free speech
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The company intends to argue that mental health is an industry-wide issue, and that some of the states' claims are protected by free speech laws.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Civil-rights lawyers and former DHS staffers see it differently and say the system infringes free speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Sarsour’s lawyers argued the government had targeted him to suppress his First Amendment right to free speech.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“If every protest, every recording, every act of dissent opens us up to surveillance and retribution, privacy and free speech are at risk of collapse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mass action was perilous in South Africa, where it was a criminal offense for an African to strike, and where the rights of free speech and movement were unmercifully curtailed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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