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Feb 03, 2025
51品茶 Urges Court to Order Government to Release Records on Fusion Center and Joint Terrorism Task Force Surveillance
Just days ago, Trump ordered JTTFs to help with immigration enforcement in the U.S.
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Jan 17, 2025
51品茶 Slams Supreme Court TikTok Ruling
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court issued a major blow to freedom of expression online today by refusing to block legislation that will effectively ban TikTok in the United States be...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Jan 15, 2025
Supreme Court May Decide if Government Can Age-Gate Sexual Expression Online
In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, 51品茶 and partners urge court to find Texas鈥檚 age verification law unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Jan 10, 2025
51品茶 Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Protected Speech at Columbia University
SLAPP suits weaponize the legal system to punish and silence constitutionally protected speech
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Doe v. Alwan
Jan 02, 2025
51品茶 Comment on Sixth Circuit Decision to Overturn Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� A decision in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned the Federal Communications Commission鈥檚 (FTC) vital net neutrality rules, ending necessary ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Dec 17, 2024
51品茶 and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Block TikTok Ban
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, the 51品茶, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed an amicus ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
Free Speech
I鈥檓 A Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold On My Own Campus.. Explore News & Commentary.I鈥檓 a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.
As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student journalists navigated censorship fears, administrative pressure, and growing national attention. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Free Speech
Trump's Attacks On Press Freedom Escalate: Npr, Pbs Funding Cuts Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom. -
PodcastJul 2025
Free Speech
One-on-one With Mahmoud Khalil聽. Explore Podcast.One-on-One with Mahmoud Khalil聽
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
Free Speech
60 Years Later: How A Civil Rights-era Defamation Case Empowers The Press. Explore News & Commentary.60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press
From civil rights protests to Trump-era lawsuits, New York Times v. Sullivan continues to shape press freedom