Free Speech
FCC Chair Brendan Carr Echoes Trump, Threatens Broadcasters Over 'Fake Polls'
Once again, Carr is playing defense for his boss in a way that would clearly run afoul of the First Amendment.
The Swamp King
Plus: The internet nearly crashed, the White House keeps threatening media outlets for doing their jobs, and more...
Anti-Transgenderism/Anti-Homosexuality Activist Ordered to Stop Talking About Local Therapist/Pride Activist
The Minnesota Court of Appeals just upheld the order.
Elissa Slotkin and Kara Swisher Want Democrats To Go After MAGA if They Win
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Kara Swisher's calls to hold Trump officials accountable if Democrats regain power.
A Free Speech Group at Columbia Canceled an Event About Free Speech Over 'Cornell 7' Article Controversy
A Columbia publication expressed a dissenting view about the alleged gang rape at Cornell. A free speech group condemned the article.
X Bans Former Libertarian Party Affiliate—After the State Requests It
Gov. Kelly Ayotte urged X to kick out the Libertarian Party's former New Hampshire affiliate. The next day, the account was suspended.
The European Union Wants To Punish People for Their Speech—Without Even a Trial
Authorities are claiming draconian powers against Hüseyin Doğru, a German journalist accused of spreading Russian propaganda.
"The AI Data Will Provide an Unrivaled View into the Mind of a Defendant …"
"whose [mental state] is itself the measure of Plaintiff’s [punitive] damages."
No Closed Courtroom When Plaintiff Dr. Jane Doe Testifies in S.C. Abortion Ban Challenge
But she can testify as Dr. Doe, rather than under her real name.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "How Matal v. Tam Became a First Amendment Case: The Record and the Reality" by Simon Tam
It's not by the lead singer of "The Slants."
Posting About This 'Robot Sexual Assault' in Germany Could Be a Crime
Let's unpack the latest dystopian tech news—and German cops' dystopian response.
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House
"[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'"
Submit Your Articles to the Journal of Free Speech Law, Before You Circulate Them to the Law Reviews
We'll give you an answer within 14 days, and we can publish them within a few months, if you'd like.
Thinking of Sending a Nude Shrek Pic to an Ohio Official? You Could Be Found Guilty of Harassment.
D.J. Byrnes was found guilty of telecommunications harassment after sending a risqué ogre image to a public official.
The Anti-Government Rebel Who Turned Against MAGA
Once a leading figure in the anti-government militia movement, Ammon Bundy is now speaking out against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, arguing that the same federal overreach he spent years fighting is now being directed at immigrants.
Inside the Trump Administration's War on The Hague
In the name of national sovereignty, the U.S. government is trying to ban foreign governments—and American citizens—from voluntarily working with a war crimes tribunal.
New York's Controversial Anti-Swastika Law Turns Prosecutors Into Speech Police
Graffiti vandals are now being investigated for hate crimes.
Kafka's The Trial "Was Not Supposed to Be an Instruction Manual"
In a Fifth Circuit case (which the court just declined to rehear en banc), a woman had faced potential prosecution for publishing a photo of a transgender politician washing hands in a women's restroom.
Trump's 'Free Speech Agenda: Siccing the FBI on Critics, Barring Reporters, and Threatening Broadcasters
GOP's new mantra: "Free speech for me, but not for thee."
I'm Italian American, but I Don't Celebrate Columbus Day
The holiday brings out many of the worst excesses of identity politics.
FCC Has 'Our Head on the Guillotine,' Disney Tells Federal Judge
Disney asked a federal court to end the FCC's investigation of its ABC broadcast licenses, which it has called "pretextual" and "retaliatory."
Whistleblower Frances Haugen Trashes Facebook's Flawed Fact-Checkers
Frances Haugen, the woman whose Facebook revelations inspired The Social Reckoning, argues that the real danger of social media isn’t bad speech—it’s the way the platforms are designed.
School Board Member's Objection to No-Indigenous-School-Team-Logos Claim Can Proceed
as a First Amendment claim, though only as to his own right to wear "Wantagh Warriors"-related gear at games and school functions.
