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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1857, George E. Ohr, American potter (died 1918) was born. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1931, Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866) passed away. In 1937, Mickey Edwards, American lawyer and politician was born. In 1939, Phillip Adams, Australian journalist and producer was born. In 1948, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla. In 1955, Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author was born. In 2012, Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author and illustrator (born 1920) passed away. In 2014, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950) passed away. In 2015, Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Sowore’s detention undermines fair trial, free speech — Gani Adams, Odumakin
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has condemned the decision of a Federal High Court in Abuja to remand African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in Kuje Correctional Centre. The post Sowore’s detention undermines fair trial, free speech — Gani Adams, Odumakin appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Conservative Review
· Jun 29, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed Urged Mass Release of Prisoners and Touted 'Decarceration' Policies in Bizarre Webinar Where He Chatted Up Murderer and Rapist
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.), appearing alongside a convicted murderer and a registered sex offender in a webinar with a prison abolition group, endorsed any and all efforts to get people out of jails and prisons and said locking up criminals was akin to robbing them of their freedom.The post Abdul El-Sayed Urged Mass Release of Prisoners and Touted 'Decarceration' Policies in Bizarre Webinar Where He Chatted Up Murderer and Rapist appeared first on .
RedState
· Jul 1, 2026
If This Is Justice for Paul Kessler, Free Speech Is in Serious Trouble
If This Is Justice for Paul Kessler, Free Speech Is in Serious Trouble
Independent Online
· Jun 21, 2026
Equality Court rules Ngizwe Mchunu’s anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks amount to hate speech
Equality Court rules Ngizwe Mchunu’s anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks amount to hate speech
Twitchy
· Jun 30, 2026
Cisgender? REALLY? Ketanji Brown Jackson's Trans Ruling Dissent Is Even DUMBER Than We Thought
Cisgender? REALLY? Ketanji Brown Jackson's Trans Ruling Dissent Is Even DUMBER Than We Thought
The Intercept
· Jun 26, 2026
30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
The harsh sentence for a defendant who wasn’t even at the Prairieland protest is likely only the start of the Trump administration’s efforts to outlaw free speech. The post 30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech appeared first on The Intercept.
The Daily Beast
· Jun 25, 2026
Trumpy Justice, 76, Publicly Sneers at Liberal for Daring to Dissent
Pool/Getty ImagesConservative Justice Samuel Alito shocked Supreme Court observers on Thursday by lobbing a sneering dig at his liberal colleague, Justice Sonia Sotomayor.Alito, 76, shattered the court’s veneer of civility after Sotomayor, 72, read her blistering dissent in a 6-3 ruling that dealt a major blow to asylum seekers, holding that migrants waiting on the Mexican side of the southern border have not legally “arrived in the United States” and therefore are not entitled to statutory inspection and asylum-processing requirements.Sotomayor spent nearly 12 minutes “calmly” reading her dissent from the bench as her colleagues watched, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin said. Reading a dissent—the most pointed possible show of disapproval open to justices—is uncommon but falls squarely within the court’s norms.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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