This is besides the libel claims he is bringing against them; highly insulting Tweets, he argues, are "fighting words" and thus punishable under Virginia law.
The defamation (and negligence) claims against Twiter are blocked by 47 U.S.C. § 230.
Conservative majority declines to consider constitutional concerns of holding noncitizens without hearings.
Press release from Jersey senator asks Twitter to censor specific user @ivanthetroll12.
Plus: SCOTUS declines Hawaii lesbian case, UC stands by professor in free speech standoff, and ACLU warns of "privacy Trojan horse."
The statute doesn't require that the defendant knew the statement was false or likely false, and is thus inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent.
The "equal time" rule does not mean what the president thinks it means.
The rapid spread of Marsy's Law could undermine due process across the country.
Q&A with the co-founder of Institute for Justice about immigration, his legal philosophy, his battles with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that tattoo.
The Connecticut Supreme Court rejects an absurdly broad definition of "negligent entrustment" but allows a claim based on "unfair trading practices."
Plus: a Rand Paul add-on makes sure measure doesn't inadvertently authorize new wars, Dick's stores are dropping guns, campus art controversy, and good 8A news
Every reasonable officer should know that, says the Sixth Circuit.
Federal judge's ruling in a fair-use lawsuit "is a big win for the First Amendment."
Nobody in the media should be supporting an elected official trying to control what speech online platforms allow.
If your client has been ordered not to say things about someone, here are the precedents supporting your right to an expedited appeal.
There's no room for errors and online platforms face huge fines, likely encouraging overly broad takedowns.
"I'm more confused than angry about all of this."
Backdoors into your texts and private message provide far more information than your phone metadata.
Clearly unconstitutional, of course.
An interesting decision called United States v. Suppressed.
Another court opinion reinforces this principle -- even if repetition of libelous statements can be forbidden after a trial on the merits at which the statements are found libelous, it can't be preliminarily enjoined before such a trial.
Meet the undergrad who is recovering the legacy of gay, socialist civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin while explicating Kanye West's conservatism.
Pervasive real-time police surveillance is not just theoretical anymore.
Plus: Facebook says it's pivoting to privacy, and congressional Democrats want to "save the internet."
They're just helping the TSA push its scaremongering narrative.
Universities should be proactive about articulating, defending and protecting the free exchange of ideas on campus
If universities do not take steps to address their campus free speech problems, politicians will do it for them
Both sides agree to stand down. First Amendment precedents were on the baker's side.
For years, security state advocates fought to maintain the authority to snoop on your phone records. Are they really giving up?
Police allegedly shoved a photographer to the ground with a baton as well.
We were told this sort of spying would only be used to stop terrorists. And yet...
Following the lead of their rebellious constituents, local officials say they won't enforce despised rules.
Due Process Concerns Abound
Even for conservatives who believe in individualism, group identity trumps all.
"Google and Facebook should not be a law unto themselves. They should not be able to discriminate against conservatives."
When absurd ghost stories are passed off as actual journalism
Yes, said an Ohio Court of Appeals majority opinion, reasoning that the speaker's past speech "was not engaged in for a legitimate reason, but instead for an illegitimate reason born out of a vendetta seeking to cause mental distress to his mother and sister and to exact personal revenge." No, argue the EFF, Prof. Aaron Caplan, and I in a brief we've just filed with the Ohio Supreme Court.
Learning from Robert McNamara's mistakes and magnanimity
Fortunately, the California Court of Appeal has just reversed the decision, on First Amendment grounds.
Nick Gillespie is interviewed by Spiked's Brendan O'Neill about the Enlightenment, free speech, and crony capitalism.
Two bills dealing with background checks would criminalize innocent behavior and unjustly interfere with the exercise of Second Amendment rights.
Ronald Sullivan's choice of clients is "not only upsetting, but deeply trauma-inducing," according to activist students.
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