Freedom of speech

It was malpractice on the side of Harvard’s lawyers not to pick up the phone and call the members of the antisemitism task force who they had been talking to for weeks.— May Mailman, the White House senior policy strategist, commenting on Harvard's response to the Trump administration's demands.

Rubio's letter is a sort of tacky, Soviet-style diktat that's equal parts empty and chilling.— Baher Azmy, the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said during a press briefing.

Congratulations to Harvard for refusing to relinquish its constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism. Other universities should follow their lead.— Senator Bernie Sanders praised Harvard for rejecting the Trump administration's demands.

The Court simply holds that under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists — be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere — it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints.— U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who issued the ruling lifting restrictions on the Associated Press.

"The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights."— Dr. Alan M. Garber, President of Harvard, in an open letter rebuffing the Trump administration's demands.

Peaceful expression is a fundamental right – no-one should be criminalised for harmless offers to converse.— Dr. Livia Tossici-Bolt, following her conviction for breaching a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic.

I think it's sort of absurd for Zelenskiy to tell the [American] government, which is currently keeping his entire government and war effort together, that we are somehow on the side of the Russians.— JD Vance criticized President Zelenskiy's remarks and explained the U.S. position regarding the Ukraine conflict.

Her continued detention, Rossman said, 'sends a very dangerous message to everyone else that if you do something against the government in terms of your speech, you're going to be punished.'— Jessie Rossman, a lawyer for Ozturk with the ACLU of Massachusetts, urging for her return to Vermont.

Meta’s dishonesty started with a betrayal of core American values.— Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook employee, in her introductory statement before Congress.