Joining us now, a Democratic member of the Commerce Committee, Senator Ed Marky of Massachusetts. He participated in that hearing. It's always good to see you, Senator, and I wonder if you heard anything today that alleviates concerns of either government censorship or first amendment freedoms.>> Well, obviously the first amendment is the beating heart of our democracy. The freedom of speech, the freedom of press. uh it is essential that those principles be protected.So today I gave chairman Carr two opport ...

So I also have another name and that name is not a lawyer. So I'm about to talk about some legal things but I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. So imagine that you are doing some research.You really want to find something really really good. Maybe you're a student and your professor has said, "Get some peer-reviewed articles." Maybe you're a researcher yourself, but for whatever reason, you really want to have the best information possible. So, you're out there, you're on Google, maybe you're us ...

Jimmy Kimmel is staying with Disney a little longer. The late-night host has signed a one-year extension to stay on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" through May 2027, a person familiar with the deal told Business Insider on Monday.The renewed contract comes just months after Kimmel was briefly pulled off the air following backlash over his comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a controversy that sidelined him for nearly a week and drew widespread concerns over the First Amendment. Th ...

From @WSJopinion: One achievement of the current Supreme Court has been to restore the First Amendment right of Americans to contribute money to political candidates. It can do so again by banning limits on coordinated spending by candidates and parties.https://t.co/ki4Z9fDcKE ...

Freedom of Speech - Elon Musk acquired to preserve freedom of speech in America, upholding the First Amendment, even if it means reduced profitability [1] Business Strategy - The company prioritizes freedom of speech over financial gains [1]

"I acquired 𝕏 in order to preserve Freedom of Speech in America, The First Amendment, and I am gonna stick to that, and if that means making less money, so be it."Elon Musk https://t.co/fSz7aQvwKs ...

Book Banning Trends in the US - Pen America reports 23,000 active book bans in the United States [1] - A single parental objection can lead to a book's removal from school syllabi or libraries [1] - Banned books often include acclaimed works like Tony Morrison's "Beloved" and "To Kill a Mockingbird" [1] First Amendment and Legal Challenges - The removal of books is being challenged based on the defense of the First Amendment [1] - Court cases are often succeeding in opposing the book bans [1] Perspective and Representation - Many banned books share a common thread: they present America from the perspective of non-white individuals [3] - There is a perceived attempt to erase viewpoints of people who are not white [4]

The New York Times on Thursday sued the Pentagon over a new set of press access rules, imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, that has resulted in the exit of the veteran credentialed press corps from the complex. In its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in D.C., the Times calls the restrictions “exactly the type of speech- and press-restrictive scheme” that the Supreme Court has recognized violates the First Amendment. The policy “seeks to restrict journalists ‘ ability to do what journalists have ...

President Trump's retribution campaign is growing more intense, but so is the push back from his political targets. Four Democratic Congress members, who are among the group of lawmakers under investigation by Trump's DOJ and FBI after urging military personnel to refuse illegal orders. They released a statement in response to the investigation. They write, quote, "No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs and honoring our Constitution. We will not be bullied. We will nev ...

"I think we should be extremely concerned about anything that undermines the First Amendment. There is a reason for the 1st Amendment. People came from countries where they could not speak freely - where saying certain things would get you thrown in prison."Elon Musk https://t.co/gNPgWEv0xpElon Musk (@elonmusk):And this is why we have the first and second amendments in America ...