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Journalist jailed for asking police a question seeks Supreme Court review
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LAWSUIT: Utah’s clumsy attempt to childproof social media is an unconstitutional mess
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Animal rights advocates sue after facing ongoing censorship and arrest for peaceful advocacy in Houston public park
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University of Texas at Austin: Riot Police Forcibly Disperse Peaceful Protesters, Arresting More Than 50 People
University of Texas at Austin
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Dartmouth College: Student Journalists Arrested Covering Campus Protest
Dartmouth College
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New College of Florida: Trustee Claims Professor Non-renewed for ‘Left-Wing’ Teaching and for Criticizing Administrators and the Governor
New College of Florida
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