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by Nancy Costello, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Michigan State University Free speech advocates have long believed that suing a news organization threatens free speech. Democracy needs a press to be free to report, without fear or favor, the facts as it sees them. But recent legal actions against news organizations indicate that the First Amendment provides...

As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) ACLU, Duke Law's First...

As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) 'Support free speech or...

by Erin Marie Furtak, Professor of STEM Education and Associate Dean of Faculty, University of Colorado Boulder, Lorrie Shepard, Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Boulder, and William R. Penuel, Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Colorado Boulder Despite the many ways that COVID-19 has disrupted schools, the U.S. Department of Education will...