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The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism excellence, and Stand Together Trust announced the kick-off of the Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism Fellowship.

Stand Together Trust Senior Research Fellow Neil Chilson highlights a recent poll that shows that Americans are excited about future innovations.

A survey released today found that the majority of residents in key NATO member states are not convinced that the actions taken by the alliance have been effective, and that they’re happy to rely on the United States for their own defense.

Senior fellow at Stand Together Trust, Casey Mattox, addresses potential pitfalls in the implementation of the White House's new executive order.

The majority of American consumers support the idea of buying from businesses that employ workers with nonviolent criminal records according to research from SHRM and Stand Together Trust

Given the timeless importance of protecting civil liberties, Stand Together Trust today joins the ACLU in voicing concern about a proposed National Park Service (NPS) rule that could hinder free speech and peaceful assembly around DC landmarks. “Social progress occurs when diverse people can come together and speak out for the beliefs they’re passionate about,” […]

The White House released an executive order regarding free speech on college and university campuses today. In related document published this morning, the President suggests the urge to silence differing views is a characteristic unique to one ideology. Stand Together Trust issued the following statement: “For continued progress to be possible, we must have a […]

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s free speech jurisprudence. On March 4, 1919, the Court issued a decision in Schenck v. United States, and in the intervening years, it has repeated and clarified its defense of free expression. Many of those decisions remain highly relevant to today’s controversies—from the 1943 decision in […]

A recent survey from Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press revealed that despite declining trust in media, “nearly all voters (95 percent) agree on the importance of having a free press.” For a free press to continue to flourish in the United States, journalists and news outlets must be free from intimidation. Today the […]

“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling for Timbs v. Indiana makes clear that excessive fines –including civil asset forfeiture–are an affront to the Constitution. Civil asset forfeiture violates individual civil liberties and creates perverse incentives for law enforcement, turning them into revenue collectors. Ideally, states should end civil asset forfeiture and restore due process protections to […]