Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks sues a company that's in the business of delivering "chocolate Dick[s]," "offensive 5 inch chocolate phallus[es] with no redeeming social qualities, whatsoever."
How school board members lashed out against dirty words
Plus a nice catalog of how high the bar can be for punishable threats under New York law.
Social media platforms may marginally support free speech. Government censors are trying to stop that.
An interesting threats case, from the Louisiana Court of Appeal
I asked scholars, podcasters, and passersby how they'd change the nation's founding charter. Here's what they told me.
A new history, Dirty Pictures, explores how underground comix revolutionized art and exploded censorship once and for all.
The project includes reports by conservative, libertarian, and progressive teams. I am coauthor of the Team Libertarian report.
Reade sued over the Times' including a portion of her social security number in a photo of her federal identification card accompanying a story. A federal court has rejected her claim, and she may also be required to pay the Times' legal fees.
"Nevertheless, this Court still sits!"
Litigating defamation claims "in secrecy to avoid any potential embarrassment to" their subjects "directly contradicts the presumptive right of public access to pleadings and judicial proceedings."
But the Montgomery County residential picketing ordinance, also mentioned in the marshal's letter, is likely fine.
likely unconstitutional, holds a federal district court.
The late standup comedian's FBI file says he "ridiculed the FBI, law enforcement, and high public officials, beyond the bounds of good humor."
A pro-life group's model legislation hints at how extreme enforcing abortion bans could get.
Brian Doherty's history of underground comix chronicles how Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, and others challenged censorship and increased free speech.
The former president's recklessness is beyond dispute, but that is not enough to convict him while respecting the First Amendment.
I lost my motion opposing pseudonymity in the District of New Hampshire, though I'm appealing to the First Circuit.
The Sixth Circuit disagrees with the Second Circuit in the @RealDonaldTrump case (but maybe not by much).
A 6–3 majority sees it as noncoercive and not a violation of the Establishment Clause.
Justice Thomas reiterates his desire to revisit the contours of defamation law and New York Times v. Sullivan.
The California AG endorses denying licenses based on the applicant's "hatred" or "racism."
The complaining student alleged the students' remarks were "harassing and threatening" him because of his conservative "political affiliation" and his "religious beliefs."
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is defending expression on campus and off as the ACLU becomes a progressive advocacy group.
Plus: Employers sue over Florida's Stop WOKE Act, how inflation erodes financial privacy, and more...
Looking back at how abortion advertising bans played out last century may give us some idea what the future holds for speech about abortion.
Despite its opposition to gun rights for individuals, the ACLU's drift away from its core mission resembles the NRA's recent trajectory.
When a judge hearing a protection order petition thinks the defendant is engaged in "harassment," which can include two or more statements the judge thinks is libelous, the judge can effectively criminalize future libels of the plaintiff by the defendant.
What happens when YouTube and Facebook can be held liable for their users’ speech?
Plus: Uvalde cops didn't check classroom door, Texas GOP slides further to the right, telemedicine deregulation in peril, and more...
Students sued to protect their First and 14th Amendment rights.
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