free speech

In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said that the judiciary has a “responsibility that it may not shirk.”

A lawsuit claims calling an Ashland official 'fascist' is protected speech.

The Shasta County clerk is under fire after excluding Shasta Scout from getting press releases.

The decision marks yet another blow to the conservative group’s quest to strike down the measure, which has also drawn criticism from some First Amendment advocates.

Republican Rep. Dwayne Yunker received at least two complaints against him alleging misconduct, retaliation.

In numerous lawsuits, conservative professors and students allege that California’s community colleges are hindering their right to free speech under the First Amendment.

A bill passed by the Legislature on its last day is a top priority for California labor unions, who say “captive audience” sessions intimidate workers. Business groups say the bill violates employers’ free speech rights.

Sen. Brian Boquist, the maverick Oregon lawmaker who said state police should “send bachelors and come heavily armed” if they wanted to drag him back to the Capitol in a 2019 Republican-led Senate walkout, has prevailed in a First Amendment federal lawsuit tied to that statement and others.

A federal court has struck down an Oregon law which made most secret recordings illegal.

Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.

In September, OPB reporter April Ehrlich faces trial for charges tied to her coverage of Medford police breaking up a homeless encampment in 2020.

A federal judge concluded that Oregon’s law banning real estate “love letters” is unconstitutional.