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School Bus Driver Brandishes Belt—Mom Gets Banned

A public school in Northeast Indiana banned the mother of a middle school girl from school property, all for standing..

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13-Yr-Old Suspended Over ‘Dr Pepper Gun.’ His Mom Is Suing.

A 13-year-old boy in a small Missouri school district recently learned a harsh lesson about the limits of free expression in America’s public..

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Goldwater Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Review to Protect Freedom of Association

Should the government force you to subsidize speech you don’t agree with—or even put your name on it—just to do..

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Standing Up for Free Speech at the Oregon Supreme Court

Picture it: You run a successful small business, but there’s one big catch—it’s illegal to accurately describe what you’re selling. That’s not..

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Victory! AZ Supreme Court Says State Bar Can’t Force Lawyers to Pay for Politics

The Goldwater Institute has scored a victory for attorneys’ First Amendment rights, stopping the Arizona State Bar from forcing its..

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Free Speech Victory! Oregon Appeals Court Strikes Down Vape Censorship

Imagine running a small business, but with one big catch: it’s illegal to accurately describe what you’re selling. For years,..

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Tennessee Auctioneers’ Free Speech Rights? Going Once, Going Twice…

Occupational licensing laws are some of the most pernicious restrictions on economic freedom in America. But these barriers to economic..

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Victory! Federal Court Rules Oregon’s Mandatory Bar Violated 1st Amendment

You shouldn’t be forced to support speech you don’t agree with just to do your job—and a new Goldwater Institute..

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Jewish Professors in NYC Forced Into Anti-Semitic Union Representation—Goldwater Takes Action

A group of Jewish professors in New York City are being forced to submit themselves to formal representation by a..

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Supreme Court Sides with Goldwater: Social Media Companies Have Free Speech Rights, Too

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning ordered further trial court proceedings in the NetChoice case—actually a pair of cases from..

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