Free Speech
UNC Non-Tenure-Track Professor's Nonrenewal Upheld
"[Students] reported that the course content did not align with its description in the course catalog; that the course was poorly organized and 'essentially was a stream of consciousness conversation' about Dr. Chavis's personal issues; and that Dr. Chavis humiliated certain students because of, for example, their race and fraternity affiliation."
María Corina Machado Says Venezuela Is Blocking Her Return as Earthquake Rescue Efforts Stall
The exiled opposition leader is claiming the regime wants “to bury the truth when Venezuelans want to bury our dead with dignity."
Thin-Skinned Government Agents Threaten Yet Another Critic
Politicians who don’t like receiving nastygrams should quit government work.
ICE Warns Syracuse Poll Worker To Delete a Political Instagram Post
Federal law can punish true threats, and doxing intended to facilitate violence. But this woman simply named a government agent, which is not a crime.
"Employees Actually Do Not Have the Right to Believe That LGBTQ Rights Are 'Immoral'"
The Ninth Circuit allows a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go forward, based on its firing of Christian flight attendants who objected on a company-run intranet to the company's statement in favor of a federal ban on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.
Kansas Proxy Advisory Transparency Act Likely Violates First Amendment
Its distinction between a voting recommendation "that aligns with the views of company management" and one that "recommends a vote against company management" is unconstitutionally viewpoint-based, a court holds.
Texas Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Transporting 'Anti-Government' Pamphlets
Eight of the Prairieland Detention Center protesters were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison.
DOJ Case Against Minneapolis Antifa Groups Has Concerning First Amendment Implications
"This indictment appears to be going way overboard, using a sledgehammer to address what might have been some infractions."
ABC Asks Viewers To Defend the Network Against the FCC
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is targeting the Disney-owned broadcaster with two different government enforcement actions.
Metal Band GWAR Says Secret Service Contacted It Over Mock Onstage Execution of Trump
The sci-fi scumlords GWAR have been killing presidents onstage for years, but until now they say they've never had problems with the Secret Service.
You Can Root for Iran at the World Cup Without Rooting for the Iranian Regime
Plus: the worst rule at the World Cup, and the worst person in golf?
6th Circuit Backs Ban on Ohio Minors Using Social Media Without Parental Permission
The court said the law—which would require age verification for everyone—constitutes only a “marginal burden” and "does not raise meaningful concerns about muting valuable protected discourse."
Independent Journalist's Lawsuit Against West Texas County Can Go Forward, Recommends Magistrate Judge
The case is mostly about photography restrictions and false arrest, but the defendants also allegedly "discussed playing Disney music during public meetings to prevent Flash—through copyright restrictions—from monetizing his recordings."
Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?
The league’s conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise.
Man Denied N.J. Gun Permit, Largely Based on Mental Health Records + Social Media Posts
"Petitioner's testimony confirmed his 2017 confrontation with his parents, he had authored the Reddit posts, and he had publicly uttered racial slurs and had made statements about raping women."
England Fans Warned Not To Chant 'Keir Starmer's a Wanker' at World Cup
FIFA can restrict political messaging inside its stadiums, but there is no stopping English football fans from mocking their prime minister elsewhere.
Shrexting: Free Speech or Criminal Harassment?, on Free Speech Unmuted
Jane and I discuss whether sending a sexually explicit image of Shrek to a politician can constitute criminal harassment.
Bipartisan JAWBONE Act Targets Government Censorship Threats
Government agencies would have to report communications and could be sued for bullying.
Court Rejects Sealing of Summary-Judgment-Related Filings in Trump Media Libel Suit Against Washington Post
"Highlighting the absurdity of the sealing requests, one of the exhibits TMTG seeks to seal is the Post’s 2023 article, which was widely disseminated to the public when it was published and has been on file in the public docket in this case since July 2023."
'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship
Public records obtained by City Journal show the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom has taken a bizarrely censorial approach to its mission.
Two New Large Libel Models Lawsuits, Though Alleging Mischaracterization Rather Than Outright Hallucination
They are, by my count, the 8th and 9th such claims filed in U.S. courts.
No Heckler's Veto Allowed at School Board Meetings
The case arose when a public commenter "attempted to express her views regarding the school district's alleged teaching of critical race theory."
Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit
The judge had, before she was appointed a judge in 2024, represented an adverse party in a different lawsuit brought by Trump in 2022.
Scott Pelley Goes Off on Bari Weiss: 'CBS News Is on Fire'
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the recent drama between Scott Pelley and Bari Weiss at CBS.
