Jul 27, 2017

Government employees are in the best position to reveal government corruption and misconduct. So when can they be fired for their speech — and when does the First Amendment protect them?

Jul 20, 2017

What should we do about online hate speech? Ban it? Embrace it? In this episode we explore the approaches that different social media platforms take when it comes to their users posting hateful and offensive content.

Jul 13, 2017

Does a law that says that you can’t trademark an offensive or racist name violate freedom of speech? We talk to Simon Tam, founder of Asian-American dance rock band “The Slants” and lead plaintiff in the recent Supreme Court case that dealt with this very question.

Jul 6, 2017

ACLU attorney Esha Bhandari talks about representing the anonymous Tweeter behind a “rogue” Twitter account critical of the Trump administration, and shares her thoughts about why the right to speak anonymously is so important--and how technology and social media have changed how we use it.