Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws. The freedom of speech is not absolute; the Supreme Court of the United States has recognized several categories of speech that are excluded from the freedom, and it has recognized that governments may enact reasonable time, place, or manner restrictions on speech.
Ladar Levison, Owner and Operator of Lavabit LLC, had his freedom of speech revoked when the US government forced him to choose a side in an unspoken civil war.
He sided with the US Citizen- He sided with us, and while he isn't in prison (as he did nothing wrong) he can't even tell the people what the government did to destroy his business.