Sanctions Imposed on Alleged "Copyright Troll"
for what the judge concludes are discovery violations, in a copyright case involving photos of model Emily Ratajkowski.
Free Speech
The First Amendment and Tax Exemptions for "Hate" Groups
Just testified this morning before the House Ways & Means Committee Oversight Subcommittee about this.
A Grieving Father Is Standing Trial for Criticizing a Judge on Facebook
Jonathan Vanderhagen believes a judge doomed his son to an early death. The judge says Vanderhagen's Facebook posts were intimidating.
Corey Lewandowski, House Democrats Clash During Wild Trump Impeachment Prelude Hearing
Plus: Screen addiction is not really a thing and New Mexico embraces tuition-free college.
Saturday Night Live Fires New Cast Member Shane Gillis for Using Offensive Language
Comedy, meet cancel culture
Freedom of Speech Protects Calligraphers' Right Not to Create Custom Same-Sex Wedding Invitations
So holds the Arizona Supreme Court.
The Justice Department and Allegations Against Federal Officeholders
Hard to see what President Trump was referring to with regard to the New York Times story with new allegations about Justice Kavanaugh.
Northeastern Illinois University Students Say Hosting Sean Spicer Promotes Violence
"Any platform he is provided...creates more space for right-wing extremists to escalate their attacks on our communities."
Citing Safety, Some Students Oppose Removal of UT-Austin's 'Free Speech Zone'
They worry that letting speech flourish in the rest of the campus will make "students feel unsafe and unwelcome."
Why Suing for Less Money Might Be Better
If you want to stay out of federal court when suing someone from another state, ask for $75,000 or less at the outset -- as Eric Wedgewood / Heiko Julien, the creator of the Content Zone meme pages, has learned.
Politicians Want to Destroy Section 230, the Internet's First Amendment
Four myths about the law that made the modern internet possible.
Lawsuit Argues That San Francisco's Anti-NRA Resolution Violates the First Amendment
Going beyond criticism, the resolution would punish the NRA and its supporters by cutting off contractors with ties to the group.
Shouting Down a Speaker Isn't "Lawful Activity"
"Approximately 2½ minutes after Ms. Oransky's group began chanting ... a representative of the Community Center announced that the facility was closing and that everyone had the leave the building. Ms. Oransky took credit for that announcement immediately telling a videographer 'we closed it down!'"
Cops Prevent Students From Advertising Fake 'Pot' Brownies Outside Free Speech Zone
Western Illinois University clamps down on student speech.
Don't Just Do Something
Who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys? Who knows? Do something!
San Francisco's Anti-NRA Policy Could Be Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has said the First Amendment protects government contractors against termination based on their political views.
Alabama Dean Resigns After Conservative Snowflakes Publicize His Old Tweets
Right-wing cancel culture comes for Jamie Riley, who dared to criticize the American flag.
Mississippi Retreats on Stupid Attempts to Censor 'Veggie Burger' Labels
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
Prof. May Be Ordered to Refer to Transgender Student Using the Student's Preferred Title and Pronoun …
... or refer to all students without a title (e.g., by first name or by last name) and not use third-person pronouns to refer to them.
Corporations and the First Amendment: Free Speech Rules (Episode 6)
Episode 6 of Free Speech Rules, from UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
YouTube Is Not the Government
Conservatives who argue that the video platform is constrained by the First Amendment are forsaking their constitutional principles.
The Media Claimed Andy Ngo Was Complicit in a Far-Right Attack on Antifa. But the Video Doesn't Support That.
“There’s some merit in some of the criticisms of things that I’ve gotten wrong,” admits the former Quillette reporter.
PragerU's Lawsuit Against Google Seeks To Rewrite the First Amendment
It flies in the face of precedent.
Neal Stephenson Wants To Tell Big Stories
An economist and a science fiction author discuss cryogenics, mythology, philanthropy, fragmentation, and simulation.
"Harm to Reputation Is Insufficient to Overcome the Strong Presumption in Favor of Public Access …"
"... , especially where, as here, the party who filed the suit alleges harm from the public availability of the record."
Pro-Democracy Activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Arrested in Hong Kong
"Hong Kong is a place without basic political and economic freedom," Wong tells Reason.
New Hampshire Woman Can Keep Her 'PB4WEGO' Vanity Plate
The state attempted to recall the vanity plate on the grounds that it referenced "excretory acts or functions."
Free Speech Defenders Warn Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez That She Is Violating the Constitution by Blocking Critics on Twitter
The same First Amendment principles that apply to the president also apply to the congresswoman.
"A Narrative Summary Describing How the … Taxpayer … Shares California's Values with Regard to Women's Reproductive Rights"
That's what a California bill (passed 76-0 by Assembly and 6-0 and 5-2 by Senate committees) would ask film tax credit seekers to provide in their tax credit application.
Feds Kick Incoming Harvard Freshman Out of the Country Because of His Friend's Social Media Posts
Authorities questioned Ismael Ajjawi for eight hours at Logan Airport. Then they revoked his student visa.
No Sealing of Business Details "Directly Relevant to the Heart of [a Civil] Case"
"If the Court sealed the disputed materials, it would essentially conceal the very mechanism that REA used to perpetuate the scheme, leaving the public with little more than the judgment itself to establish the existence of the scheme."
OK for Restaurant to Eject City Councilman Whose Political Positions "Had Financially Harmed" the Restaurant
California public accommodations law has been read as banning discrimination based on "political affiliation," but the court concluded that this didn't apply to discrimination based on "political views" more broadly (or based on votes as an elected official).
One-Year Sentence for Forgery of Court Order, Aimed at Getting Patch.com Article Altered or Deindexed
... though the defendant's other crimes likely affected the sentence.
Bret Stephens Is Not a Bedbug. He's a Delicate Snowflake.
The New York Times columnist emailed a professor to complain about a mean tweet—and cc'ed the provost.
Watch Dave Chappelle Eviscerate Cancel Culture
The comedian's new Netflix special deftly skewers woke scolds.
Indian Government Attempts to Remove Material from Western Sites
That material: Photoshopped pictures of PM Narendra Modi "embracing his right-hand man Rajnath Singh on an idyllic beach."
Google Cracks Down on Employees' Political Speech
The unsurprising result of conservatives complaining about Big Tech bias: less speech, not more
Secret Memos Show the Government Has Been Lying About Backpage All Along
Sealed memos fought over in federal court last week show authorities have known for years that claims about Backpage were bogus.
Professor Forced to Resign Because He Supports Antifa
By punishing Jeff Klinzman, Kirkwood Community College has dealt a blow to free speech.
Lawyer Loses Bid To Redact Opinion Labeling Him a "Copyright Troll"
But at least he wasn't labeled a "copyright orc" ....
Videographers' Free Exercise Clause Objections to Having to Create Same-Sex Wedding Videos
The mysterious "hybrid rights" doctrine comes up again—but might not matter.
