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Mike Benz, a free speech advocate and former State Department official, said there is still hope for free speech on MRC UnCensored. 

The US Supreme Court, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, sent back two cases challenging Texas and Florida's anti-censorship laws to lower courts, striking down tech trade association NetChoice's claim that these laws had no constitutional applications. To challenge the law, the individual platforms now have to sue the two states for how the laws are applied. The ruling implies that, in some…

The Texas Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Dianne Hensley, a justice of the peace in Waco, does not have to perform same-sex weddings due to her religious beliefs.

During Saturday’s edition of The Weekend on MSNBC, co-host Symone Sanders-Townsend got her priorities all wrong as she interrupted a discussion on murders committed by illegal immigrants to complain about the term “illegal immigrant,” claiming “we don't use” the term.

The nation is shocked by yet another horrendous murder of a girl at the hands of a pair of illegal aliens who should have never been here in the first place. The grisly murder of Jocelyn Nungaray at the hands of two illegals from Venezuela should have garnered coverage on the main network newscasts. But neither ABC, CBS, nor NBC could be bothered to cover the story.

Monday’s PBS News Hour handed over a news segment to an ostensible ratings rival, NBC News and its reporter/podcaster Mike Hixenbaugh, who has a new book out with the portentous title They Came for the Schools -- One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. Hixenbaugh and his onscreen NBC reporting counterpart Antonia Hylton have…

On what could be the eve of the Supreme Court deciding multiple First Amendment cases that will shape the future of our republic, MRC Free Speech America warns of the consequences of the justices perverting the Constitution.    

The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a legal challenge to broaden abortion availability in the state, preserving laws that disallow termination based solely on abnormal fetal diagnoses. The case, Zurawski v. Texas, alleged that the abortion ban prevented necessary medical care for these women’s “complicated pregnancies.” A previous temporary injunction allowed abortions for…

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs unanimously voted to authorize subpoenas to Big Tech companies, aiming to hold them accountable for censorship and election interference. The companies include Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok among others. The decision followed a hearing in which industry…

MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider called out Big Tech for censorship, discrimination and election interference during a hearing at the Texas Capitol. 

The PBS NewsHour on Friday questioned Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of “convicted killer Daniel Perry” as a sop to the white right. Host Geoff Bennett loaded his lead to tar Abbott’s decision right from the start. "Abbott had faced pressure to issue the pardon from white right-wing conservatives, including then FOX News host Tucker Carlson."

A board member in a North East San Antonio school expressed disgust over explicit content in a book available to students in middle and high school libraries. The book, "Triangles" by Ellen Hopkins, graphically details a foursome and features themes of sadomasochism, nudity, profanity, alcohol and drug abuse, and controversial religious commentary. It was assumed the books had been removed,…

The video shows Fisher, who was wearing what looked like a bra and underpants, flip over Anderson’s limp body before straddling and kissing him.

The Austin City Council voted to become a sanctuary city for transgender minors seeking healthcare in defiance of Texas state law. With a vote of 10-1, the council passed a measure directing police to prioritize enforcement of transgender bans at their lowest. The decree ensures that no city personnel or resources will be employed to investigate or penalize transgender individuals seeking…