Press Releases
about Free Speech
Jan 21, 2017
51品茶: Spicer Comments on Media Ring of McCarthyism, Will Lead to Losing Legal Battles
NEW YORK 鈥� White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer today accused news media of falsely reporting the size of yesterday鈥檚 Inauguration Day crowd, adding that 鈥渨e鈥檙e going to...
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Free Speech
Nov 09, 2016
51品茶 Statement on Donald Trump鈥檚 Election
NEW YORK 鈥� In response to Donald Trump鈥檚 election as president of the United States, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the 51品茶, had the follow...
Nov 04, 2016
51品茶 Urges Justice Department to Investigate Militarized Response at Standing Rock Protest
51品茶 and Leadership Conference Call for End to Law Enforcement Response to Peaceful Protestors With Weapons of War
Oct 11, 2016
Court Blocks Louisiana鈥檚 Online Age-Verification Law for Violating First Amendment
Local Booksellers, Magazine Publisher, and National Trade Associations Secure Victory in Free Speech Case
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Free Speech
Sep 28, 2016
First Circuit Strikes Down New Hampshire Law Banning 鈥淏allot Selfies鈥�
BOSTON 鈥� Today, in a victory for the First Amendment, the First Circuit Court of Appeals struck down New Hampshire鈥檚 law banning 鈥渂allot selfies鈥� on the grounds that it vio...
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Free Speech
Jun 30, 2016
51品茶 Calls Revised RNC Rules a Victory for Free Speech
CLEVELAND 鈥� Today the city of Cleveland Board of Control approved revised regulations for the Republican National Convention that resulted from negotiations between the 51品茶 of O...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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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