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As immigrants in Houston follow Washingtons political turmoil, some find ominous echoes from their homelands. Others find a reminder they are lucky to be here.

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and DAVID MONTGOMERY

Some on the Buffalo school board said Carl Paladino disclosed private information. At a hearing, his lawyers said the real issue was his racist comments about the Obamas.

By LUIS FERR-SADURN and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS

The justices reaffirmed core First Amendment principles and took a major case on partisan gerrymandering.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

In a strange case, a small Asian-American rock group may have inadvertently helped the Washington Redskins.

By JOE COSCARELLI

The company says it wants to quickly identify and pull down videos promoting terrorism. It will also make offensive videos harder to find.

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

Just a day after the Shakespeare in the Park play was interrupted by protesters who rushed on stage, a few demonstrators picketed, and the production was adjusted to address the episode.

By EMILY PALMER and MAYA SALAM

After a professor objected to a racial-awareness event, the protests against him were widely shared online, prompting threats against him and the college.

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS

Convicting the 20-year-old of involuntary manslaughter could have serious implications for free speech.

By ROBBY SOAVE

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, of the Republican Peoples Party, set out on what he said would be a 23-day walk to denounce the jailing of a lawmaker, Enis Berberoglu.

By PATRICK KINGSLEY

To what extent should freedom of expression exist in the theater, particularly when staging political plays?

By CAROLINE CROSSON GILPIN

European leaders want to force internet companies to police extremist content. But free speech and the sharing of information would suffer.

By DAPHNE KELLER

Jeremy Christian, accused of slashing three men who tried to intervene as he menaced two women, used his arraignment to call for death to the enemies of America.

By PHOEBE FLANIGAN and MATT STEVENS

Six students weigh in.

A total of 3,974 civil servants were fired on Saturday, and internet users woke up to find that they no longer had access to the free online encyclopedia.

By PATRICK KINGSLEY

Read how the other side thinks: Debating the resonance of The Handmaids Tale, why the left should tolerate anti-abortion Democrats and why the media bubble is worse than you thought.

By ANNA DUBENKO

The universitys provost writes to clarify the schools position on free speech.

It would be perverse to portray her as a victim of censorship simply because she cannot express her ideas on the Berkeley campus.

The college has become a magnet for groups who seek to use the site of the birth of the Free Speech Movement as a staging ground for violence and disruption.

By NICHOLAS DIRKS

Ms. Coulter, whose speech had earlier been canceled by the university over safety concerns, said, Its a sad day for free speech.

By JEREMY W. PETERS and THOMAS FULLER

Campus protests against speakers like Richard Spencer are not censorship. They help secure the basic rights of others.

By ULRICH BAER

As immigrants in Houston follow Washingtons political turmoil, some find ominous echoes from their homelands. Others find a reminder they are lucky to be here.

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and DAVID MONTGOMERY

Some on the Buffalo school board said Carl Paladino disclosed private information. At a hearing, his lawyers said the real issue was his racist comments about the Obamas.

By LUIS FERR-SADURN and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS

The justices reaffirmed core First Amendment principles and took a major case on partisan gerrymandering.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

In a strange case, a small Asian-American rock group may have inadvertently helped the Washington Redskins.

By JOE COSCARELLI

The company says it wants to quickly identify and pull down videos promoting terrorism. It will also make offensive videos harder to find.

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

Just a day after the Shakespeare in the Park play was interrupted by protesters who rushed on stage, a few demonstrators picketed, and the production was adjusted to address the episode.

By EMILY PALMER and MAYA SALAM

After a professor objected to a racial-awareness event, the protests against him were widely shared online, prompting threats against him and the college.

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS

Convicting the 20-year-old of involuntary manslaughter could have serious implications for free speech.

By ROBBY SOAVE

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, of the Republican Peoples Party, set out on what he said would be a 23-day walk to denounce the jailing of a lawmaker, Enis Berberoglu.

By PATRICK KINGSLEY

To what extent should freedom of expression exist in the theater, particularly when staging political plays?

By CAROLINE CROSSON GILPIN

European leaders want to force internet companies to police extremist content. But free speech and the sharing of information would suffer.

By DAPHNE KELLER

Jeremy Christian, accused of slashing three men who tried to intervene as he menaced two women, used his arraignment to call for death to the enemies of America.

By PHOEBE FLANIGAN and MATT STEVENS

Six students weigh in.

A total of 3,974 civil servants were fired on Saturday, and internet users woke up to find that they no longer had access to the free online encyclopedia.

By PATRICK KINGSLEY

Read how the other side thinks: Debating the resonance of The Handmaids Tale, why the left should tolerate anti-abortion Democrats and why the media bubble is worse than you thought.

By ANNA DUBENKO

The universitys provost writes to clarify the schools position on free speech.

It would be perverse to portray her as a victim of censorship simply because she cannot express her ideas on the Berkeley campus.

The college has become a magnet for groups who seek to use the site of the birth of the Free Speech Movement as a staging ground for violence and disruption.

By NICHOLAS DIRKS

Ms. Coulter, whose speech had earlier been canceled by the university over safety concerns, said, Its a sad day for free speech.

By JEREMY W. PETERS and THOMAS FULLER

Campus protests against speakers like Richard Spencer are not censorship. They help secure the basic rights of others.

By ULRICH BAER

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