She had admitted that some (though not all) of the speech was false, but the injunction (entered in a restraining order case, not following a full defamation trial) extends to all speech, not just falsehoods: "Even speech otherwise protected by the First Amendment may be enjoined if it disturbs the petitioning party's peace."
When universities are global institutions, the global speech environment matters.
Once a left-wing fetish, the heckler’s veto has gained conservative adherents.
The plan is illegal for multiple reasons, is likely to lead to poor decisions, and could undermine military readiness.
It's a new low in US refugee/asylum policy; simultaneouly unjust and counterproductive.
The NRA says it won't support "any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process."
A bill meant to fight AI deepfakes could devastate creativity in games like Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, and Minecraft, where mods keep old titles alive.
Minnesota's proposed firearm restrictions raise serious constitutional questions—and offer little in return.
A federal judge cleared the way for Jennifer Heath Box's lawsuit against the cops who misidentified her as a fugitive, despite a "mountain of evidence" that they had the wrong woman.
There is no hard evidence of Gmail discriminating against Republican campaign emails, but that’s no matter to the FTC Chairman.
Today’s MAGA intellectuals rail against COVID restrictions, but in 2020 many cheered them on—or demanded even harsher crackdowns.
How to speak a new constitution into being
The Justice Department reportedly is considering a regulation aimed at disarming "mentally ill individuals suffering from gender dysphoria."
The ruling would apply, I think, to anyone gathering information about the sideshow for publication, whether or not he's a professional journalist.
The Irish comedian's arrest by British authorities is an outrage.
The logic of the war on terror means infinitely expandable government power.
Over the past two decades, scores of business owners across the nation have sought to refuse services for same-sex weddings, an SMU Law School study finds
The Justice Department has proposed a pathway to restore gun rights for millions of Americans.
Not long ago, conservatives were rightly concerned about jawboning. Now they're apparently happy to take part in it themselves.
Unintended—but entirely predictable—consequences abound!
The late friend of Reason, who coined the term "technological singularity," landed on the feds' radar for his association with a foreign policy dissident.
The federal law relies on a risible reading of the Commerce Clause to restrict a constitutional right.
"For a public figure like Dershowitz to prevail, defamation law has long required proof of a speaker's actual malice: knowledge of or reckless disregard for the falsity of a statement. But here, the available evidence points to the reporters’ sincere—if mistaken or even overwrought—belief in the truth of their accusations."
The mayor abandoned the plan after it aroused strong political resistance and threats of litigation.
"Miss Manners has much to commend her within a polite and respectful society, but we are not her enforcement division."
"[Indiana's] approach furthers the state's interests the way an atom bomb would further the eradication of a residential ant infestation."
So a federal judge just held.
They have done so banning or severely restricting low-cost "single-room occupancy" (SRO) housing.
The appeals court rejected most of the arguments in favor of that policy, saying "the government must show non-intoxicated marijuana users pose a risk of future danger."
Britain’s crackdown on “zombie-style” knives shows how politicians blame objects instead of criminals—and how bans only hurt the law-abiding.
Plus: Beware of distorted data, inside the mind of Curtis Sliwa, a thong-related clarification, and more...
When children are abused, we want government to step in. But Child Protective Services sometimes goes too far.
It makes the case for abolishing ICE and transferring its funds to state and local police.
The president signed an executive order on Monday establishing specialized units within the National Guard to support federal law enforcement in American cities.
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