A new California law, AB 1803, will require employers to add “anti-hate speech training” to their workplace harassment training starting Jan. 1, 2028. Christian groups and pastors say it could push a government-approved view on sexuality and gender and draw churches into workplace disputes. Here is what the law’s text actually says, what critics argue and what supporters say.

Morse Tan, a former U.S. ambassador under President Trump, went on trial Friday in Seoul on criminal defamation charges over remarks about South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, some made in Washington, D.C. He pleaded not guilty and has been barred from leaving South Korea since the spring. Prosecutors say his claims are false; Tan calls the case “political lawfare.” Here is what each side says.

A Boston jury just handed former MIT scientist David Sabatini $6 million, finding that a colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct defamed him and cost him his livelihood. Her lawyers say they will appeal. Here is how the case started, what each side argued, and why the verdict matters for speech and due process.

A documentary about Elon Musk, the man who bought Twitter promising free speech, just got cut off by TikTok, the weekend it opened nationwide. TikTok told the distributor “some violations trigger immediate suspension” but didn’t say which rule was broken. Who decides what counts as “political,” and why accounts of the ban don’t all match: here’s what we know.