Free Speech

We have a major victory to report – and it’s a win for the First Amendment and the plight of foster children. The Judicial Hearing Board of West Virginia has just recommended dismissing every charge against Judge Maryclaire Akers, the judge who was dragged before disciplinary authorities for the “offense” of speaking publicly about failures in West Virginia’s foster care system. In a Recommended Decision entered June 5, 2026, the Board concluded . . .