Federal Court Blocks Augusta School Board Censorship

April 28, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

A federal judge found that Nicholas “Corn Pop” Blanchard will likely succeed on his First Amendment claims after the Augusta School Board repeatedly silenced ...

Powell, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission

April 20, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Thomas Joseph Powell and other petitioners are challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Gag Rule, alleging it coerces defendants into accepting a “lifetime ...

Are We Losing Our Most “American” Trait?

April 16, 2026   •  By Doug Granger   •  , ,

If you feel like you’re more disconnected from your fellow Americans than ever before, it’s not your imagination.

Free Speech Arguments – Can Government Retaliate Against Critics by Launching an Investigation and Demanding Documents? (Media Matters for America v. Federal Trade Commission)

April 13, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Media Matters for America v. Federal Trade Commission, argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on April 13, 2026.

Free Speech Arguments – Can Government Punish Nondisruptive Private Speech of Its Employees? (Hussey v. City of Cambridge, et al.)

April 8, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Hussey v. City of Cambridge, et al. argued en banc before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on April 8, 2026.

Broad Coalition of Free Speech Organizations and Scholars Urges Supreme Court to Hear Case of Professor Silenced by University’s Threats

March 10, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Renowned advocacy groups join a who's who of scholars to call for the Court to resolve a dangerous circuit split that leaves millions without ...

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of California’s Mandatory DEIA and “Anti-Racist” Ideology against Bakersfield College Professor

February 23, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Requiring professors to “reflect DEIA and anti-racist principles” in their teaching, and be DEIA-proficient to “teach, work, or lead within California community colleges,” ...

Institute for Free Speech Asks Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split on Employer Threats That Chill Free Speech

February 5, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

University of Texas threatened Professor Richard Lowery over DEI criticism; Fifth Circuit’s outlier standard leaves him and other public employees without essential legal protections

Free Speech Lawsuit Challenges Maine School Board’s Censorship during Public Comment Time

January 28, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Augusta School Board repeatedly silenced Nicholas Blanchard for criticizing board members and school officials during public comment periods

Blanchard v. Augusta Board of Education

January 28, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Augusta School Board repeatedly silenced Nicholas Blanchard for criticizing board members and school officials during public comment periods

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