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Truckers in People’s Convoy Sue D.C., Say Road Blockades Violated Constitutional Free Speech Rights

Sixteen truckers who participated in the recent People's Convoy in the county’s capitol region are suing the District of Columbia for blockades they argue prevented them from exercising their "constitutionally protected right to free speech" on the streets of Washington, D.C.

California Builds ‘Firewall’ of Protection Around Abortion Rights

Gov. Newsom said he wouldn't allow the right of mothers to end their pregnancy to be taken from Californians.

Finnish Prosecutor Will Keep Prosecuting Christian Politician for Quoting the Bible

Finland’s top prosecutor announced Friday she will appeal a unanimous court decision rejecting her allegations of “hate speech” against a Christian politician for quoting the Bible on Twitter.

Supreme Court Sides With Conservative in Christian Flag Case

Boston "violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment," writes Justice Breyer.

Beware the EU’s New Internet Regulations

Writing in the New York Times, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen writes that new European Internet regulations will “make social media far better without impinging on free speech.” That isn’t true, and the ways in which it isn’t true illustrate rather well just how difficult it would be to regulate social-media platforms without undermining free speech.

Republicans Call to Cancel Senate’s Citibank Contract Over ‘Abortion Tourism’

Citigroup policy covers costs for employees who travel out of state for the procedure

Biden Administration Takes Heat Over DHS Disinformation Board

News that the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security had formed a Disinformation Governance Board was met with swift backlash from conservatives and free speech advocates worried about how the board will function and how it comports with the First Amendment. 

Democrats Face Worsening Legal Environment on Redistricting

After New York state’s top court this week crushed Democratic hopes of coming out ahead in this decade’s redistricting cycle, the party faces an increasingly precarious legal environment in the hyper-partisan battle over drawing legislative lines.

‘Soul-Sustaining Operations’: South Carolina Gov Makes Sure Churches Can’t Be Labeled ‘Non-essential’

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is protecting churches after houses of worship across the country were shuttered as a result of government restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York High Court Throws Out Congressional Map for ‘Impermissibly’ Favoring Democrats

The New York Court of Appeals rejected on Wednesday congressional and state Senate maps passed by the state legislature, ruling that the redistricting scheme illegally favored Democrats.

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