{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 244: Censoring lawmakers, T-shirts, and seashells","description":"We discuss the Supreme Court backing Maine lawmaker Laurel Libby, NPR filing suit against Trump, a years-long dispute over a student wearing a \u201cthere are only two genders\u201d shirt, the Secret Service investigation into James Comey, the latest on Harvard vs. Trump, and more. Guests: Bob Corn-Revere \u2014 chief counsel, FIRE  Lee Levine \u2014 former senior counsel, Ballard Spahr Timestamps:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 Intro 03:34 Censure of Rep. Libby 07:02 Supreme Court shadow docket 13:53 NPR lawsuit against Trump admin 19:07 Differences between NPR and Voice of America cases 30:50 Middle school student wearing \u201cthere are only two genders\u201d shirt 48:54 Recent investigation into former FBI Director James Comey 55:46 Latest updates with Harvard and Trump 01:05:27 Outro  Read the transcript here. Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack\u2019s paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@thefire.org. Show notes:   \u201cEp. 56 have you been defamed?\u201d Lee Levine\u2019s previous appearance on the show (2018)   \u201cSupreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for transgender athlete remarks\u201d NBC (2025)   \u201cNPR and Colorado public radio stations lawsuit against Trump administration\u201d NPR (2025)   \u201cEnding taxpayer subsidization of biased media\u201d The White House (2025)    L. M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts Justia (2024)    Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District FIRE (1969)   \u201cSecret Service is asking Comey about a photo of seashells spelling \u201886 47\u2019\u201d The New York Times (2025)   \u201cThe promise of American higher education\u201d Alan Garber (2025)    Harvard's lawsuit (complaint) (2025)   ","author_name":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sotospeakpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36865160\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f04f63\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/189240095"}