CBLDF has joined a statement condemning a Department of Homeland Security proposal that would require non-citizens to provide their social media passwords as a condition of entering the United States. The statement warns, “Freedom of expression and press rights, access…
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Turkish Publisher Closes Satirical Magazine Over Moses Cartoon
The publisher of the Turkish satirical magazine Gırgır abruptly shut down the publication and laid off all its staff last week in response to a cartoon that irreverently depicted Moses and was deemed offensive to both Jews and Muslims. The…
Ahmed Naji: “I Believe in Freedom of Expression”
Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji served nearly a year in prison for “violating public modesty” when an excerpt of his novel The Use of Life was published in a state-run newspaper. Now free, the writer draws inspiration from his experience. “Before…
Parent Group Demands Changes or Cancellation for Illinois High School’s Civil Rights Seminar Day
Some parents in the northern suburbs of Chicago are complaining that an innovative all-day seminar on civil rights at New Trier High School will be “biased, unbalanced, [and] divisive.” Award-winning authors Andrew Aydin and Colson Whitehead are scheduled to speak…
Free Speech Arguments Prevail in Tobinick v. Novella
Free speech prevailed in a case alleging that any speech published on a website with advertising should be treated as “commercial speech,” a category afforded less First Amendment protection. CBLDF and other members of the Media Coalition filed an amicus…
Kevin Eastman, Bernie Wrightson, Walt Simonson, and Matt Wagner Signed Books Benefit CBLDF!
This week CBLDF is rewarding your donations with signed books by legendary comics creators! Donate today and receive exclusive premiums, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Collection Hardcover, signed by Kevin Eastman; Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson and Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein, signed by Bernie Wrightson; Ragnarök and Alien: The Illustrated Story, signed…