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 ...
Texas county challenges First Amendment ruling on library book bans in 5th Circuit hearing
The Fifth Circuit case, which centers Llano County's quiet removal of 17 library books, has drawn national attention — ...
Verdict: Federal jury sides with St. John Parish officials in free speech lawsuit
A panel of nine jurors in a federal First Amendment trial found the St. John the Baptist Parish government and its two top ...
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KKK flyers in East Tennessee: When does hate speech become a crime?
News reported on the flyers found in Sweetwater, and on social media, some viewers questioned why a police investigation was ...
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.
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 ...
Republican senators issue warning to historic museums ahead of pro-life march: ‘Respect’ free speech
Sens. Cruz and Young urge D.C. museums to respect First Amendment rights of pro-life protesters after Smithsonian kicked out ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...