Tag First Amendment

New Jersey Detention Center Protests Raise Concerns Over Press Freedom and Public Safety

Reporting from the public streets outside an immigration detention facility in New Jersey has drawn renewed scrutiny after accounts surfaced suggesting that covering nearby demonstrations can carry real physical risk. The episode is being framed by civil-liberties advocates as more than a local dispute, pointing instead to broader questions about whether Americans can observe, record, and report on contentious public events without retaliation.

Democrats Keep Misrepresenting Citizens United—and Regulation of Speech Won’t Stay on Their Side

More than a decade after the Supreme Court decided Citizens United, the case is still routinely described in a way that doesn’t match what the ruling actually did. In today’s political arguments, it is often treated as a convenient villain for everything people dislike about campaign politics, even when the facts and legal limits of the decision say otherwise.

Why Woodrow Wilson Stands Out as a Low Point for American Free Speech

Long before modern debates over censorship and dissent, the United States experienced one of its most sweeping federal crackdowns on speech during Woodrow Wilson’s presidency. In the view advanced by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Wilson’s administration represents an especially damaging chapter for civil liberties because federal power was used aggressively to punish political criticism and suppress antiwar expression.

UCLA’s Response to Disruption and Doxxing Warnings Raises Free Speech Concerns

A recent incident at UCLA’s law school has reignited a familiar debate about campus speech rules: when protesters prevent a speaker from being heard, do administrators treat it as misconduct or as protected expression? The flashpoint involved a Department of Homeland Security official who appeared at the law school and was met with loud, coordinated interruptions from law students that stopped the event from proceeding normally.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Draws Fire for Targeting a Manhattan Synagogue Over Speech

A new dispute over free expression in New York City politics has centered on remarks directed at a Manhattan synagogue, raising questions about whether constitutional protections are being treated as contingent on political approval. The argument has unfolded in the context of a mayoral campaign, where candidates’ stated commitments to civil liberties are being tested by contentious cultural and ideological fights.