Read the FCC's Crank Mail About Saturday Night Live
One viewer said it should be illegal to take the Lord's name in vain on TV—and that was one of the more coherent complaints.
Civil Liberties
Biden Hints at Freedom for Julian Assange
U.S. need for Australia’s cooperation in the Pacific may win the journalist’s release.
"Pro-Palestine Protester Charged for Threatening to 'Murder' Bakersfield Lawmakers"
"She prioritizes highlighting the intersectionality that comes with the environmental justice movement to achieve collective liberation for all oppressed communities. In her spare time, she enjoys holding elected officials accountable, watching endless amounts of movies, television series and sports, and enjoying time outdoors with her family and friends."
Democrats Tank FISA Warrant Requirement
The measure would have required federal agents to get a warrant before searching American communications collected as part of foreign intelligence.
Combat Disinformation With Better Norms, Not More Laws
Fight back through better information and discourse, not by empowering the government.
Students Don't Have a Right to Use Public University Social Events for Their Own Political Orations,
whether at administrators' homes or in law school classrooms.
States Keep Passing Unconstitutional Age-Verification Laws for Porn Sites
Kentucky's governor signed a law last week that could require porn sites to ask for users' government IDs before allowing access to adult material.
Misinformation Watchdogs Keep Failing Upward
And they're still trying to censor speech on social media.
"A Tale Of Two Protests: UVA v. Berkeley Law"
"What's the most effective way for law students to fight injustice?"
Why Did Harvard Fire Martin Kulldorff?
Martin Kulldorff talks about his dismissal from Harvard Medical School, persisting college vaccine mandates, and surviving COVID-era censorship on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Come Back With a Warrant
Plus: A fight over Section 702 spying reforms, Iran threatens Israel and the U.S., Trump's proposed tariff is even worse than we thought, and more...
Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and Common Carriers: Response to Adam Candeub
If adopted by the Supreme Court, Prof. Candeub's approach would be a grave menace to freedom of speech.
Indiana Court Rejects Claim That Driver's Licenses Must Include Third Gender Option
The court reverses a contrary trial court decision.
A Florida Judge Says $165,000 in Fines for 3 Minor Code Violations Is Not 'Excessive'
Sandy Martinez faces that bill because of driveway cracks, a storm-damaged fence, and cars parked on her own property that illegally touched her lawn.
Republicans Split on Whether FBI Should Be Able To Snoop Without a Warrant
A Section 702 reauthorization moving through Congress could actually weaken privacy protections.
Pennsylvania Trial Court Rejects Pseudonymity in Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Allegations
(as well as other allegations).
Georgia Independent Bookstore Sues Jail Over Policy Banning Book Shipments
Officials claim the policy is intended to prevent people from smuggling in contraband, but it allows shipments from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
No Pseudonymity for Porn Copyright Infringement Defendants, Says One Judge
The cases on the subject are sharply split, reflecting how ill-defined the law of pseudonymous litigation is.
Florida Appellate Court Disqualifies Judge in Gender-Transition Child Removal Case
Did the judge's remarks "suggest[] she had predetermined that the father had no right to oppose gender transition or otherwise direct the child's upbringing based upon his moral and religious beliefs"?
Colorado Legislators Ditch Plan To Ban Guns in Dozens of 'Sensitive Places'
The amended bill applies only to schools, polling places, and certain government buildings.
Kansas Police Seized Her Truck. It Took Her 8 Months To Get it Back, Despite Never Being Charged With a Crime.
Dewonna Goodridge quickly discovered that Kansas civil asset forfeiture laws were stacked against her when sheriff's deputies seized her truck.
In California and Elsewhere, Fear of Crime Drives the Surveillance State
Concerns about public safety will eventually recede, but Big Brother will still be watching.
Federal Appeals Court Says Texas Inmate's Decade-Long Lawsuit Over Sleep Deprivation Can Keep Going
Michael Garrett and other Texas inmates get less than four hours of sleep a night. He argues it's cruel and unusual punishment.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Lies and the Law: An Introduction," by Prof. Genevieve Lakier
The final article posted from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Weaponized from the Beginning," by Prof. John Fabian Witt
The eleventh of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
Kansas Police Facing Lawsuit After Conducting 'Illegal' Raid Against Small-Town Paper
Last year, the offices of the Marion County Record were raided by police. A new lawsuit claims the search was illegal retaliation against the paper.
The 3 Body Problem's Chilling Social Media Parallel
From struggle sessions to cancel culture, the story depicts the terrors of surveillance authoritarianism.
Defending Pornography in the Age of Safe Spaces: A Q&A With Nadine Strossen
The civil liberties lawyer talks to Reason about the misguided impulse to attack free speech in the name of protecting women.
Journal of Free Speech Law: My "When Are Lies Constitutionally Protected?"
The tenth of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Epistemic Disagreement, Institutional Analysis, and the First Amendment Status of Lies," by Prof. Mark Tushnet
The ninth of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Democracy Harms and the First Amendment," by Prof. Deborah Pearlstein
The eighth of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
Will J.K. Rowling Do Time?
Plus: Mnuchin's TikTok folly, Trump's April Fools' joke, Andy Warhol's muse, and more...
Christopher Yoo on Regulating Social Media Platforms as "Common Carriers"
The Univ. of Pennsylvania legal scholar makes the most thorough critique yet of this approach to justifying regulations that bar social media firms from engaging in most types of content moderation.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Distrust, Negative First Amendment Theory, and the Regulation of Lies," by Prof. Helen Norton
The seventh of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
Minor Third-Order-Procedure Decision in Walters v. OpenAI Large Libel Models Lawsuit
Procedure about procedure about procedure.
Turkey's Strongman Had a No Good, Very Bad Weekend
The Turkish opposition ran circles around President Recep Tayyib Erdogan's party in local elections. It could be the beginning of the end of his 20-year reign.
Defending Pornography on Feminist Grounds: A Q&A With Nadine Strossen
"There were many of us who opposed censoring pornography...precisely because of our commitment to feminist goals and principles," says the former ACLU chief.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Anonymity, Identity, and Lies," by Prof. Artur Pericles L. Monteiro
The sixth of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.
No Right to Be Forgotten for Defendant in Civil Case
"To the extent that Kavadia asks the Court to order that public reporting about this case be removed from the Internet, such an order would blatantly violate the First Amendment."
