May 3, 2020 California planning commissioner ousted after saying coronavirus can cull herd A Northern California city has canned its planning commission chairman after a viral uproar over his assertion that sick, old and homeless people should be left to meet their “natural course in nature” during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 3, 2020 Florida man labels boat ‘TRUMP’ after blocked from flying Trump flag on dock A Florida boat owner had a quick reply recently after the management of the community where he lives wouldn’t let him fly a “Trump” flag at the end of his dock.
April 29, 2020 Huckabee says YouTube must answer for pulling down doctors' video: 'Something is wrong with that' YouTube must answer for pulling down the video of two California doctors and their "selective content," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee urged Wednesday.
February 14, 2020 Kentucky to pay atheist $150G for rejecting 'IM GOD' license plate A federal judge ordered the state of Kentucky to pay more than $150,000 to the groups representing a self-described atheist for denying him a personalized "IM GOD" license plate.
January 30, 2020 UC Berkeley removes 'Boalt Hall' name from law school after discovery of namesake's racist speech The University of California, Berkeley removed the legend "Boalt Hall" from the facade of its main law school building Thursday, severing an association dating back more than 100 years.
January 28, 2020 Free speech wins as California DMV says Fulham soccer fan's 'Come on You Whites' vanity plate is OK A soccer fan’s request for a personalized license plate celebrating his favorite team was granted Tuesday after scoring a free speech victory against the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which initially determined the slogan might be deemed offensive.
January 23, 2020 Authors, academics defend Babson College professor fired for Facebook post on Iran bombing More than 155 authors, academics, and free speech advocates, including authors Joyce Carol Oates, Salman Rushdie and actress Molly Ringwald, are urging Babson College to reinstate Asheen Phansey, a professor who was abruptly fired by the Massachusetts college for a satirical Facebook post, calling the case "deeply disturbing" for free speech in America.
January 16, 2020 Pair with Iranian ties get prison time for illegal surveillance of Iranian opposition groups in US: DOJ Two men with Iranian backgrounds were sentenced to prison terms Wednesday after being convicted of conducting surveillance and collecting information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the U.S. Department of Justice said.
January 15, 2020 Ohio Democrat's daughter, 36, yelled obscenities, resisted arrest outside Trump rally: police The daughter of a Democrat county commissioner in Ohio was among three people arrested on disorderly conduct charges outside President Trump's rally in Toledo on Thursday night, police say.
January 11, 2020 Utah to decide if driver's DEPORTM license plate violates state guidelines Utah officials announced Friday they are reviewing the vanity license plate “DEPORTM” to decide if it violates state guidelines.