A Progressive Media Group Demanded Censorship of Trump's Coronavirus Press Briefings. The FCC Said No.
The group's petition "would dangerously curtail the freedom of the press embodied in the First Amendment."
The group's petition "would dangerously curtail the freedom of the press embodied in the First Amendment."
It depends on the state where you live.
Religious liberty, public health, and the police powers of the states
A new lawsuit is challenging the California DMV's rejection of allegedly offensive personalized license plates.
No amount of money can buy victory for candidates who fail to persuade voters.
Mississippi has a reputation for being one of the most obese states in the nation, as well as having one of America's highest incarceration rates. Neither will be improved by treating unlicensed dieticians like serious criminals.
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They call it a "hate crime against Asian students and scholars."
Trump has long complained that libel laws need to be loosened to allow more lawsuits against media outlets.
How the press learned to stop worrying and love censorship.
What’s at stake in United States v. Sineneng-Smith.
The mob strategy is morally and practically flawed.
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Episode 10 of Free Speech Rules, a video series by UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
What’s at stake in Michigan v. Wood
If you think the worse thing you can do to a pig is kill it, footage from Rozenboom's farm will disabuse you of that notion.
GOP attacks on internet smut are heating up, but the porn industry has more practical threats to worry about.
Erroneous predictions of violence at the Richmond rally conflated civil libertarians with militant racists.
What’s at stake in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
The lawsuit might be good politics, but it's bad for free speech.
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The city limits busking to its tiny Theater District, and it makes you jump through hoops even to play there.
Episode 9 of Free Speech Rules, a video series by UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh
The overturned rules banned microscopes and shovels as drug paraphernalia and prohibited pictures of cannabis or the equipment used to grow it.
The policy has earned a well-deserved First Amendment lawsuit.
Prof. Erik Nielson says in Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America rappers everywhere are not getting a fair shake in the courtroom.
A massive 15 foot tall Trump/Pence yard sign has unfortunately turned political.
A judge concluded that the restrictions violate the state constitution's free speech guarantee.
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Upon reconsideration, Judge Willett splits with his colleagues over whether Black Lives Matter activist can be liable for violent protests
The investigation was launched after the local police chief complained and reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
Erroneous reporting set off a bizarre backlash that obscured the real problem.
Today's censors are using tech policy and social-media outrage to attack your right to think and say what you believe.
Since FOSTA passed in 2018, "sex workers have faced increased violence" and "have been forced onto the streets," the California congressman says.
"CNN is the mother of fake news," reads the introduction to Nunes' new lawsuit.
Justice Alito dissents from the denial of certiorari in National Review v. Mann
"We’re still doing interviews, speaking with students, learning what was said and the context of the comment."
The presidential hopeful on Thursday released a plan to regulate tech giants.
Various states sued to stop the feds from allowing such gun-making files to circulate legally. Now, a federal judge says the decision to not prohibit them was "arbitrary and capricious."
In comments to CNN on Monday night, Biden expressed a willingness to smash Section 230 in order to settle a feud his campaign is having with Facebook. That's a terrible idea.
DART police officer Stephanie Branch illegally arrested Avi Adelman after he defied her unlawful orders to stop photographing paramedics treating an overdose.
The Seventh Circuit's ruling on remedies for Janus violations
Tech bias, real or alleged, does not violate free speech rights.
As surely as winter follows fall, Republican election victories are followed by unconstitutional attempts to restrict political speech.
Episode 7 of Free Speech Rules, from UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh