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The Catholic Church, Moms for Liberty and many Republican state lawmakers and members of Congress have weighed in on the case and its allegations of cancel culture.
Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter
A week after he was put on leave and then reinstated, an outspoken UNC professor said that trust and freedom of speech are key to making the campus one where everyone can learn 'without fear of reprisal or censorship.'
We are approaching a new frontier of free speech. It's not the FCC telling Kimmel to tone it down or a teacher or administrator setting and then personally enforcing school rules. The risk is that an algorithm decides whether your outfit, your joke or your essay is "acceptable."
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist
WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty explained why ABC decided to take Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show off the air indefinitely after his recent comments about Charlie Kirk's suspected killer.
WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty answered viewer questions about President Donald Trump's executive order banning burning of the American flag.
Efforts to have people fired from their jobs for criticizing slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk are raising questions about free speech and local government policies.
New York (CNN) — Dozens of social media posts and messages about the murder of Charlie Kirk, including some that celebrated his death, are being spotlighted by conservative activists, Republican elected officials and a doxxing website as part of an online campaign to punish the posters behind the messages.
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and his top advisers are escalating their attacks on their opponents in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing, placing the blame for political violence on Democrats alone and signaling a broad crackdown on critics and left-leaning institutions.
Tyler Pager and Nick Corasaniti, New York Times
After Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist, was fatally shot Wednesday, two thoughts occurred to Edward Padron, a 67-year-old locksmith in Brownsville, Texas. One was immediate. One was slower to rise.
Shawn Hubler, Edgar Sandoval and Audra D.S. Burch, New York Times
The widespread and fast-moving campaign of naming-and-shaming has already resulted in countless lost jobs, professional suspensions and internal investigations, exacerbating the already fraught tensions over the shooting that exist online.
Alan Feuer, Ken Bensinger and Pooja Salhotra, New York Times
Donald Trump signed an executive order that appears to make burning the American flag illegal. The order faces legal challenges, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that flag burning is a form of protected free speech under the First Amendment.
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would no longer reserve a regular slot in the presidential press pool for three independent newswires that have participated for decades, including The Associated Press.
Michael M. Grynbaum and Katie Robertson, New York Times
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees is strengthening its stance on managing campus protests, aiming to balance free speech with safety and prevent disruptions like property damage and forced class cancellations.
Israel's cabinet unanimously voted to sanction the nation's oldest newspaper, Haaretz, on Sunday citing its critical coverage of the war following the October 7 Hamas attacks and comments by the outlet's publisher calling for sanctions on senior government officials.
Lucas Lilieholm and Eugenia Yosef, CNN
The X ban in Brazil and the arrest of the Telegram CEO tell us different things about how government does, could and should regulate digital media in the public interest.
Writing for the court, Justice Elena Kagan said the platforms, like newspapers, deserve protection from governments’ intrusion in determining what to include or exclude from their space.
David Phillips sued the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, claiming the Governor's School wrongfully fired him for expressing his opinions in a series of seminars that received negative feedback from students and fellow teachers.
By Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter
The US Supreme Court recently heard arguments regarding recent laws in Texas and Florida that limit social media’s ability to […]
The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that previously came up in a case involving former President Donald Trump.
A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.
Targeted News Service
Twitter on Thursday evening banned the accounts of several high-profile journalists from the nation’s top news organizations. Here's what's happening.
A Texas law prohibiting large social media companies from removing political speech became the first of its kind to take effect Wednesday, posing complicated questions for major web platforms about how to comply with the rules.
David McCabe, New York Times
