Azi Paybarah for Straight Arrow Politics 5m read We heard about soldiers at a ballot drop box, so we checked it out An image of National Guard members at a ballot drop box in Washington, D.C., drew concerns from local officials. Subscriber Exclusive
AP Photo/George Walker IV Law and Order 3m read 911 calls reveal half-hour delay in getting help to Christa Pike after failed execution It took about 30 minutes before prison officials confirmed the call was real and let first responders through the gates.
Cheng Xin/Getty Images Thursday 6m read A chatbot message led to a felony charge. Experts say it may not hold up
David Streever via Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Sep 16 4m read Federal judge says DHS attempted to silence NY man’s speech following critical email
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Getty Images Jul 28 2m read High school teacher arrested at city meeting after clapping for anti-data center speech
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Ian Gavan/Getty Images Jul 8 4m read A blogger sent a lawmaker a photo of Shrek’s penis. Now he faces 6 months in jail
Mark Keierleber/Straight Arrow Jul 7 5m read Judge weighs press freedom vs. student privacy in contentious legal battle
David Streever via the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Jul 6 4m read New York man says ICE violated his constitutional rights with home visit following angry email
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images May 19 4m read Politicians fueling the rising occurrence of Islamophobia
Ilia YEFIMOVICH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images May 14 4m read Israel threatens to sue The New York Times for libel. Proving its case might be difficult
Dado Ruvic/Reuters May 1 6m read Colorado’s new law will regulate AI. Musk and the Trump admin say it’s too ‘woke’
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Apr 28 4m read Trump demands Kimmel be fired as host hits back over Melania joke
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Kevin McGill/ AP Photo Mar 24 4m read A Texas town arrested a reporter for getting info from a cop. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Mar 18 3m read Reputational harm or free speech? Afroman’s defamation case now in hands of jury
John McDonnell/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Feb 2 3m read Transgender pronoun policy didn’t violate teacher’s religious rights, court rules
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Jan 21 3m read Judge blocks FBI’s access to Washington Post reporter’s seized devices
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Jan 13 4m read Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, accuses admin. of unconstitutional retaliation
Dominic Gwinn/Getty Images Dec 30, 2025 5m read Filming ICE agents is a First Amendment right. So why might it land you in jail?
Alex Wong/Getty Images Dec 29, 2025 4m read DHS official criticizes Abrego Garcia for TikToks while agency faces gag order
Eva Fedderly/Straight Arrow News Dec 2, 2025 4m read Supreme Court weighs free speech rights of anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy center’
