Tag: Speech

BBC Should Go the Way of NPR After Trump J6 Speech Deceptive Edits Scandal

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It looks like there’s big, Trump-sized trouble in store for the BBC. On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened the government-funded British Broadcasting Corporation with a $ 1 billion lawsuit over its broadcasting of an edited version of his speech near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The BBC edit made it look like Trump was directly calling for violence that day. The Telegraph blew up the story after it revealed an internal BBC document provided to them by a whistleblower found that the clip was highly misleading to the public.…

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Virginia Universities Score a ‘D’ in College Free Speech Rankings

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The echoes of Sunday’s memorial service for slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk are still reverberating across the United States. While Kirk’s most effective method for convincing young people about the rightness of conservatism was through his “Prove Me Wrong” college campus tours—including stops originally scheduled at Virginia Tech and Liberty University this month—it seems increasing numbers of campuses no longer believe in the type of open dialogue he was promoting. In that environment comes the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s 2026 annual College Free Speech Rankings. >>> Sign up…

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It’s the First Amendment, Stupid: Supreme Court Holds That Free Speech Prevails in Challenge To Anti-Discrimination Law

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A Politico headline said that a recent Supreme Court decision “limits LGBTQ protections” while an ABC News story told us that it was about whether “businesses can refuse to serve LGBTQ+ customers.” The decision today in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis wasn’t about that at all. In this 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that the government cannot force you to say something that violates your religious beliefs. Lorie Smith runs 303 Creative, a website and graphic design company.  She wanted to expand her business and start creating custom wedding…

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Win for Website Designer at Supreme Court Would Be Win for Free Speech for All

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Imagine you’re an artist who creates custom websites. A new client asks you to create one that will promote a pro-life rally and celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Unbeknownst to the client, you disagree with the June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision and in fact are an abortion activist in your free time away from your business. Would you create the pro-life message as requested? One artist might conclude that, while they disagree with the message, they’re still comfortable…

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