Techdirt’s Mike Masnick on the history of the NSA and mass surveillance in America, and why Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon should worry us.

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice spent weeks emailing its request for Oklahoma’s voter rolls to the wrong email address. Then, they sued Oklahoma for not complying. It began in December, when ...

Teachers would receive $2,000 annually for three years, for a total increase of $6,000. Special education teachers would receive $3,000 annually for three years, for a total increase of $9,000.

With 9th Circuit ordering a trial in lawsuit against principal for allegedly punishing first-grader for giving classmate a ...

Federal appeals court rules elementary students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit over a first-grader's Black Lives Matter drawing.

Florida lawmakers approved a bill allowing the state to designate 'domestic terrorist' groups, raising free speech concerns.

The lawsuit involves a first grader who allegedly received a punishment for giving a Black Lives Matter drawing to an African ...

Don Lemon's recent arrest on obscure federal charges shows how the American free press — essential to our democracy — is under assault.

Is hate speech protected by the First Amendment? Following a recent racist video, read a breakdown of protected and unprotected free speech.