Bipartisan JAWBONE Act Targets Government Censorship Threats
Government agencies would have to report communications and could be sued for bullying.
Civil Liberties
The Trump Administration Seriously Considered Unilaterally Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus
The proposal was nixed only after White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf explained why it was legally dubious.
Robocalls Are Annoying. Eroding Privacy Is Not the Right Way To Stop Them.
A proposed FCC rule would require Americans to share more personal information with phone service providers. Bye, bye burner phones?
Court Rejects Sealing of Summary-Judgment-Related Filings in Trump Media Libel Suit Against Washington Post
"Highlighting the absurdity of the sealing requests, one of the exhibits TMTG seeks to seal is the Post’s 2023 article, which was widely disseminated to the public when it was published and has been on file in the public docket in this case since July 2023."
A Colorado Town Will Pay $675,000 To Settle a Lawsuit After a Police Officer Shot a Family's Dog
The family's attorney says it's the largest settlement for a dog shooting case in Colorado history.
'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship
Public records obtained by City Journal show the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom has taken a bizarrely censorial approach to its mission.
Colorado Becomes Second State To Create Right to an Attorney When Police Seize Your Property
A bill tightening Colorado's civil asset forfeiture laws passed the state legislature by wide bipartisan margins and was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis.
Two New Large Libel Models Lawsuits, Though Alleging Mischaracterization Rather Than Outright Hallucination
They are, by my count, the 8th and 9th such claims filed in U.S. courts.
Congress Should Be in No Rush To Renew FISA's Section 702 Surveillance Powers
It’s long past time to open federal surveillance powers to scrutiny and reform.
Maryland Court Rules Against Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk in Victory for State's Gun Owners
In a unanimous opinion, the court ruled that it is unconstitutional for officers to stop and frisk someone based solely on suspicion that the person is carrying a gun.
Department of Homeland Security
DHS Says He's a Terrorist. His Lawyers Say He's Being Punished for Palestinian Advocacy.
The legal team of Salah Sarsour alleges that he risks death from being denied basic diabetes care after two months in detention.
No Heckler's Veto Allowed at School Board Meetings
The case arose when a public commenter "attempted to express her views regarding the school district's alleged teaching of critical race theory."
Iowa Man Seen in Viral Body Camera Footage Wins $105,000 Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit
After nearly four years of legal battles, Tayvin Galanakis has finally won his case against the officers who arrested him for allegedly driving while intoxicated without probable cause.
Two Senators Offer a Bipartisan Solution to Censorship by Proxy
The JAWBONE Act would let Americans sue government officials who try to restrict their speech by pressuring social media platforms, broadcasters, or AI companies.
ACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man as a Child Abductor
Police arrested and charged Robert Dillon with a heinous crime based on nothing more than a faulty image search.
2 Texas Grandmothers Who Overcame Addiction Wanted To Become Social Workers. The State Wouldn't Let Them.
Now Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson are taking their fight to become licensed master social workers to the Texas Supreme Court.
Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit
The judge had, before she was appointed a judge in 2024, represented an adverse party in a different lawsuit brought by Trump in 2022.
Scott Pelley Goes Off on Bari Weiss: 'CBS News Is on Fire'
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the recent drama between Scott Pelley and Bari Weiss at CBS.
Trump's Position in the White House Ballroom Case Reflects His General Resistance to Judicial Review
The president has repeatedly argued that courts have no business deciding whether his actions are legal.
Nude Shrek Text to Ohio State Senator Reportedly Lands Blogger in Jail
Free speech experts say the “Shrext” is protected by the First Amendment.
DHS Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance' for Protesters' 'Verbal Assaults.' Here's What the Law Says.
Protesters continue to clash with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility, but questions remain over whether DHS policies comply with First Amendment law.
"Plaintiff Also Alleges That the Grammy Awards 'Have Become a Public Nuisance' and Are 'Committing Industrial Espionage'"
Plus, the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Penis Measurements Cannot Justify a Sex Offender's Indefinite Detention, South Carolina's Top Court Says
The court unanimously ruled that penile plethysmography is unreliable and inadmissible as evidence of recidivism risk.
Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth Are Wildly Misleading About Section 702 Warrantless Surveillance
Miller says it is "madness" to expect law enforcement to get a warrant before spying on Americans' electronic communications.
In Lawsuit Over Construction Raids, DHS Official Testifies ICE Agents Can't Trust REAL IDs
A Homeland Security official's testimony that ICE agents couldn't rely on REAL IDs as proof of citizenship led a federal judge to reply, "Help me understand how that makes sense."
Court Dismisses Fraud Claim Against N.Y. Times Over "Young, Old, and Sick Starve to Death in Gaza" Photo
Among other things, plaintiff failed to allege "that the alleged fraudulent conduct induced ... the plaintiff into purchasing merchandise."
Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue over Notre Dame Law Clinic's Filing Amicus Brief Condemning China's Actions Towards Uyghurs
The plaintiffs had asked for (among other things) "$1.00 as an apology to every Chinese people live in mainland China, total $1.41 billion."
Most Civil Forfeiture Victims Never See the Inside of a Courtroom
Modest reforms have helped, but civil forfeiture remains legalized theft by government agencies.
Lawsuit Says a Memphis Police Task Force Waged a Harassment Campaign Against People Who Filmed Them
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to block the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against anyone who exercises their First Amendment right to record the police.
