The right to free speech is part of our American identity, but what if some forms of speech use this idea of freedom against us? Increasingly, certain forms of speech — hate speech and disinformation ...

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, allowed the case to proceed, ruling last year that punishing an elected official for his speech ...

There are some common misconceptions about free speech, as well as some confusing rules about what\u2019s protected, what\u2019s not and who can police what you say.

As the Supreme Court said more than 60 years ago, a principal "function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces a ...

The Saturday Essay; Land of Free (and Fettered) Speech In a time of rapid social and technological change, Americans are struggling to figure out the new rules of political discussion, online and ...

The speech of LGBTQ students is under attack by an administrator appealing to group libel and antidiscrimination––and will be defended because neither trumps free speech.

Free speech is about more than spewing your opinions. It's also about the right to persuade, to listen and to be heard. That can't happen on Twitter if Musk lets disinformation run wild.

A new survey of people in 38 countries finds that for many provocative forms of speech, such as sexually explicit statements or calls for violent protests, most people draw a line between protected ...

Free speech was at the center of the tense back-and-forth between lawmakers and presidents of Harvard, ... However, not all forms of speech are protected under the First Amendment.

When most people think of how governments stifle free speech, they think of censorship. That’s when a government directly blocks or suppresses speech. In the past, the federal government has ...

Free speech is important, but it can’t always be the top priority. ... Harvard’s exercise of discretion to fire or hire scholars is an important form of free speech in and of itself.