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Inside the Trump administration’s extortion-industrial complex

Trump’s $16M "60 Minutes" settlement wasn’t just hush money — it exposed a broader scheme of lawsuits and FCC pressure turning media compliance into policy.

Extortion in plain sight

����ֱ�� attorney Robert Corn-Revere exposes the political pressure campaign that forced CBS to settle a case that never should’ve been filed.

Speech is not a crime — even if it complicates ICE’s job

Aaron Terr explains why alerting others to law enforcement activity, or reporting on it, is protected by the First Amendment.

Trump bars Harvard from enrolling international students in alarming crackdown on speech

The federal government is turning up the heat on Harvard, demanding punishment for protected expression — and ����ֱ�� won’t stand for it.

Revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status will threaten all nonprofits

Targeting Harvard’s tax-exempt status for its views isn’t just political payback — it’s a threat to every nonprofit’s right to dissent.

Victory in Virginia! Gov. Youngkin defends free speech by vetoing bill on ‘altered’ political media

Virginia lawmakers wanted to punish voters for posting 'altered' media of candidates without disclaimers — but Gov. Youngkin just shut that down

Maine’s censure of lawmaker for post about trans student-athlete is an attack on free speech

The Maine House is wrong to censure Rep. Laurel Libby — and its actions are a clear retaliation

Trump’s border czar is wrong about AOC

AOC did nothing wrong by informing the public of their constitutional rights when encountering ICE agents

Does the First Amendment allow public officials to ‘block’ their critics online? The Supreme Court will soon decide.

Imagine standing up to speak at a city council meeting only to be told by the mayor, “Sorry, I’ve blocked you. Please sit down.”

‘So to Speak’ podcast: That Facebook post about abortion could land you in jail