PROVIDENCE — In response to book bans, the Rhode Island Senate has approved the “ Freedom to Read Act ‚” which creates a uniform process for challenging books and shields librarians from charges related to what’s on their shelves.

The multi-hyphenate mogul has made living the high life his brand. Now prosecutors aim to seize much of it under federal asset forfeiture laws.

Americans are now less satisfied with their personal freedom than the rest of the world, according to the poll.

The Minnesota Freedom Fund is moving away from its mission of directly posting bail and bond to get people out of jail before trial. The nonprofit gained national recognition after George Floyd’s murder when it agreed to pay bail for anyone who was arrested for protesting the killing.

Governor Gavin Newsom has withdrawn his request for clemency investigations, citing this week's ruling by a Superior Court Judge that makes them eligible for parole

At a time when attacks on press freedom are heightening, including from the White House and President Donald Trump himself, legal support for journalists is shifting to meet new challenges.

President Trump on Thursday suggested the U.S. would look to take control of the Gaza Strip and turn it into a “freedom zone,” highlighting one of his more controversial foreign policy proposals

World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) found that more than half of the world's population lives in a country where press freedom is in a “very serious” situation — that’s 4.25 billion people in 42 countries now marked bright red on the Index’s map.