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First Amendment Might Protect FTP&ATF License Plate
[ad_1] From today’s opinion in Whateley v. Lackey, written by Fourth Circuit Judge Pamela Harris and joined by Judges Agee and Keenan: In Virginia,…
Tag: Free speech
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Donald Trump’s Disingenuous Promise to Champion Free Speech
[ad_1] By all means, let’s cheer these heartening signs of the backbone and integrity of everyday Americans in the face of once unthinkable attacks…
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Fourth Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Two Trump Anti-DEI Executive Orders
[ad_1] From Nat’l Ass’n of Diversity Officers in Higher Ed. v. Trump, decided today by Fourth Circuit Chief Judge Albert Diaz, joined by Judges…
Miami, Florida Local News
Four Miami Beach commissioners didn’t attend mayor’s State of the City address
[ad_1] Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner delivers his annual State of the City address on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at the New World Center…
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Ban on AI-Generated “Biased, Offensive, or Harmful Content” in Law Practice Passes California Senate, 39-0
[ad_1] The proposal would add a new Business and Professions Code section that would say, in relevant part (emphasis added): It is the duty…
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One Way to Think About the Don Lemon Prosecution
[ad_1] It’s a pretty obvious way to think about it, but I thought it might be the sort of obvious that was still worth…
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Sanctions Award to Defendants in Mann v. Steyn Defamation Case
[ad_1] Readers of the blog likely recall this lawsuit, brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against columnist Mark Steyn, blogger Rand Simberg, the National…
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Miami Beach Police Chief Defends Detectives’ Visit to Activist over Facebook Post About Mayor
[ad_1] So WPLG Local 10 (Miami) [Ryan Mackey] reported Friday. Apparently, [A] Facebook post by [Steven] Meiner, who is Jewish, … he described Miami…
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Ohio State Student’s Posts Urging “Resistance and Escalation” in Response to Israel’s Actions in Gaza Protected by First Amendment
[ad_1] From Christensen v. Carter, decided today by Judge Edmund Sargus (S.D. Ohio): Mr. Christensen enrolled at OSU as an undergraduate student in the…
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Requiring Registered Sex Offenders to Post Signs on Halloween Saying “No Candy or Treats at This Residence”
[ad_1] Sanderson v. Hanaway, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Jane Kelly, joined by Judges James Loken and Ralph Erickson, struck down part of…
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Push for Censorship on Campus Hit Record Levels in 2025 | RealClearPolitics
[ad_1] This year, the fight over free expression in American higher education reached a troubling milestone. According to data from the Foundation for Individual…
Denver, Colorado Local News
Colorado got schooled by the courts on our constitutional freedoms, again in 2025 (Opinion)
[ad_1] 2025 was the year of remedial education for the Colorado General Assembly. Since legislators in the majority just can’t seem to understand the…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech in ‘alternative Christmas message’ for Britain
[ad_1] Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump as he warned Thursday about the rise of fascism in an…
World News
Supreme Court poised to strike down Watergate-era campaign finance limits
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives signaled Tuesday they are likely to rule for Republicans and President Trump by throwing out a Watergate-era limit…
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$115K Defamation Verdict Over Workplace Accusations of Domestic Abuse
[ad_1] From the Joint Pre-Trial Memorandum in McQuade v. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc., the plaintiff’s position: In the summer of 2020, a position…
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Eleventh Circuit Rejects Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Over CNN 2022 “Big Lie” Statement
[ad_1] From Trump v. CNN, Inc., decided today (correctly, I think) by Judges Adalberto Jordan, Kevin Newsom, and Elizabeth Branch: In 2022, Plaintiff-Appellant Donald…
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Journal of Free Speech Law: “The Fox Effect? Implications of Recruiting Corporate Law to Combat Misinformation,” by Lili Levi
[ad_1] This new article is here. The Introduction: In the wake of the mega-million-dollar settlement of U.S. Dominion’s defamation action against Fox News over…
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CodePink Social Media Posts with Inverted Red Triangle Urging Protest Outside Synagogue Could Be Punishable Threats of Violence
[ad_1] From Helmann v. Codepink Women for Peace, decided June 13 by Judge Stephen Wilson (C.D. Cal.), but just posted on Westlaw: This case…
Washington DC Local News
Jury clears Virginia man charged with soliciting assassination of President Trump – WTOP News
[ad_1] Was it a solicitation of violence or free speech? A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, has sided with a man who suggested someone…
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“When You Soon Return to Allah”: “Harmless Islamic Reference[] About Life and Death” or an “‘Absolute’ and ‘Direct’ Threat” to Ex-Wife?
[ad_1] Colorado Court of Appeals decisions were for a long time not available on Westlaw, and even access to them on the court’s own…