The Texas Abortion Ban Violates Conservative Principles
S.B. 8 relies on litigation tricks that conservatives have long condemned as a threat to the rule of law.
S.B. 8 relies on litigation tricks that conservatives have long condemned as a threat to the rule of law.
"I have my First Amendment rights," says Hank Robar.
Whether a local burrito chain will be able to open another restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood could hinge on the precise name of the new location.
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A federal judge says an anti-porn group's suit against Twitter can move forward, in a case that could portend a dangerous expansion of how courts define "sex trafficking."
Who thought it was a good idea to give the government control over marketing?
I coauthored it with Kevin Cope (University of Virginia) and Alex Stremitzer (UCLA/ETH Zurich)
Their study found that Twitter's efforts to police Donald Trump's false election fraud claims were ineffective and may even have backfired.
The Pew Research Center found that support for censorship is increasing.
The Supreme Court will hear the case this fall.
Online censorship by proxy undermines the ordinary process for checking claims and counterclaims.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis' embrace of the law contradicts his avowed commitment to economic freedom.
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Yet under qualified immunity, it's incredibly difficult for the public to sue police.
"If the police don't want to be filmed or observed, they should get out of the public service field."
Trump's critics fault him for fomenting division. The left's efforts to drive people of faith from the public square are making the problem worse.
The First Amendment clearly protects the right to political expression, even when it's vulgar.
Board precedent, First Amendment concerns and a fair assessment of the message communicated by a giant inflatable rat carried the day.
The administration’s public pressure campaign against COVID-19 "misinformation" cannot be reconciled with its avowed respect for freedom of expression.
Speech is protected by the First Amendment even when it discourages vaccination.
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The Irreversible Damage author talks about getting deplatformed from Target and her support for gender-reassignment interventions.
It will fail, and fail badly.
Efforts against violence are turning into restrictions on ideas.
Nashville’s Leah Gilliam says her vanity plate is protected by the First Amendment.
We can thank judges who were prepared to enforce constitutional limits on public health powers.
Glenn Reynolds suggests it's how that landmark decision was applied and expanded that has created the real problem.
The Court has "failed to justify our enacted policy," he wrote.
Six justices agreed that the state's "dragnet for sensitive donor information" imposes "a widespread burden on donors' associational rights."
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The suspension is based on "demonstrably false and misleading statements" that Giuliani made as Donald Trump's lawyer.
No, it’s not an attempt to monitor faculty and student views. It’s an attempt to make sure they’re allowed to express them.
First Amendment advocates prevailed in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
Holding a sign in a public park should not cause an arrest.
A training session for graduate students urged them to prohibit students from discussing problematic views.
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A new survey of students' free speech attitudes has both encouraging and worrying findings.
Three states have advanced constitutionally questionable laws.
Wayne Nutt worked as an engineer for decades. But because he's not licensed, North Carolina's engineering board says that he can't share his expertise in public.
The law would make a federal case out of every aggrieved internet user and compel companies to host messages they do not wish to platform.
Americans oppose restrictions, but report feeling less free to speak about political matters.
The move is a direct assault on the First Amendment.
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Like a number of other modern conservatives, Thomas seems to think that Twitter and other tech companies are effectively censoring right-of-center views.
The creator of ultra-woke poet Titania McGrath makes the case against cancel culture.
"Stanford Law School is strongly committed to free speech," says Dean Jenny S. Martinez, who wants to "ensure that something like this does not happen again."
No, states can't use the 10th Amendment to overturn the First Amendment.