Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims he’s helping ordinary people while threatening rights that make our democracy a model for the world.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Schools and Education
Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls
First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Outcry over King email to Twitter predictably overblown
The sending of the email isn’t as serious as those presenting it or promoting it would have us believe.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: To protect the free speech of all Maine voters, we must take action now
No other state in the country has such a strong tradition of ordinary citizens standing up for our rights as voters against big donors. That energy must be sustained in 2023.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bookstores are a refuge for freedom of speech while censors wage battle
If you make yourself available to the experience, a bookstore is a magical space, a site of resistance against ‘the attention economy.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: The public shouldn’t have to sue to get public information
The Freedom of Information Act remains a powerful but flawed law, with disclosure from some agencies coming only after legal action.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: An attack on a Maine school librarian is an attack on democracy
The professional school library community will continue to uphold the principle of intellectual freedom. But we need your help.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Mercifully, the U.S. Constitution is not based on the Bible
Elected officials like Missouri’s Josh Hawley seek to impose their beliefs on school curricula, equal rights, bodily autonomy and other issues.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
School district to pay far-right conservative Shawn McBreairty $40,000 in lawsuit
A judge ruled that RSU 22 violated McBreairty’s First Amendment rights when it banned him from school events.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What if the balance demanded by the Fairness Doctrine could exist today?
A frequently chaotic and polarizing media landscape could benefit from an updated version of the broadcasting rule.