First Amendment

Sixteen Stormy Days: Tripurdaman Singh's account of the First Amendment to Indian Constitution makes for a compelling read

When did the executive branch begin to bend the judiciary to their (political) will in India and how? Sixteen Stormy Days, a new non-fiction book by Tripurdaman Singh, tries to answer this question — and address the long-term effects of the First Amendment to the Indian constitution.

Mark Zuckerberg's Georgetown speech: First Amendment, China's censorship and more

Zuckerberg stood his ground, saying social media had introduced avenues for speech that should not be shut down.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he considered banning political ads

Facebook has come under fire for its lax approach to fake news reports and disinformation campaigns.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg slams TikTok for censoring political protest

TikTok is also accused of being used by the Chinese government to censor politically sensitive content.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg takes a stand for the company's regulation of speech

Zuckerberg said that Facebook had introduced transformative avenues for speech that should not be shut down.

Judge orders White House to return press credentials to Jim Acosta; 'great day for journalism', says CNN

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly ruled Friday morning, CNN is reporting, that the White House must immediately return CNN journalist Jim Acosta's press credentials taken away abruptly last week after a heated exchange between the US president and the CNN reporter.

Donald Trump administration defends president's decision to revoke press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta

The Donald Trump administration on Wednesday defended in court its decision to suspend the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, arguing that no journalist has the first amendment right to enter the White House

Greatness will elude India unless there's support for free speech; it's people not governments which make nation

Most Indians today believe that it is not only wrong to say certain things, but also that there should be no right to say them. Till we support restrictions on freedom of speech, true greatness will elude this nation, no matter how brilliant the individual at the helm may be.

US judge rejects Stormy Daniels' defamation suit against Donald Trump, says president's tweet was 'rhetorical hyperbole'

Separately, Donald Trump was sued for defamation in 2017 by Summer Zervos, who was a contestant on Trump's former reality TV show "The Apprentice."

Donald Trump asking appeals court to restore his power to block Twitter critics