The year 2019 saw a flurry of important constitutional cases, alongside two significant legislative developments with constitutional implications. Freedom of speech and assembly took center stage in 2019 within and outside the courts. Aside from two constitutional cases touching upon the scope of Article 14 of the Singapore Constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech, association, and assembly, constitutional debate around the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA), Singapore's anti-fake news law, also revolved around free speech concerns.