It's Bill of Rights Day. Do Americans Still Care?
The greatest threat to protections for our freedom may be people's fear that people who disagree with them are exercising their rights.
Free Speech
Right To Be Forgotten
Sharyn Rothstein's sharp new play is a smart and timely look at how to balance free speech and privacy in a wired age.
Trump's Order Aimed at Fighting Anti-Semitism Is Constitutionally Problematic, but It's Not Anti-Semitic
Erroneous reporting set off a bizarre backlash that obscured the real problem.
More on Seattle Public Library "Considering" Whether to Cancel Meeting of Trans-Skeptical Feminist Group
The ACLU of Washington speaks out.
High School Cancels Tarzan Musical Because Parents Said It's Racist
"I think if we decide we’re just going to immediately hair-trigger cancel anything that might make anyone uncomfortable, we’re missing a chance to teach.”
Seattle Public Library "Considering" Whether to Cancel Meeting of Trans-Skeptical Feminist Group
But any such cancellation would violate the First Amendment, because it would involve viewpoint discrimination in a place opened by the government to private speech.
Are We Really Gonna Do Another War on Porn?
Conservatives are wrong on policy, and really wrong on facts
Interesting Sealing Decision in Divorce-Related Case of a Powerful Washington Public Affairs Consultant
The ex-wife had withdrawn her complaint before the court took any substantive action, under circumstances that cast doubt on its accuracy; because of that, a Virginia court agreed that it should be sealed.
If You Want To Defend Free Speech Against a New Wave of Attacks, Support Reason Today!
Today's censors are using tech policy and social-media outrage to attack your right to think and say what you believe.
Pelosi Reportedly Wants To Strip Online Free Speech Protections From Trade Deal
Gutting the trade deal would make it easier to strip our speech protections here at home.
Ro Khanna Hopes This Bill Will Pave the Way to Repealing FOSTA
Since FOSTA passed in 2018, "sex workers have faced increased violence" and "have been forced onto the streets," the California congressman says.
Devin Nunes Sues CNN for Reporting Claims He Helped Meddle in Ukraine
"CNN is the mother of fake news," reads the introduction to Nunes' new lawsuit.
Alito Faults Supreme Court for Refusing to Hear 'Disfavored Speech' Case
“If the Court is serious about protecting freedom of expression, we should grant review.”
Here's What Happens When a Government Demands a 'Fake News' Label on Social Media
Singapore ordered Facebook to attach a "false information" message to a news story written by a government critic.
Can Indian Tribes Sue for Libel?
American government agencies (federal, state, and local) can't sue for libel, the Supreme Court has held; but what about foreign countries, or Indian tribes?
Bill Barr is Wrong to Claim Courts Cannot Examine Government Motives
Assessment of motives is often an essential tool for protecting our constitutional rights.
Professor Punished for Teaching Students About Badly Worded Holocaust Poll
"We must remain—especially now—vigilant to any form of discrimination," said National Louis University in a dumb statement.
Indiana Wesleyan Student Kicked Out of Honors College for Questioning Cultural Appropriation
Bias incident reports, safety concerns, and harassment charges, all because of a slightly trollish Facebook post.
Court Upholds Restriction on Videorecording in Government Buildings,
even if there is such a right to videorecord on public streets, holds a federal district court.
Does It Matter That Impeachment Enthusiasts Are Lousy on Foreign Policy?
The Reason Roundtable panelists ask: Why so many hawks in the anti-Trump clump?
Calling Wife "Fucking Bitch" in "Mutual Argument … Unaccompanied by any Physical Actions or Threats" Isn't "Fighting Words"
Warning: These are trained litigants; don't try this at home.
Sacha Baron Cohen's Anti-Facebook Rant at the ADL Summit Was Pure Moral Panic
The comedian thinks misleading information on social media is ruining society. That's a bit rich, coming from him.
Woman Charged With Texting Boyfriend to Death Actually Pleaded With Him Not To Kill Himself
She also frantically tried to find him, and she alerted his family once she knew where he was.
Do We Need a World Data Organization?
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang thinks so.
No Sealing of Whirpool Corp. Documents in Product Liability Case
"While such documents may be unflattering to Defendant's business, Defendant has not satisfied the burden of showing that the documents are proprietary in nature. Nor has Defendant satisfied the burden necessary to show that any interest in maintaining secrecy is outweighed by the presumption of access."
Authoritarianism Is Winning on Every Front in India
Instead of its economy becoming more liberal, its polity is growing more illiberal.
The First Amendment and Government Property: Free Speech Rules (Episode 8)
Episode 8 of Free Speech Rules by UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh
N.Y. Prosecution and Lawsuit Over Sending Baptist Anti-Catholic Leaflet + E-Mail
Criminal charges were eventually dropped, and the civil lawsuit has just been thrown out.
50 Student Activists—Including 'Current and Former Editors'—Protested Against The Harvard Crimson for Being Too Objective
Progressive activists want the newspaper to stop practicing balanced journalism.
Barred from Participating in Public High School Graduation for Using "Nigger" in a Tweet?
That's the claim in a federal lawsuit, which a federal judge just allowed to go forward.
Young America's Foundation Excommunicates Michelle Malkin for Defending Nick Fuentes
"There is no room in mainstream conservatism or at YAF for holocaust deniers, white nationalists, street brawlers, or racists."
Was Church Excluded from Maryland School Choice Program Because of "Problematic" Views on Marriage?
That's the question in a First Amendment lawsuit, which a federal judge has allowed to go forward.
Police Investigate a High School Student for Making a Joke About Trump
"We’re still doing interviews, speaking with students, learning what was said and the context of the comment."
Andrew Yang Proposes Making Social Media Algorithms Subject to Federal Approval
The presidential hopeful on Thursday released a plan to regulate tech giants.
Court Strikes Down Kentucky's Rejection of IM GOD Vanity Plate
Vanity plates are private speech in a nonpublic forum, the court holds; restrictions on such speech must be viewpoint-neutral and reasonable.
Joe Biden Has Officially Joined the Misguided Crusade Against Online Free Speech
In comments to CNN on Monday night, Biden expressed a willingness to smash Section 230 in order to settle a feud his campaign is having with Facebook. That's a terrible idea.
Can Childhood Sexual Abuse Complaints Be Routinely Temporarily or Permanently Sealed?
And does a Vermont statute mandating such sealing apply in cases that are being litigated in federal court?
Hillary Clinton's 'Russian Asset' Comment About Tulsi Gabbard Was Dumb, Not Defamatory
"Your statement is defamatory, and we demand that you retract it immediately," Gabbard's lawyer wrote in a letter.
The Daily Northwestern Apologizes to Students for Reporting News That Triggered Them
A newspaper staffed by the country's most famous journalism school says it shouldn't have covered a Jeff Sessions event.
Dallas Transit Agency Pays $345,000 to Settle Lawsuit by Photographer Arrested for Taking Pictures
DART police officer Stephanie Branch illegally arrested Avi Adelman after he defied her unlawful orders to stop photographing paramedics treating an overdose.
Right to Advertise Raw Milk
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has agreed that a Kansas statute sharply limiting such advertising violates the First Amendment.
