Free speech

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy

The 8-1 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, rejected Colorado's argument that its law regulated professional conduct, not protected speech.

A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.
Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A-G Ken Paxton moves to defend Texas’s designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization

The CBS Broadcast Center stands in Manhattan on September 13, 2018 in New York City.

'60 Minutes' segment on Trump's deportations, CEGOT mega-prison leaks after being pulled by CBS


UK ex-barrister sentenced for blog posts: 'Nothing wrong with being antisemitic’

CPS and the Hampshire Constabulary said that they went through a year's worth of blog posts, but only five antisemitic posts were found to be in violation of the 2003 Communications Act.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Prosecutors seek Trump gag order in NY hush money criminal case

The requests noted Trump's "longstanding history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, judges and others involved in legal proceedings against him."

 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a keynote speech at the Black Conservative Federation gala dinner, ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., February 23, 2024

Unity as a value is not dangerous, politicizing values is - opinion

“Unity” is the call for humans to draw a clear boundary between “right vs wrong,” and not let it fall into the muddy waters of “Right vs Left.”

 THE KNESSET marks its 75th birthday

Israel does not have freedom of speech - comment

Yes, the right wing has full freedom of speech, but it is not the country as a whole.

 POLICE KEEP a close watch on a protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, last month in Haifa.

Jewish daughter of UK official drops Uni. of Leeds course over antisemitism

Tabytha Shapps dropped a course following antisemitic and anti-Israel comments made by her peers.

 Parkinson Building, Leeds University, Leeds, England.

Calls for genocide on private college campuses do not require nuance - opinion

Nuance is the enemy of reason in some circumstances, and this is such a circumstance. 

 A US HOUSE and Workforce Committee hearing, ‘Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism,’ takes place this past week.

Denmark passes bill to ban Quran burnings

The issue garnered attention in the region after a planned Torah burning was approved by Sweden before being scrapped by the organizers, whose goal to ban the burning of all holy books.

 People demonstrate against the desecration of the Quran in Denmark, in Sanaa, Yemen July 24, 2023.

Supporters of terrorism abusing freedom of speech - opinion

Legislation is needed that clearly defines the boundaries and intended purpose of freedom of speech.

 PRO-PALESTINIAN/anti-Israel groups hold a demonstration across from the Washington Monument, earlier this year. A sign reads: ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’

Is Elon Musk inadvertently helping Hamas win the war online? - opinion

The war with Hamas is highlighting that unfettered free speech becomes a weapon in the hands of bad actors. Elon Musk is not a neutral moderator – he's part of the problem.

 Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023

Islamist rally in London calls for 'Muslim armies' to invade Israel

The group, which is banned in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, officially opposes Hamas but described the October 7 attack as "a day of good news." 

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in London, 2021.