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On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists across West Virginia, I urge you to oppose HFA Foggin 3-4 #1 for SB 121. This vote may be recorded in our 2023 session legislative scorecard. In 1988, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier that student journalists are not covered under the First Amendment protections of freedom […]
February may be the shortest month of the year, but that doesn’t mean it’s uneventful. The last few weeks have been jam-packed with exciting developments around free speech in music, literature, and the Supreme Court. Music to my ears: The polls have been telling us for some time now that Americans are still concerned about […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today Americans For Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) opened an investigation into reports that the U.S. Department of State is funding efforts to blacklist and ultimately censor conservative views. British nonprofit Global Disinformation Index (GDI) and its U.S. affiliates are pushing for major ad companies to stop working with right-of-center news sites that publish content GDI […]
What are the Twitter Files? And why should you care about them? To steal from my Stand Together colleague Neil Chilson, at some point last year the social media platform Twitter became the world’s leading place to get breaking news about Twitter — and it seemed as though Twitter was the topic of the day […]
On behalf of our respective activists across the state, we encourage you to support SB 121, Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act. The Bill of Rights protects and enumerates the civil liberties of every American. Those rights make the great American experiment possible. In fact, free speech empowers citizen to hold those in power […]
‘Tis the season: The one where everyone seems to want to give you advice on how to win arguments while spending the holidays with family members with different political views. Yes, Americans feel more polarized right now than any other time in recent history. But the truth is that Americans are less divided than we […]
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. It’s a crucial opportunity for the justices to strengthen Americans’ First Amendment rights and restrain government from compelling speech and coercing thought. What’s the backstory on 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis? Lorie Smith is a website designer and the owner of a […]
A small independent website designer in Colorado is getting national attention. Why? The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next week about whether the government can force her to say something that goes against her personal beliefs. It’s one of the biggest free speech cases this Supreme Court term. And you may not have […]
If you’re a regular reader of this newsletter, you know that October is the best month, by far, and no other month even comes close. The weather, the leaves, football … it’s perfect. And I feel that way despite the fact that Halloween is the worst holiday. *ducks* I know my position may surprise you, […]
