Introducing The SLAPP Back Initiative
First Amendment Watch is building the first national database of alleged SLAPPs — strategic lawsuits against public participation — potentially meritless or malicious legal actions that can financially cripple and ultimately silence critical voices.
Another Line of Attack: White House Sets up a Hall of Shame for News Outlets
It’s the latest wrinkle in the fight against what Trump, back in his first term, labeled “fake news.”
Massachusetts Court Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Alleging Meta Designed Apps To Be Addictive To Kids
Meta's attorney argued that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
Records Reviewed by AP Detail Online Monitoring, Arrests in New Orleans Immigration Crackdown
Local leaders also expressed concern that the online surveillance could chill free speech as authorities threaten to charge anyone interfering with immigration enforcement.
Oklahoma University Instructor on Leave After Failing Bible-Based Essay on Gender
Since Trump took office, student affinity groups have shuttered campus offices and professors have altered curriculums.
New York Times Suing Pentagon Over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s New Press Rules
Outlets like The Times walked out of the Pentagon rather than agree to the rules as a condition for getting a press credential.