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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 5, 2021
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    Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square Vigil crackdown is latest show of Chinese might

    Faced with a new national security law and arrests of political activists, Hong Kong people took to the streets again on June 4 to commemorate the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 5, 2021
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    Twitter CEO Jack heckled at Bitcoin 2021 conference over censorship issue

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was heckled on Friday evening (local time) during the Bitcoin 2021 conference held in Miami. “Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey heckled against censorship ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 4, 2021
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    ‘Digital rights’ key to inclusive post-pandemic recovery: UN experts |

    They stressed that “digital rights” must be a top priority as countries rebuild civic space during and after the crisis. “Despite the instrumental role of the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 4, 2021
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    Former Intelligence Officers – The New Indian Express

    Express news service NEW DELHI: Retired officers who had worked in intelligence and security-related organizations reacted with cautious optimism to the Centre’s new rule aimed at ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 3, 2021
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    Victory for free speech as University of Edinburgh throws complaints from awakened students

    Freedom of expression wins as the University of Edinburgh files a complaint against a professor described as “racist and problematic” by students awakened after criticizing the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 2, 2021
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    Colorado State Lawmakers Decide To Restrict Power Of Homeowners Associations Over Yard Signs And Flags – CBS Denver

    DENVER (CBS4) – Homeowners associations would no longer dictate which signs and flags residents can display under a bill passed by the State House and initially ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 2, 2021
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    Professor Philip Joseph joins freedom of expression case

    Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 12:08 p.m.Press release: Union for Freedom of Expression Because the issues are so important, Professor Philip Joseph, author of New Zealand’s leading ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    June 1, 2021
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    Permission to speak? | WORLD

    NICK EICHER, HOST: Coming soon The world and all in it: conversion therapy. Twenty states now have laws that prohibit counselors from doing or saying anything ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 30, 2021
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    Commentary: Cancel culture, extremism and the attack on freedom of expression | Comment

    What happened to Mr. Potato Head? And now Dr. Seuss is under attack? What’s going on? Are the “awake” Liberals going to ban everything? What can ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 30, 2021
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    Freedom of expression under attack: Goodwin

    It has been said that “everything is a question of sex, except sex, which is a question of power”. An intriguing notion, but incomplete. Speech, especially ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 29, 2021
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    Supporting Our Students’ Discourse – The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

    Frustrated at being rejected from the varsity cheerleading team, Brandi Levy, a high school student from Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pa., Shared her ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 28, 2021
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    HawkLaw fights muzzling efforts of “hawks” in lawsuit

    law firm HawkLaw have been criticized by the state’s legal establishment.” title=”The aggressive advertisements by law firm HawkLaw have been criticized by the state’s legal establishment.” ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 28, 2021
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    Freedom of speech must not be offensive | Your voice

    In the past two weeks, on three occasions, I have encountered trucks on the roads of Maryville that have posted large signs that say either “eff ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 27, 2021
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    “Dangerous Ideas” is an enthralling story of censorship

    May 29, 2021 Dangerous ideas. By Eric Berkowitz. Beacon Press; 320 pages; $ 29.95. The Westbourne Press; £ 20 TSOUND ALIVE and the vast history of ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 26, 2021
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    Message tracing will violate privacy, freedom of speech: WhatsApp

    Home Technology Technology Message tracing will violate privacy, freedom of speech: WhatsApp WhatsApp said the provision requiring intermediaries to allow identification of the first information originator ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 26, 2021
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    ACLU sues to block new transgender law

    A lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ unique ban on gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender youth was filed Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Little Rock. The Arkansas Civil ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 25, 2021
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    Belarus hijacking reveals what dictators fear most: freedom of speech – POLITICO

    Press play to listen to this article Leonid Ragozin is a freelance journalist based in Riga. As for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, political analysts are forced ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 24, 2021
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    Satanists want to talk about the devil at Boston meetings

    Law360 (May 24, 2021, 4:15 p.m. EDT) – A Satanic temple rejected the City of Boston’s request to dismiss its lawsuit asking to be included for ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 24, 2021
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    A global stress test for freedom of expression

    (MENAFN – Swissinfo) One of the fundamental pillars of democracy is wavering. Governments around the world are failing to protect freedom of expression; elsewhere, individuals and ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 23, 2021
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    McGeachin Announces Members of Indoctrination Task Force | Look at Boise

    A day after announcing that she would run for governor in 2022, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Thursday unveiled the list of members of her new ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 23, 2021
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    ASU System Turns To Expensive DC Law Firm In Free Speech Case

    A senior lawyer costs the Arkansas State University System approximately $ 116,000 for work done over a two-month period to defend against a petition in the ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 22, 2021
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    Sign draws anger from social media, but legal ‘free speech’

