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Today: July 06, 2026
Today: July 06, 2026

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Supreme Court won't block Texas from enforcing a law requiring age verification for app downloads

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires age verification and parental consent for users seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile phones

Supreme Court won't block Texas from enforcing a law requiring age verification for app downloads
Crime|Political|World

ICE officers warned a New York man after he sent a critical email to the agency’s chief. Now he’s suing

ICE officers warned a New York man after he sent a critical email to the agency’s chief. Now he’s suing

ICE officers warned a New York man after he sent a critical email to the agency’s chief. Now he’s suing
Arts|Crime|Europe|Opinion|World

Husband of jailed Russian playwright keeps lonely vigil in exile

To the casual eye, there was nothing unusual about the bearded young Russian man sitting on a bench in the German city of Hamburg on a summer's day two years ago.

Husband of jailed Russian playwright keeps lonely vigil in exile
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FCC chair says all options remain on table in ABC license review

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday that all options remain on the table as it reviews whether to renew the licenses

FCC chair says all options remain on table in ABC license review
Business|Economy|Entertainment|Environment|Political

Jane Fonda to host First Amendment celebration opposite Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event

As mixed martial arts fighters gather on Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House in a cage match to celebrate President Donald Trump’s 80th

Jane Fonda to host First Amendment celebration opposite Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event
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ABC stations call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'

ABC-owned TV stations across the U.S. are criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for an early review of their broadcast licenses

ABC stations call FCC's early call for license renewal 'unconstitutional'
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Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement

Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement

Woman fired by Indiana university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement
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Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judges

The U.S.

Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judges
Education

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition

It’s no longer uncommon for scheduled university commencement speakers to have their invitations rescinded following backlash over their politics.

More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition
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Trump’s court setbacks fail to blunt his campaign against media

President Donald Trump has suffered a string of courtroom setbacks in his battles with the American media, but the rulings have done little to blunt a

Trump’s court setbacks fail to blunt his campaign against media
Education|World

States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech

A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes

States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech
Education|World

Florida governor signs 'terrorist' designation law, raises free speech and due process concerns

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that gave him and other state officials the power to designate groups as "terrorist

Florida governor signs 'terrorist' designation law, raises free speech and due process concerns
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Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives

The court decided Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violated the free speech of a talk therapist.

Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives
Education|Opinion|Political|Science|Technology

How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent

It’s difficult to measure what is lost when an opinion is never voiced and impossible to catalogue the arguments that never form because a speaker calculates the risk and decides silence is safer.

How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent
Arts|Education|Opinion

TrumpRx, Trump Kennedy Center, Trump National Parks passes − government free speech allows the president to name things after himself

The law is on Trump’s side, in most cases, when his administration names things after him. But citizens still have the right to protest.

TrumpRx, Trump Kennedy Center, Trump National Parks passes − government free speech allows the president to name things after himself
Crime|Political|US|World

Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders

A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders

Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
Crime|Political|US|World

Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'

Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it 'could break this institution'
Crime|Political|US|World

Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon's punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly

A federal judge says he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration

Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon's punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
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Watch Don Lemon speak following his court hearing

Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon speaks outside of a Los Angeles courthouse after he was criminally charged in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Watch Don Lemon speak following his court hearing
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Jimmy Kimmel jokes about fascism in an 'alternative Christmas message' for Britain

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in a message to U.K. viewers

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about fascism in an 'alternative Christmas message' for Britain
Business

Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration

The Supreme Court is siding with immigration judges and rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case that could have wider implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power

Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration
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Trump calls for ABC broadcast licenses to be revoked after reporter's question

U.S.

Trump calls for ABC broadcast licenses to be revoked after reporter's question
Crime|Education|Political

Justice Department investigating UC Berkeley protests during Turning Point USA event

Justice Department investigating UC Berkeley protests during Turning Point USA event

Justice Department investigating UC Berkeley protests during Turning Point USA event