"Plaintiff Argues That, If She Does Not Use Her Chosen Name, She Will Suffer Serious and Lasting Effects to Her Mental Health"
Not a basis for allowing what is in effect a form of pseudonymity, says a district court.
Civil Liberties
Jewish Teacher Sued Portland Public Schools + Union for Discrimination Over Colleagues' Anti-Israel Speech
(among other things). A federal Magistrate Judge has recommended that the lawsuit be dismissed.
Brendan Carr Says ABC's Refusal To Air a Trump Speech Could Affect Renewal of Its Broadcast Licenses
The FCC chairman thinks the "public interest" standard is a license to interfere with freedom of the press.
The Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Historic Lows. Contrary to What Politicians Say, No One Really Knows Why.
The latest numbers from a sample of U.S. cities indicate continuing crime decreases that go beyond a reversion to pre-2020 norms.
Russia Labels Libertarian Party a 'Foreign Agent,' Effectively Ending Its Political Activity
The Libertarian Party of Russia is pessimistic about the chances of overturning these restrictions through the courts or any other legal means.
France Passes Social Media Ban for Under-15s, Leading Europe's Crackdown on Internet Freedom
French President Emmanuel Macron has advocated for social media bans before. Now, he's gotten his wish before leaving office.
U Tennessee Track & Field Head Coach Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against "Untruthful, Derogatory and Offensive Statements" Plus More Commentary
A Magistrate Judge recommended today that the injunction be denied on First Amendment prior restraint grounds.
Pennsylvania's Top Court Unanimously Rejects Warrantless Searches of Private Land
The justices said the "open fields" doctrine, a sweeping exception to constitutional privacy protections, does not apply in the Keystone State.
South Carolina Law Prohibits Tattoo Parlors Near Churches. A New Lawsuit Calls That Unconstitutional.
A tattoo business is challenging South Carolina laws restricting how and where tattoo artists operate.
A Man Died of COVID at This California Detention Center. A Judge Just Ordered Sweeping Improvements There.
A federal judge ordered sweeping improvements to conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. Families say their loved ones died of neglect inside.
SCOTUS Said You Can't Lose Gun Rights for Smoking Pot. But You Could Still Lose a Government License To Work.
An old drug conviction could still stop you from waxing eyebrows, cutting hair, or giving massages.
South Dakota Can't Stop Website From Informing Women About Abortion Pills
And it can't ban a former state lawmaker from wearing a sweatshirt that advertises that website, either.
Texas Tech's Vague Restrictions Show You Don't Have To Ban Speech To Silence It
If someone is uncertain enough about meaning, they will censor themselves first.
New Jersey's Bans on Commonly Owned Rifles and Magazines Are Unconstitutional, the 3rd Circuit Says
In a decision written by a Joe Biden nominee, the appeals court addresses a long-simmering issue that the Supreme Court will consider during its next term.
Privacy-Minded Fashion Aims To Baffle Facial Recognition
Wearable bright patterns, infrared lights, and reflective coatings challenge the surveillance state.
A Pipeline Company Seized Their Land and Left Them With a $383,000 Bill. What Will the Supreme Court Say?
Leonard Hoffmann and his neighbors in North Dakota went to court to fight for fair market value—as the Constitution promises—after WBI Energy Transmission said it would take their land at a discount.
Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for 'Offensive' Speech at Pride Event
“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.
"Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression"
A new report from Meta's Oversight Board.
Europe Requires Cameras in Cars To Monitor Drivers
The E.U. pulls ahead of the U.S. in the creepy international automobile surveillance race.
Trump Media's Lawsuit Against Wash. Post Over "Trust Linked to Porn-Friendly Bank Could Gain a Stake in Trump's Truth Social" Thrown Out
The court concluded that there wasn't enough evidence that the Post's statement (which the Post later retracted) was said with "actual malice," which is to say knowledge or recklessness about its falsehood.
Claim That Accuracy in Media Misidentified the Person Holding Allegedly Pro-Hamas-Violence Sign at Columbia Protest …
can go forward, Georgia appellate court rules.
Iran Used Ad Tracking To Hunt American Soldiers: Report
The U.S. government has used private ad data to get around the Fourth Amendment. Now foreign enemies are turning it into a weapon.
A Texas Immigrant Detention Center Is a 'Human Rights Disaster,' Civil Rights Groups Say in Report
Camp East Montana is the largest immigration detention center in the nation. It's also plagued by brutality and neglect, according to a string of internal and external investigations.
European Commission Moves Us One Step Closer to the End of the Open Internet
It's coming faster than you might think.
Federal Judge in Texas Not Wild About Fifth Circuit's Recent Precedent
"[T]he Fifth Circuit ... discerned that pedanticism ought to be favored over practical wisdom."
Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a Jon Lovitz and Announce," …
"'Yeah, I had no idea it was false. Yeah, that's right. Yeah,' then demand summary judgment because no one possesses contrary evidence from inside his head. That may be the ticket for comedy. It is not the ticket for summary judgment."
Stop Posting "Personal, Confidential, or Humiliating Information" About Your Ex, Influencer Is Ordered
The Texas Court of Appeals just upheld the order.
4 Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–2026 Term
From executive power to civil liberties, what to make of a momentous year at SCOTUS?
A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown
The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.
Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop
We've already received several submissions, but you can submit until August 16.
Border Cops Can Search Your Phone Whenever They Want, If You're Within 100 Miles of the Border
They can also search it without a warrant if you're flying abroad. Yes, even if you're an American citizen.
How the Right to Trial Became a Legal Fiction
Half a century after approving coercive plea bargaining, the Supreme Court is beginning to recognize its costs.
