Category: Fights for Freedom of Speech

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Free Speech, Website Designer and Attorney Respond

On June 30, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Colorado Christian website designer who refused to create a website promoting same-sex weddings. As The Epoch Times reported on Sept. 27, 2021, Lori Smith—the owner of a Colorado-based web design company called 303 Creative—had asked the justices to overturn a decision of the 10th…


Christian Website Designer Responds to Free Speech Win at Supreme Court

On June 30, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Colorado Christian website designer who refused to create a website promoting same-sex weddings. As The Epoch Times reported on Sept. 27, 2021, Lori Smith—the owner of a Colorado-based web design company called 303 Creative—had asked the justices to overturn a decision of the 10th…


After Supreme Court Win, Camp Constitution Raises Christian Flag at Boston City Hall Plaza

BOSTON, Mass.—After five years of legal battles, Camp Constitution was finally allowed to raise its Christian flag at the Boston City Hall Plaza. The flag-raising ceremony was held on Wednesday morning with about 200 people in the audience. Harold Shurtleff, co-founder of Camp Constitution, together with Mathew Staver, chairperson of the Liberty Counsel, raised the…


‘Being Offensive Is Part and Parcel of Freedom,’ Says Former Policeman Tackling ‘Woke’ Authorities

Fresh from a successful legal challenge against a national policy that would have seen police forces record gender-critical views as non-crime “hate incidents,” former police officer Harry Miller is taking on the forces once again. His organisation Fair Cop’s latest case involves a member of the public being threatened with a public order offence over…


Ostracizing University Faculty With Nonconforming Opinions Has Become a Common Trend: Constitutional Lawyer

Having a dissenting view within the prevailing orthodoxies of many universities today can lead to “a death by a thousand cuts,” according to a lawyer who specializes in constitutional law. Samantha Harris, with Allen Harris Law in Connecticut, represents Stephen Porter, a professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Porter filed a lawsuit on Sept….


Fired for Questioning: An Australian Geophysicist Fight for Academic Freedom

The act of questioning the quality of his colleague’s work has turned into a fight for intellectual freedom in Australia’s apex legal institution, the High Court. Marine geophysicist Peter Ridd’s legal battle for freedom of speech is nearing its end after his appeal was heard in the High Court on June 23. Former Professor Ridd,…


Sydney Rally to Protect HK Freedoms Condemns Attack on HK Printing Press

Australians have rallied on Thursday to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) escalating attacks on people of faith and on press freedom after the Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times printing facility was attacked on Sunday. Gathering in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney, The Epoch Times Australia, Falun Gong practitioners, and human…