Why the First Amendment is important and why it's my beat
The First Amendment contains five freedoms: religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the government. The ...
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s TikTok decision and what it may mean for the First Amendment
The Supreme Court’s remarkably speedy decision Friday to allow a controversial ban on TikTok to take hold will have a ...
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A Mother Says an AI Startup's Chatbot Drove Her Son to Suicide. Its Response: the First Amendment Protects "Speech Allegedly Resulting in Suicide"
Content warning: this story discusses suicide, self-harm, sexual abuse, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. In ...
Trump compares his Jan. 6 speech to Eminem rapping about ‘drowning his wife’ in effort to get lawsuit tossed
Donald Trump asked a federal court to reverse a previous order holding that members of Congress had plausibly alleged he ...
State 'Bias Response Hotlines' Encourage People To Snitch on Their Neighbors for 'Hate Speech'
By the end of 2025, as many as 100 million Americans could live in a state where they can be reported for protected ...
Trump Executive Order on "Ending Federal Censorship": Free Speech, Private Power, and Government Power Following Murthy v. Missouri
President Trump issued an Executive Order, "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship"; it reads, in relevant part: Section 1.
An overlooked defense in faculty First Amendment academic freedom and other cases
Mark Meyerhoff and David Urban of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore discuss the doctrine of claim preclusion as a defense to lawsuits ...
In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment
Character AI has filed a motion to dismiss a case brought against it by the parent of a teen who committed suicide allegedly ...
ACLU considers First Amendment lawsuit over roped-off rotunda during R.I. State of the State speech
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, ACLU’s Steven Brown and BLM RI PAC’s Harrison Tuttle criticize Governor McKee for ...
Amy Wax sues Penn, claiming a ‘racially discriminatory’ speech policy led to her suspension
Wax was suspended from Penn Law for a year following high-profile comments questioning the academic ability of Black students ...
FCC chief: Agency is not ‘president’s speech police’
Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is dismissing four high profile petitions before the agency before she vacates the position, saying ...
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Scarinci: Supreme Court’s January Docket Includes Key Free Speech Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on its first free speech case this month. Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton involves the ...