"The evidence is sufficient to raise [but not to resolve] serious questions on the merits of Plaintiff's claim that Defendant stabin blocked him on account of his expression of a viewpoint."
The Vienna Green Party had demanded a scheduled performance of the reunited heavy metal band be canceled because of a 2016 incident in which singer Phil Anselmo threw out a Nazi salute.
One federal judge thought the state's new restrictions on medical advice were clear, while another saw a hopeless muddle.
seems to have gone very well.
U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
Bipartisan efforts to ban the app in America would be a great blow to our economy and our liberty.
"The Town has routinely detained, cited, and forced Mr. Brunet to go to trial to vindicate his constitutional rights, taking the extraordinary step of adopting a boldly unconstitutional local Ordinance to silence him," the complaint reads.
Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.
Daryl Morey raises concerns about the lack of free expression at his alma mater.
And we can publish them much more quickly than most major law reviews would.
"Respondent voluntarily resigned his position with Petitioner and allegedly embarked on a career as an adult film actor and standup comedian."
"In short, the controlling motivations for the suspension were the interest in bringing down a reform prosecutor," the judge wrote.
Justice Department regulations threaten people with prosecution for failing to register even when their state no longer requires it.
(Note that this case is about immunity when Internet platforms provide access to material, not the separate question about immunity when Internet platforms block access to material.)
"If you don't like a book, don't read it. The First Amendment's guarantee of the freedom of speech and the right to access information has created a beautiful marketplace of ideas in our country," said one ACLU representative opposing the bill.
The Supreme Court takes up “true threats” and the First Amendment in Counterman v. Colorado.
The lawyer's "personal interest in avoiding the 'reputational harm' that she might suffer if the public were made aware of the 'very serious allegations here'" "cannot meet the 'weighty' standard for overriding the presumptions of open records and public access."
Plus: FOSTA in court, challenges to Illinois' assault weapon ban, and more...
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion of the Facebook Files with Robby Soave.
Throughout the pandemic, the CDC was in constant contact with Facebook, vetting what users were allowed to say on the social media site.
Secret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds' campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID "misinformation."
"Hamline subjected López Prater to the foregoing adverse actions because . . . she did not conform her conduct to the specific beliefs of a Muslim sect," the lawsuit states.
The 2018 law criminalizes websites that "promote or facilitate" prostitution. Two of three judges on the panel pushed back against government claims that this doesn't criminalize speech.
At the World Economic Forum, Brian Stelter and panelists discuss why everything is Facebook's fault.
A Supreme Court case illustrates the potential costs of making it easier to sue social media platforms over user-generated content.
Tech firm operators may face criminal charges if children who use their platforms encounter too much “harmful content.”
A broader perspective on the Hamline controversy.
There's a good reason why algorithms are still protected by Section 230.
but the Michigan Court of Appeals reverses.
"This anti-free speech, anti-intellectual, anti-common-sense action deserves all the scorn it can get," says Roy Thomas, former editor in chief of Marvel Comics.
Plus: Lab-grown meat, the allure of raw milk, and more...