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First Amendment, Special Projects

News analysis: Trump’s handling of Minnesota investigations defies time-tested procedures and looks like a ‘cover-up in plain sight’  

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • January 30, 2026

At the time that ICE agents killed Alex Pretti in a hail of 10 bullets last Saturday, Pretti was.

First Amendment, Media News, Midwest

Hazelwood censorship case looms over student journalists

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • December 27, 2025

Thirty-seven years ago, on Jan. 13, 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a devastating blow to student speech and.

First Amendment, Media News

Big institutions retreat from First Amendment fight

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • December 27, 2025

Media, universities and law groups forgo legal challenges as Trump reshapes Washington and curtails free-speech protections Many powerful law.

First Amendment, Media News, Midwest

The First Amendment is for everyone and protects the speech we hate

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • December 27, 2025

The First Amendment protects everyone’s freedom — Nazis, Klansmen, Proud Boys, communists, Christians, flag burners, cross burners, Bible and.

First Amendment, Media News, Midwest, Special Projects

Freedom to read is in peril

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • December 27, 2025

Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee, Wyoming, Texas and Florida remove hundreds of books despite the First Amendment NIXA, Mo. —.

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