One free speech organization has said the judge's ruling allows "blatant viewpoint discrimination in publicly-funded libraries."

All active duty military and 400,000 civilian workers are currently serving without pay due to the government shutdown. This comes a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed military leaders and issued new directives and standards.

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the federal shutdown.

A day after Trump said the U.S. is fighting a "war from within," Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries react to the president's comments.

Recent events, including an executive order on flag burning and comments and actions from elected and appointed officials with respect to comic material on broadcast television, have raised the specter of First Amendment violations.

Lawmakers and commentators say that the FCC’s pressure on Jimmy Kimmel could backfire.

A recent poll showed that while Americans are overwhelmingly against government restrictions on free speech, their views on the temporary suspension of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was more varied,

Rogan argued people look for illusion of power with Kimmel suspension as the UK installs and Orwellian ‘nightmare.’

No tool of government is more dangerous to pluralism than criminal law. Because it deprives people of liberty, its use must be tightly confined. The Anglo-American tradition requires both intent and action before punishment. Thoughts alone are not crimes.

Jane Fonda is picking up where her father left off nearly 80 years ago. The Oscar-winning actress announced Thursday she's relaunching the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative her father, Hollywood legend Henry Fonda, created in 1947 to fight McCarthyism.

Welcome to our live coverage of leader Claire Hanna's speech to the SDLP party conference. She's expected to start her speech at about 14:00 BST.

Donald Trump and his administration are holding back congressionally-approved funds from blue states and cities. So with the shutdown set to last at least into next week, what comes next? Tim Miller,