Yuki Iwamura / AP Photo Trump Speaks Out on Morning of Historic Criminal Trial: 'I Want My Voice Back' Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg has charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. By George C. Upper III April 15, 2024
TalkTV / YouTube screen shotCommentary TV Host Schools Trans Guest Who Insists on 'They/Them' Pronouns: 'You Don't Get to Require Me to Use Incorrect Grammar' A testy exchange ensued when a transgender guest became upset that the TV host failed to use the guest's preferred pronouns. By Anthony Altomari April 11, 2024
Dave J Hogan / Getty ImagesCommentary J.K. Rowling Could Be Jailed for the Truthful Name She Called a Transgender Person "Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal," Rowling wrote. By Rachel M. Emmanuel April 1, 2024
@NashvilleScene / X screen shot Watch: Reporter Arrested After Trying to Cover Pro-Palestine Rally at University Campus A reporter trying to cover a college protest was arrested after police claimed he had been warned against trespassing, which he denied. By Jack Davis March 27, 2024
@donlemon / X screen shotsCommentary Don Lemon Claims His Elon Musk Interview Is Being 'Suppressed' by X - But the Numbers Cast Doubt on That Claim "X is obviously suppressing free speech. Don’s interview was suppressed by X so less people view it," Lemon's representative said. By Allison Anton March 19, 2024
Butch Dill - Pool / Getty Images Justice Jackson Tells GOP Officials: Your View of First Amendment Is 'Hamstringing the Government' Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson voiced concerns during oral arguments Monday in a case involving social media censorship. By Randy DeSoto March 18, 2024
J. Scott Applewhite AP Photo Supreme Court Rules on Social Media Case, Gives Citizens Big Power Against Politicians Who Block Them The issue first came up in a case filed against then-President Trump, who was sued by Twitter users after being blocked by the president. By George C. Upper III March 16, 2024
New York Post / YouTube screen shotCommentary Free Speech Win: FDNY Appears to Reverse Stance on Firefighters Who Booed Letitia James FDNY officials publicly retreated from Soviet-style threats of punishment against those who booed the attorney general. By Michael Schwarz March 14, 2024
CNN / YouTube screen shotsCommentary After Getting Smoked by Elon Musk During Interview, Don Lemon Goes Back to CNN to Whine About It Crybaby Lemon went running back to the liberal network that had dumped him to whine that Musk had dumped him from X. By Samantha Chang March 14, 2024
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images MSNBC Legal Analysis Argues for 'Common Sense' Speech Restrictions Live on Air She argued that as private entities, the country’s tech companies should not be tethered to ensuring everyone has a voice. By Johnathan Jones February 29, 2024