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News Articles: free speech

In side-by-side photos recorded by a doorbell camera, two federal agents in blue jackets are seen on David Streever's porch at his home in Rochester, N.Y. on June 23, 2026.

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  • National

Man sues DHS after agents tracked him down for sending a scathing email to ICE

Federal agents tried to track David Streever to his home and hotel, and left him a warning notice that a critical email he sent the former head of ICE may have been illegal. Now he's suing.

July 06, 2026
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
David Streever takes a selfie while on vacation with his daughter and a character at Moomin World in Finland. Homeland Security Investigations agents showed up at his house and then at a hotel he was staying at to discuss an email he sent to Todd Lyons, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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  • National

He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 6 months later, federal agents tracked him down

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.

July 01, 2026
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
Federal agents confront Paigelynn Gonyea at a polling place in Syracuse, NY on June 23, 2026 in a video captured by another pollworker on the scene.

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  • National

She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down

In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her posts had doxxed a federal agent.

June 26, 2026
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem are named as defendants in a new lawsuit over the Trump administration's immigration policy to suppress free speech.

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  • Technology

Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims

A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media.

March 09, 2026
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
A screenshot of what ICEBlock looks like for iPhone users.

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  • Technology

ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'

The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration. Now, the app's developer is suing.

December 08, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Seth Meyers attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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  • Arts & Life

President Trump wants Seth Meyers fired. The FCC chair amplified the message

President Trump continues to rage over late night comedians who make fun of him. This weekend he posted on social media that Seth Meyers has "no talent" and called for NBC to fire him.

November 17, 2025
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • National

She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."

October 14, 2025
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By:
  • Huo Jingnan
The Chicago city skyline.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: 'Free speech doesn't work just when you agree with it'

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.

September 27, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Simon
McLaurin

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  • News

Senate Democrats denounce 'free speech attacks'

Senate Democrats sounded the alarm Thursday at the state Capitol about what they call attacks on free speech. 

September 26, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A statue depicting President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands popped up near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared

The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

September 24, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Since taking the helm of the Federal Communications Commission in January, Chairman Brendan Carr has launched investigations of nearly every major broadcast network.

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  • Media

Jimmy Kimmel's suspension shows power of FCC's Brendan Carr

In the eight months since becoming chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has waged war against the free speech of those who have reported on, criticized, or satirized the president.

September 19, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage while hosting the 96th Annual Academy Awards in March 2024. Labor unions, free speech groups and fellow entertainers are rallying around him after ABC suspended his late-night show on Wednesday.

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  • Media

Democrats and Hollywood stars decry Kimmel's suspension as government censorship

High-profile politicians and performers are criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show as an attack on free speech. They are calling for the Trump administration and ABC to be held accountable.

September 18, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People embrace during a vigil for U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University, at Madison Square Park in New York City, U.S., September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray

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  • Law

After Charlie Kirk assassination, Emory law professor weighs in on limits of free speech

Emory Law professor Deepa Das Acevedo talks about the intersection of politics, employment law and social media in the wake of Georgia companies firing employees for public comments.

September 17, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A series from NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> will explore who felt censored before President Trump returned to office and who feels stifled now.

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  • National

Freedom of speech is shifting under the Trump administration. We're exploring how

Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 2 more

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  • National

Do you feel you can exercise your right to free speech? NPR wants to hear from you

NPR wants to know who is feeling more and less free to exercise their free speech rights in this moment. Have you found yourself letting loose more under President Trump or are you holding back?

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • NPR Staff
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