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Feb 22, 2018
Can Schools Discipline Students for Protesting?

Feb 6, 2018
6 Ways Government Is Going After Environmental Activists

Jan 30, 2018
Laws Targeting Israel Boycotts Fail First Legal Test

Jan 30, 2018
Federal Crackdown on Immigration Activists Threatens to Chill Free Speech

Jan 10, 2018
Trump Once Again Threatens to Change Federal Libel Laws That Don’t Exist

Jan 8, 2018
The Little-Known Congressional Procedure That Could Save Net Neutrality

Jan 4, 2018
An Indiana State Rep’s Indecent Proposal to Get Colts Players to Stop Taking a Knee

Jan 4, 2018
In Rhode Island Schools, Censorship Continues Online

Jan 3, 2018
Why Can’t I Represent Incarcerated Arizonians if I Boycott Israel?