SPECIAL REPORT U.S. jails are outsourcing medical care — and the death toll is rising

Matthew Loflin was coughing up blood, struggling to breathe and losing consciousness in his cell while awaiting trial on drug-possession charges in this historic Southern city.
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Chaos may be coming — and millions of Americans may be blindsided

WASHINGTON — Congress’ failure to pass a short-term government funding bill before midnight Tuesday will lead to the first shutdown in nearly seven ... Restricting access to parks is difficult due to ...

Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights

Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political ...
Yahoo

First Amendment advocates increasingly worried after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show

ABC pulled comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show following veiled threats from the Federal Communications Commission and now President Donald Trump has called on the FCC to revoke the broadcast ...
The Conversation

Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump

Wayne Unger does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Phys.org

How the First Amendment protects Americans' speech, and how it does not

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like "God Hates the U.S./Thank God for 9/11," ...
Newsweek

Republican Senator Says First Amendment Shouldn’t Be the ‘Ultimate Right’

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican, told Semafor that the First Amendment, which protects free speech, should no longer be considered the "ultimate right" in America. Joe Jackson, Lummis' ...
TV Technology

NAB: Broadcasters' First Amendment Freedoms Must Be Respected

Regulatory and Standards `Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Returns to ABC Affiliates Owned by Sinclair and Nexstar Regulatory and Standards Sinclair Says Kimmel Suspension Is Not Enough; Major Owner of ABC ...
CNN

Judges have looked unfavorably upon Trump in First Amendment cases this year

As the Trump administration faces backlash over officials’ decisions to target speech with which it disagrees, federal judges have already left a lengthy trail of rulings lambasting the government for ...
CNN

‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated — but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of political commentary. There were the respectful and sincere comments condemning the killing. Former President Barack Obama ...