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- Alternative for Germany wants criminal charges over ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment
AfD filed a criminal defamation complaint against Germany's chancellor over a speech. In democracies, politicians don't get to police criticism.
- Congress has a chance to help Americans defend their rights. It should take it.
FIRE endorses the Restoring Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Act, which would let Americans recover legal costs after successfully defending their rights.
- VICTORY: Federal court says ICE threatened critic by serving him with 'Warning Notice' over an email
Rochester native David Streever filed the lawsuit after ICE retaliated against him for a critical email he sent during January's crackdown in Minnesota.