Scientific Publisher Springer Nature Will Continue to Accept Manuscripts from Russian Scientists
Quite correct, I think.
Free Speech
"The First Amendment Does Not Permit Schools to Prohibit Students from Engaging in the Factual, Nonthreatening
speech [about a recent school shooting] alleged here."
Meet Junius, the OG of Pseudonymous Trolls
A prominent critic of King George III demonstrates the value of anonymous speech. [UPDATE: Comments can now be posted.]
Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Still Have Ways To Challenge It
Although a Texas Supreme Court ruling ended the main challenge to the law, other cases could ultimately block its enforcement.
Free Speech Supporters Shouldn't Cheer These Libel Suits Over Election Claims
Plus: Russia attacks near the Polish border, Texas must pause trans kid investigations, how environmental regulations hobble progress, and more...
University Adjunct Prof Fired for Labeling Flyers About "Microaggressions" as "Garbage"
may have had his First Amendment rights violated, if the facts are as he alleges them to be, says a federal court.
On Facebook, You Can't Threaten Violence…Unless It's Aimed at Invading Russians
Plus: More evidence against masking schoolchildren, Amazon's no-checkout grocery store, and more...
A Judge Finds a 'Substantial Basis' for the Claim That Fox News Recklessly Promoted Trump's Election Fantasy
The decision allows Smartmatic to proceed with its defamation lawsuit against Fox, two anchors, and Rudy Giuliani.
First Amendment Challenge to D.C. Licensing Requirement for Professional Counselors May Go Forward
The case was brought by a Virginia counselor who wants to counsel D.C. clients by video.
Laura Kipnis: How COVID Supercharged the #MeToo Movement
The Love in the Time of Contagion author says sexual paranoia is on the rise.
Arrest for Chalking "Fuck Pigs!" and "Fuck the Cops" May Be Unconstitutional Retaliation
The Ninth Circuit doesn't hold that the chalking ban is unconstitutional, but does conclude that Las Vegas arrests for chalking (as opposed to citations) may be so rare as to raise the inference that they were retaliation for the message.
Can Cardi B Get an Injunction Stopping Tasha K from Repeating Libelous Statements?
Yevhen V says likely yes.
New Zealand Joins the International Crackdown on COVID Mandate Protests
Disagreement over pandemic policy accelerates the slide toward authoritarianism in another country.
"Suggestion of Sexual Conduct Alone Cannot Constitute Obscenity,"
whether as to anime, "great literature," "soap operas," or "internet memes."
Say Opera Houses Announce They "No Longer Engage With Artists That Support Israel,"
given what the opera houses view as Israel's improper control over the West Bank.
Libel Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Sacramento Can Go Forward
BLM posted racist e-mails that purported to have come from plaintiff, and added that plaintiff's "INFORMATION HAS BEEN VERIFIED"; but the e-mails had apparently come from an ex-tenant who was impersonating her.
Vivek Murthy's Demand for Data on COVID 'Misinformation' Is Part of a Creepy Crusade to Suppress Dissent
The surgeon general's definition of misinformation includes statements that are arguably or verifiably true.
University of Milano-Bicocca Suspends Dostoevsky Class, Then Backtracks
Putin's crime, Dostoevsky's punishment. Well, he's dead, maybe the students' and teacher's punishment.
Motivational Speaker Loses Copyright Lawsuit Against High School
And has to pay $10K in attorney fees to the high school as well.
Protests Outside People's Homes (Residential Picketing) and the First Amendment
They can be banned, so long as the ban is content-neutral, and so long as people remain free to generally march through the neighborhood (as opposed to protesting right outside the target's home).
Exposing Donations to Political Causes Can Chill Free Speech
Two lessons from the Canadian truckers' protest
Why Hate Speech Laws Backfire
A new history of free speech argues the best way to defeat hate speech is by openly confronting it in the public square.
Interesting Public Records vs. Academic Freedom Case Related to Animal Research
UPDATE: As predicted, PETA has moved to intervene. FURTHER UPDATE: The court has indeed allowed PETA to intervene.
