The case involved a public records request to identify the "six or seven pretty big legal conservative heavyweights" whom Gov. DeSantis labeled as "trusted advisors for his judicial appointments to the Florida Supreme Court."
Donald Trump's acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller advocated the plan this week, which Trump later called a "ridiculous idea."
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The court concludes the pastor's posts were about the activists' organization (Oklahomans for Equality) and not about them personally; it thus avoided having to decide whether the First Amendment would have protected the speech if it was indeed about the activists personally.
The "most pro-life president in American history" cannot please hardline activists without alienating voters.
The president's son, who faces up to 25 years in prison for conduct that violated no one's rights, can still challenge his prosecution on Second Amendment grounds.
The court ruled that it is unconstitutional for officials to remove library books with the "intent to deprive patrons of access to ideas with which they disagree."
The plaintiffs hope to "help Republicans and conservatives see why this ban is inconsistent with the free speech values they say they care about."
An article from the Defamation: Philosophical and Legal Perspectives symposium, sponsored by the Center for Legal Philosophy at UC Irvine.
Officials suspend efforts to force X to suppress the world’s access to video of a crime.
A segment of American voters want insurrectionist candidates. Who are election officials to deny them?
A new law will make it much harder to film law enforcement officers in their public duties. Does that violate the First Amendment?
A WIRED investigation reveals the extent to which residents of Chula Vista are subjected to surveillance from the sky.
The transit authority was sued after rejecting an ad that directed viewers to go to a website "to find out about the faith of our founders."
An article from the Defamation: Philosophical and Legal Perspectives symposium, sponsored by the Center for Legal Philosophy at UC Irvine.
"[T]he only support for Defendant's statements about Plaintiff is that Defendant's 'spiritual investigation' into the murders using 'intuitive tarot readings' led her to Plaintiff."
The lack of a clear rationale for charging Trump with 34 felonies raises a due process issue that is likely to figure in his appeals.
Yes, when the restriction is being imposed by the government.
An article from the Defamation: Philosophical and Legal Perspectives symposium, sponsored by the Center for Legal Philosophy at UC Irvine.
An article from the Defamation: Philosophical and Legal Perspectives symposium, sponsored by the Center for Legal Philosophy at UC Irvine.
Bhattacharya explains the stakes of Murthy v. Missouri, the politicization of medical research, and his RFK Jr. endorsement.
European speech regulations reach way too far to muzzle perfectly acceptable content.
Their cases illustrate the injustice of taking away people’s Second Amendment rights based on nonviolent crimes
Harvard is taking steps away from politicization. Will other schools follow?
The president's son, who is charged with crimes that violated no one's rights, theoretically faces up to 25 years in prison.
A guest post on economist Bryan Caplan's Bet On It substack.
Protesters came back to Columbia during reunion weekend. Palestinians tried to share their tragedies amidst the carnival-like atmosphere of campus politics.
Students have a constitutional right to refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance, no matter what school officials think.
The University of Texas is just one campus that has seen police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators.
The former president's loss of his Second Amendment rights highlights an arbitrary restriction that applies to many people with no history of violence.
Chief executives' illicit motives can render their subordinates' actions unconstitutional. There is good reason for courts to enforce that rule.
Even in an era of police militarization, there’s something shocking about seeing cops in riot gear on college campuses.
While drones are less likely to shoot or maim innocent civilians, they could also pose privacy issues.
The ACLU, another polarizing organization, was willing to defend the NRA in court. That should tell you that some things aren't partisan.
An ideologically diverse mix of individuals and organizations supports a Texas journalist who was arrested for asking questions.
notwithstanding the claim that it “invites worldwide haters to threaten, stalk, and commit violence against” her.
Following months of campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas, the university has announced that it will no longer weigh in on current events.
The town of Sturgeon initially defended the officer, saying he was afraid of being bitten by the 13-pound blind and deaf Shih Tzu.
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