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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Like it or not, free speech includes protection for most lies and false statements, and there is no broad exception for dishonesty. As the election mud-slinging grows increasingly vile the closer Nov. 5 draws, First Amendment issues arise, of which there are few exceptions.
The Justice Department is expected to argue that its clamp down on TikTok is about national security, but Constitutional lawyers say there is no way around grappling with the free speech implications.
The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the case of two Democratic elected officials arrested while protesting at the state Capitol. Lawyers representing Congresswoman Nikema Williams and Atlanta state Rep. Park Cannon said the laws used to arrest them are vague, overbroad and violate their free speech rights under the state constitution.
Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."
