'F*CK DPD' Sign Leads to Felony Hoax Bomb Charge in Denver
Man faces up to 3 years in prison, $100,000 fine if convicted.
Free Speech
Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody for Talking to the Press
Initially arrested for crimes rooted in his part in linking to hacked documents online, Brown now seems to be being punished just for allowing himself to be a subject of journalism.
Left and Right Street Mobs Rain on Portland Parade
The drama started with the inclusion of the Multnomah County Republican Party in the parade.
The Bipartisan Urge to Suppress Dissent
Conservatives at Berkeley and critics of the Trump administration both deserve freedom of speech.
Liberals Are Amazed That Campus Free Speech Outrage Gets So Much Attention. Here's Why It Matters.
"You'd think liberal arts undergrads had the nuclear codes," writes Chris Hayes.
Howard Dean's New Excuse for Censoring Ann Coulter: She Incites Violence
A First Amendment lawsuit explains why Dean is wrong to think Berkeley's cancellation of Coulter's speech was constitutionally unproblematic.
Howard Dean Says Ann Coulter Can Be Censored Because Them's Fightin' Words
The former DNC chairman's First Amendment analysis is spectacularly wrong.
If President Trump's War on the Press Starts with WikiLeaks, Who Will Rise to Assange's Defense?
Look down and take note of the very obvious slippery slope.
Howard Dean Thinks 'Hate Speech Is Not Protected By the First Amendment.' It Is, Though.
Ann Coulter's remarks might be hateful, but they shouldn't prevent her from speaking at UC-Berkeley.
If Even One Berkeley Student Wants to Hear Ann Coulter, She Should Speak There
Violent protesters and their defenders are ignoring the rights of tuition-paying students.
Are Trump Fans a Protected Class? Maryland Cops Charge Teens Who Burned Trump Sign With a Hate Crime
Cops say the 19-year-old women violated a state law against harassment based on "race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or national origin."
Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus
Future generations will look back on the recent upheavals in sexual culture on American campuses and see officially sanctioned hysteria.
CIA Head Pompeo Would Like to Decide What Counts as a Real Media Outlet
A war on WikiLeaks will ultimately threaten a free press.
Portland Resistance Radicals Trying to Disrupt an Anti-Immigration Speaker Thwarted by Lewis & Clark Students
The student organizers were a model of how to engage your intellectual opponents, even hateful ones
Should the Feds 'Unmask' Anonymous Political Speech?
Unmasking anonymous Twitter users who discuss politics is like demanding "dark money" donors disclose their identities for supporting political speech.
The Hypocritical Logic Behind Republican Plans to Ban Online Porn (Unless You Pay $20)
State lawmakers say porn is a public health crisis that causes rape and sex trafficking-but watch all you want as long as the state gets a cut.
Border Agents Misuse Customs Regs to Try to Unmask 'Rogue' Twitter Account (Update: Attempt Withdrawn!)
This week in 'Privacy for me but not for thee.'
Germany Willing to Fine U.S. Companies to Censor What People Say Online
Facebook may be forced to evaluate whether content complies with laws; huge costs if they get it wrong.
Polygamists Singled Out Again in Utah
Utah's new bigamy law prescribes what people can call private relationships and provides authorities with a convenient tool for suppression when polygamist families get too vocal.
FDR's War Against the Press
Franklin Roosevelt had his own Breitbart, and radio was his Twitter.
Chelsea Clinton's Lead Trial Balloon
Journalists try desperately to kick-start a political career that has no good reason to exist
Eugene Volokh: Free Speech on Campus
A U.C.L.A. law professor has a few things to say about things that aren't supposed to be said.
Eugene Volokh: Free Speech on Campus
A U.C.L.A. law professor has a few things to say about things that aren't supposed to be said.
Proposed Tweak to Internet Law Could Spur Seismic Shifts in Web as We Know It
A bill related to sex trafficking and Section 230 could have far-reaching consequences for web content, publishers, and apps.
Trump Wants to 'Change Libel Laws' So That Truth Is No Defense
The president thinks incomplete press coverage should be grounds for a lawsuit.
SCOTUS Agrees That a Ban on Credit Card Surcharges Regulates Speech
New York merchants are challenging a state law that dictates the way they describe prices.
Just What America Needs: A Government Truth Squad
A California lawmaker wants to make it illegal to publish or share a "false or deceptive statement" meant to influence voters.
Anti-Abortion Activists Face Dubious Eavesdropping Charges in California
Attorney General Xavier Becerra uses privacy as a pretext for a political vendetta against critics of Planned Parenthood.
Dressing Like the Joker Is a Felony in Virginia
A man made up to look like the Batman villain runs afoul of the state's anti-mask law.
Appeals Court Embraces Free Speech, Rules Skim Milk is 'Skim Milk'
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt an important ruling for food freedom this week.
KittenFeed Hoax Shows the Perils of Expecting Trump to Act Like Trump
A story about a teenager who was bullied by the president for creating a website that mocked him was not true, but it was sadly plausible.
From Newspaper Hoaxster to Twitter Hoaxster
A bridge between Old Media fake news and New Media fake news
Is That GIF You're About to Post on Twitter a 'Deadly Weapon'?
Man faces possible prison time for triggering a journalist's seizure.
Jonathan Haidt on "the Coddling of the American Mind" and How We Should Address It
College students rather than deans are calling for less speech and expression. That should worry us all.
First Amendment Lawyers Ask New Calif. Attorney General to Drop 'Abusive' Crusade Against Backpage and User-Info Dragnet
A subpoena calls for copies of all Backpage ads posted over several years, all billing records, and the identities of all of the website's users.
'Right to Be Forgotten' Legislation Attempts Foothold in New York
Is it about privacy or about government censorship? Maybe that's a false choice.
Facebook Tells Police to Stop Using Them to Spy on Folks
Coincidentally, a panel at SXSW today is about social media surveillance
Updated! Overreaching U.S. Attorney Who Subpoened Reason Commenters Refusing To Step Down
Donald Trump's Department of Justice has asked Preet Bharara and 45 others to vacate their offices. Bharara says hell no. AND HAS NOW BEEN FIRED!
Dr. Oz Rebuffs First Amendment Challenge by Olive Oil Industry
Do you love the First Amendment but detest Dr. Oz? Read on.
The Slants: The Band Who Must Not Be Named
Bassist Simon Tam talks about his band's Supreme Court fight to trademark its controversial name.
Cops Told This Uber Driver It's Illegal to Film Them. Surprise, He's a Lawyer.
Wilmington (N.C.) police imagined a 'new law' prohibiting recording police in public during a traffic stop.
Global Press Freedom at 12-Year Low
The real fake news is calling the free press an enemy of the people.
How Important Are Nonviolent Protests and Media Criticism in Preserving Democracy? Depends Which Party You Belong to!
Striking findings from Pew Research
When SCOTUS Stopped a Government-Led Attack on Freedom of the Press
Revisiting a landmark First Amendment case.
