When Does an Ugly Facebook Message Qualify as an Illegal 'True Threat' of Violence? SCOTUS Will Decide.
The Supreme Court takes up “true threats” and the First Amendment in Counterman v. Colorado.
The Supreme Court takes up “true threats” and the First Amendment in Counterman v. Colorado.
The lawyer's "personal interest in avoiding the 'reputational harm' that she might suffer if the public were made aware of the 'very serious allegations here'" "cannot meet the 'weighty' standard for overriding the presumptions of open records and public access."
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Throughout the pandemic, the CDC was in constant contact with Facebook, vetting what users were allowed to say on the social media site.
Secret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds' campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID "misinformation."
The city has not granted a single permit since the Supreme Court upheld the right to bear arms last June.
"Hamline subjected López Prater to the foregoing adverse actions because . . . she did not conform her conduct to the specific beliefs of a Muslim sect," the lawsuit states.
An op-ed in The New York Times tries to make the case that the Chinese Communist Party is a worthy partner in raising children.
The 2018 law criminalizes websites that "promote or facilitate" prostitution. Two of three judges on the panel pushed back against government claims that this doesn't criminalize speech.
At the World Economic Forum, Brian Stelter and panelists discuss why everything is Facebook's fault.
A Supreme Court case illustrates the potential costs of making it easier to sue social media platforms over user-generated content.
Plus: The editors field a listener question on college admissions and affirmative action.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
Tech firm operators may face criminal charges if children who use their platforms encounter too much “harmful content.”
"They couldn't keep him alive for two weeks," says the boy's father. "That's absolutely insane."
an argument about post-Bruen gun legislation from Robert Leider.
By banning firearms from a wide range of "sensitive places," the state effectively nullified the right to bear arms.
A broader perspective on the Hamline controversy.
The social changes that paved the way for gay and trans acceptance have made pedophile acceptance less likely, not more.
Minnesota law allowed Hennepin County to seize a $40,000 home owned by a 93-year-old widow to pay off a $15,000 tax debt.
There's a good reason why algorithms are still protected by Section 230.
Part of a law that authorizes warrantless snooping is about to expire, opening up a opportunity to better protect our privacy rights.
but the Michigan Court of Appeals reverses.
"This anti-free speech, anti-intellectual, anti-common-sense action deserves all the scorn it can get," says Roy Thomas, former editor in chief of Marvel Comics.
Good intentions, bad results
An underground network in Chicago helped women terminate thousands of pregnancies amid abortion prohibition.
The law is hard to defend on logical, practical, or constitutional grounds.
"My daughter rushed to the car and she's like, 'mommy DCFS came to the school, and the lady made it sound like we weren't going to come home with you today,'" Tresa Razaaq told a local news station.
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Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.
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Researchers: Moscow’s social media meddling had little impact on the 2016 election.
Because of a misdemeanor welfare fraud conviction, Bryan Range is no longer allowed to own guns.
In both cases, proving criminal intent would be a tall order.
The proposed fellow would have been Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, and apparently a highly prominent expert on the subject.
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