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Commentary on current news stories involving free speech, censorship, and First Amendment controversies — through the lens of Dr. Eleanor Vale.

free-speechSeptember 25, 2026· rappler

White House reinstates access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico following judge’s order

Although other presidential administrations have battled with the press, Donald Trump's campaign against the media has been unprecedented

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free-speechSeptember 18, 2026· law360

Ex-FCC Leaders Call ABC Probe Attack On Free Speech

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free-speechSeptember 11, 2026· mashable

Did California just ban social media for teens?

The nation's most populous state passed "Adam's Law" to regulate chatbot harm. California governor Gavin Newsom's signature is now on a slew of new tech laws, including a dozen new state bills that target social media and AI giants. In addition to strengthening existing child safety laws, the state's latest efforts to regulate products from players like Meta and OpenAI include provisions ...

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free-speechSeptember 4, 2026· newspub_live

Panel moves ahead with another piece of President Trump’s plan to redesign DC – WTOP News

The National Capital Planning Commission voted Thursday to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s plan to build a fence around Lafayette Park. With one dissenting vote, the commission agreed to advance a proposal that would erect permanent fencing around the park, against the protest of some commissioners and members of the public who warned such [...] The post Panel moves ahead with another piece of President Trump’s plan to redesign DC – WTOP News appeared first on News Pub .

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free-speechSeptember 1, 2026· theguardian.com

US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds

PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bans

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free-speechAugust 28, 2026· mymotherlode

Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to speak out against government interference in their work. Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and...

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free-speechAugust 25, 2026· theguardian.com

‘The day I disclose, my career is over’: the journalist facing an $800 daily fine to keep her sources secret

If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizations

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free-speechAugust 21, 2026· billboard

Watch Sheryl Crow Surprise Fans With New ‘Cars’ Song ‘Built to Last’ Ahead of Spin-Off Disney Jr. Series

The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter contributed 10 additional songs to Cars: Lightning Racers , following her original 2006 Cars track "Real Gone."

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free-speechAugust 11, 2026· theguardian.com

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties

Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spending

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free-speechAugust 7, 2026· thebanner

Johns Hopkins president helped craft Trump’s new higher education framework

Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels helped the Trump administration craft a new higher education framework released this week , calling on universities to hire more conservative faculty, lower tuition, combat grade inflation and make other institutional changes in line with the administration’s agenda. from The Baltimore Banner

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free-speechAugust 4, 2026· theguardian.com

Spain says 70,000 out of 72,000 migrants that entered Ceuta in mass border crossing have returned to Morocco – Europe live

Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis

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free-speechJuly 21, 2026· theguardian.com

How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table

Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence

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