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The First Amendment Tax
The government learned it doesn't need to ban speech; it can just make it expensive.
Jun 30
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Ashkhen Kazaryan
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The Libertarian Paradox: Freedom of Speech and SLAPPs in Milei’s Argentina
President Javier Milei rose to power promising a radical dismantling of state coercion and championing absolute individual liberty. Yet, his…
Jun 26
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Matias Gonzalez Mama
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Nicolás Zara
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The UK's Social Media Ban Builds on A Shaky Age-Verification Foundation
The UK's under-16 social media ban threatens privacy, anonymity, and free expression for everyone — and the evidence it rests on is far weaker than the…
Jun 17
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Jeff Kosseff
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The JAWBONE Act Would Create A Strong Remedy Against Government Speech Interference
A new bipartisan bill would build on First Amendment precedent to better protect the companies and individuals targeted by government pressure to censor…
Jun 15
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Jeff Kosseff
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Marcus Aurelius Had Thicker Skin than Friedrich Merz
Germany's speech laws protect the powerful from their own citizens. A Roman emperor with absolute power understood why that's unjust and unwise.
Jun 12
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Jacob Mchangama
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The 'Brasília Effect': Brazil’s Tech Bill Signals a New, More Interventionist Global Era
Brazil’s new bill, echoing (and in some ways exceeding) Europe’s model, highlights how expanding regulatory power over platforms can quietly reshape…
Jun 10
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Jamil Moises Frare Assis
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Aussie Rules: Trading Protest Crackdowns Across the Commonwealth
Where free speech is implied rather than codified, governments find it dangerously easy to police offense and dissent.
Jun 3
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Nick Queffurus
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The Trump Administration Attempts to Erode Online Anonymity
Anonymous speech has been central to the First Amendment since the founding — so what happens to that legacy when the government can unmask its online…
Jun 2
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The Future of Free Speech
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Brazilian Universities Have a Free Speech Problem
A new manifesto from Brazilian professors confronts an uncomfortable reality: academic freedom on the country's campuses is eroding, and democracy will…
May 20
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Sara Clem
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Protecting Children or Restricting Speech? The CJEU’s Judgment on Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Law
In striking down Hungary's anti-LGBTQ law, the Court of Justice of the European Union drew a line between protecting children and suppressing…
May 4
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Natalie Alkiviadou
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Why Free Expression Must Anchor Global AI Governance
In our submission to the UN's Global Dialogue on AI Governance, we argue that freedom of expression must be at the heart of global AI governance, not an…
May 1
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Isabelle Anzabi
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When Hate Speech Law Becomes Political Speech Law: The Tale of Armenian Church and State
When a government cracks down on its loudest institutional critic and simultaneously drafts a law against speech that "humiliates" political opinions…
Apr 28
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Ashkhen Kazaryan
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