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Free speech restrictions in the US

The US free speech restrictions landscape in 2025, including First Amendment exceptions, online platform regulations, and federal policy developments.

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Jan 28, 2026
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Is there evidence of Signal chat group working on Anti-Ice operations in MN? If so, does instructing others to obstruct law enforcement break a federal law?

show a burst of that encrypted Signal groups in were being used to monitor and mobilize around immigration agents; federal authorities have opened an investigation after a conservative journalist publ...

Jan 16, 2026
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In texas, if someone were arrested for ai csam, but during investigation, it was also found that they produced ai ncii of adults, will those adults be notified

Texas law now treats AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) of adults as criminal and civil harms, and platforms are subject to takedown obligations...

Jan 27, 2026
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How have legal experts interpreted 18 U.S.C. § 372 in past cases involving speech and alleged obstruction of federal officers?

Legal experts read C. § 372—the conspiracy-to-impede-or-injure-officer statute—as a broad, historically rooted conspiracy offense that can reach coordinated efforts to , but they sharply disagree abou...

Jan 26, 2026

Under what authority does ICE detain noncitizens encountered while homeless in public spaces?

’s statutory authority to arrest and detain noncitizens in public flows principally from as implemented by , which allows officers to take into custody noncitizens who are subject to removal or who ar...

Feb 4, 2026

How do laws define consent and age verification for adults in online pornography across jurisdictions?

Laws frame consent in pornography primarily around the legal age of majority—most jurisdictions require performers to be adults (commonly 18+) and to have consented to participation, while recent legi...

Feb 3, 2026

What legal implications arose from Donald Trump's words in the January 6 2021 speech?

flowing from ’s , 2021 speech have ranged from congressional referrals and criminal investigation to civil litigation and political rebuttals, but their viability has been contested on constitutional ...

Jan 28, 2026

How do legal and academic experts assess Charlie Kirk's rhetoric under free speech and hate speech laws?

Legal and academic experts cited in contemporary reporting converge on a clear baseline: , “” as a category is generally protected and the government cannot criminalize offensive or hateful expression...