The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which comes into force on August 1 2025, means universities in England now have a new duty to uphold “robust” strategies to ensure freedom of speech on .
Explained by a First Amendment lawyer.
For those who’ve been following Trump’s systematic assault on the First Amendment—which we’ve covered extensively at Techdirt—this admission is remarkable not for its content, but for its candor.
In the early 20th century, American anthropologist Franz Boas argued that being free just means being fully in harmony with your culture.
The politics of speech on the American campus.
“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom .
What are the politics of free speech? A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech.
In 35 countries, we asked respondents how free the media are to report the news in their country, how free people are to say what they want, and how free people are to use the internet.
The evolution, modern challenges, and vital significance of the First Amendment and free expression.