Free Speech

Microsoft has fired an employee who interrupted a speech by CEO Satya Nadella to protest the company’s work supplying the Israeli military with technology used for the war in Gaza.

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, known for opposing the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports, is touring college campuses across the U.S. She’s scheduled to speak at Portland State University on Monday, where protests are expected.

Jonathan Choe and Brandi Kruse challenged Washington’s press credentialing system, reshaping access rules and highlighting tensions also seen in Oregon and Idaho as traditional media gatekeeping faces growing pressure.

A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Monday to reinstate a lawsuit by two educators against Grants Pass School District 7.

Free speech advocates have filed a preliminary injunction against Oregon’s new law, banning love letters from prospective home buyers.

Mat dos Santos, the legal director for the ACLU of Oregon, says Mayor Ted Wheeler’s call to block two upcoming rallies is well-intentioned but incorrect.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has urged the federal government to revoke a permit for a "free speech" rally and to refuse a permit for an anti-Muslim march planned for Portland in early June.

How strong are states' civil rights protections? What advances are Oregon farmers making around saving water? Also, we talk to a team from Intel and the Oregon Symphony who are collaborating on wearable music technology.

The ACLU of Oregon has come to the defense of Pete Santilli, an Internet radio talk show host who participated in an occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

We talk to a constitutional scholar from Willamette Law School about hate speech, following violent incidents on the Lewis & Clark campus and at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.