On the merits, this defamation case should be an easy win for the newspaper. But the chilling effect is real and dangerous.

The pub is hallowed ground, where we cut loose and say what we cannot say in more buttoned-up zones of society — and Britain ...

Americans across all generations still value free speech. But for younger Americans, especially, that support is less strong ...

"It’s not every day you see Trump supporters demanding transparency about Jeffrey Epstein’s dark dealings. But this moment ...

Peter Weinberger When we talk about free speech and the First Amendment, it’s easy to think of them as national issues — ...

Shift from a speech-stifled nation like Russia in 1950 to a free one like Japan in 2017, and political access for marginalized groups greatly increases. Where speech flows, accountability follows.

This "meticulous and much-needed" history of free speech "arrives at an interesting moment", said Joe Moran in The Guardian. In the US, Donald Trump has made "restoring freedom of speech" a ...

The Facts: This case asks whether a Maryland school district’s refusal to allow parents to opt their children out of an LGBTQ-inclusive English curriculum a violation of parents’ free-speech, ...

As two recent books show, free speech protections were forged a century ago by people who fought for the rights of activists. By Sam Tanenhaus Sam Tanenhaus, a former editor of the Book Review, is ...

The lesson from the pandemic is clear: Physician autonomy and free speech must be safeguarded. Protecting these values ensures patient-centered care, built on trust that doctors act in their ...

Free speech proponents have long contested Marcuse’s claims. We’ve pointed to the facts of history — that poor and marginalized Americans have been able to use the First Amendment to create ...