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Government denies plans to muzzle freedom of expression • Apr. 4, 2025, 8:52 AM ET (The Standard)
‘Freedom of expression’: AUD professor rejects varsity’s accusation of delivering ‘provocative speech’ • Apr. 2, 2025, 2:33 PM ET (The Indian Express)
UK University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech on Campus • Mar. 26, 2025, 8:26 AM ET (New York Times)
Immigrants and Freedom of Speech • Mar. 24, 2025, 5:02 AM ET (New York Times)

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States jurist
Louis Brandeis
Louis Brandeis
United States jurist
Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter
United States jurist
Robert H. Jackson
Robert H. Jackson
United States jurist
Phan Khoi
Vietnamese intellectual