    Over the years, there have been social media calls and complaints about various “message” boards around the city. Among the most recent complaints was a sign ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 22, 2021
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    “Free Speech” Law Will Make Academic Debate More Difficult, Not Easier | David Renton

    The government has published its bill on higher education (freedom of expression). Under it, universities will have a new duty to guarantee freedom of expression for ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 21, 2021
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    Freedom of speech would also protect Nikole Hannah-Jones

    This account is correct, and the interference of GOP lawmakers should concern anyone who cares about the First Amendment and academic freedom. But Republican support for ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 20, 2021
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    ‘Biden is not my president’: a supporter of Mass. Trump wins free speech battle amid outrage over Lawn sign

    PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) – With help from the Massachusetts ACLU, a Donald Trump supporter from Plymouth won a battle to protect his freedom speech after city ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 18, 2021
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    Duval Teacher ‘fired’, says Commissioner Ed in speech, but not fired

    Amy Donofrio, a teacher at Robert E. Lee High School – removed from her class in March after refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter flag ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 15, 2021
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    Judge launches case against BLM protester who blocked I-25, citing free speech

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (The Gazette) – A judge has dismissed the case against one of 18 people named in Colorado Springs after a Black Lives Matter ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 15, 2021
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    ‘Awakened’ universities could be fined for ‘cancellation of culture’ under new free speech law

    A new law being introduced to strengthen free speech in universities will help to counter “the deterrent effect of censorship on campus once and for all,” ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Guilbeault Doubles Bill C-10 as Opposition MPs Call on Lametti to Testify

    OTTAWA – Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault doubles down on controversial new broadcasting bill in parliamentary committee hearing, citing Department of Justice analysis to reiterate law would ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Racist and bizarre explosion of retired military officer protected by free speech and court rules – East Bay Times

    The explosion of a retired Air Force officer against a store worker was ugly, bizarre and racist, but still protected by free speech, a federal court ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Trump’s blog flop proves it’s not free speech he’s upset; But Free Reach

    of it is-the-public department A week ago, we wrote on Trump’s new blog, designed to vaguely sound like a tweet, noting that it proved he never ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Universities and student unions in England must be required to promote freedom of expression

    The Higher Education (Freedom of Expression) Bill (21 pages / 174 KB PDF) will require institutions and student unions in England to maintain a code of ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Opinion: Youngstown lawyer explains freedom of speech

    It all depends on the laws governing defamation which is defined as a false statement presented as a fact that damages the reputation of a third ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Student Snapchat decision may hint at SCOTUS decisions on social media

    The United States Supreme Court has returned to the treacherous arena of student speech for the first time in nearly 15 years after hearing oral arguments ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Haskell Indian Nations University president dismissed

    Ronald Graham was removed from his post as president of Haskell Indian Nations University after a tumultuous year of clashes with students and faculty members and ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 14, 2021
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    Michelle Donelan responds to concerns about anti-Semitism

    CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan responded to concerns about anti-Semitism after a row over the new free speech bill. On Radio 4, the MP described the strengthening ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 13, 2021
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    No 10 slaps universities minister for saying ‘free speech bill’ will allow Holocaust deniers to speak out

    The universities minister was slapped by No.10 after he said a new “free speech bill” would allow Holocaust deniers to speak out on campus. Michelle Donelan ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 13, 2021
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    Things to do in LA, Orange County: Ai Weiwei at the Skirball Center

    The Skirball Cultural Center partially reopens this weekend with “Ai Weiwei: Trace,” the artist’s portraits of imprisoned dissidents and free speech advocates, all made from Lego ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 13, 2021
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    Bill C-10 poses no free speech issue despite impact of social media, Justice Minister says – National

    Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to a section of Bill C-10 as 2.1. The correct section is 4.1. Bill C-10’s amendments ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 13, 2021
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    Freedom of speech was not as free 103 years ago, when ‘seditious’ and ‘unpatriotic’ speeches were criminalized in the United States

    A little over a century ago, the United States government – in the midst of World War I – embarked on unprecedented efforts to control and ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 13, 2021
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    Haskell Indian Nations University president who muzzled free speech is out

    Poynter Report author Tom Jones is on vacation this week and will return next Monday. Today’s Poynter Report was written by Kristen Hare, Angela Fu, Barbara ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 12, 2021
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    Police resist efforts to eliminate white supremacy, citing free speech

    White supremacist violence and extremism have been identified as a national threat, but some police groups and politicians are blocking legislation that would prevent extremists from ...
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  • Free Speech
    By Kathy S. Mercado
    May 12, 2021
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    The Conservatives’ free speech campaign is a wise election move

    The astonishing victory of the Conservatives in the Hartlepool by-election is an interesting case study to consider when it comes to the UK free speech debate. ...
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