics without fear of retribution is nothing new.
A Scottish parliamentary committee is investigating whether the nation’s laws to protect journalistic freedoms need to be tightened.
‘Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.’ It’s often misunderstood, by many Americans. A constitutional scholar explains what it really boils down to.
Anna Betz says she was told to pick a sticker off her laptop when visiting the palace of Westminster.
Indonesia’s new Criminal Code carries problematic articles that threaten democracy and freedom of speech, and have the potential to disrupt the private spaces of the citizens.
The historic conviction of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other co-defendant for seditious conspiracy has implications for free speech and the future of the militia movement in the US.
Many people accept the Egyptian government’s restrictions on freedoms, for a variety of conflicting reasons.
303 Creative v. Elenis gives SCOTUS another chance to set precedent about what happens when First Amendment freedoms come at a cost to civil rights.
Academic freedom is increasingly caught up in partisan debates around freedom of speech. But the idea behind it is not only vital but shared across many other professions.
Salman Rushdie, great writer and outspoken defender of writers’ freedom of expression, has been under a fatwa for more than 30 years. He’s set to recover from a shock stabbing last Friday in New York.
Even in states that ban abortion, legal precedents indicate that donating to, and receiving assistance from, abortion funds is an expression of free speech.
Kennedy v. Bremerton, a case about a public school teacher’s prayer, helps close out a Supreme Court term in which religion was often in the spotlight.
The Supreme Court ruled May 2, 2022, in Shurtleff v. Boston, a free speech case.
Our freedom is limited as soon as our speech and behaviour become harmful to other people.
Investors are happy, pushing the share price up since the announcement. What about users?
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case stemming from a football coach’s prayers on the field, on April 25, 2022.
Synik’s new album continues to shape identity and consciousness in a country with limited freedom of speech.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, American University in Cairo
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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