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.
What To Know About the Civil Rights Charges Don Lemon Faces for Covering Church Protest in Minnesota
The arrests of Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort are especially troubling for legal experts and media groups who worry about the chilling effect on coverage of the Trump administration.
Texas A&M University To End Women’s Studies Due to New Policy on Race and Gender Topics
Texas A&M said the decision to end the women’s and gender studies program was based in part on limited student interest in the program.
Undercover Investigation of Meta Heads to Trial in New Mexico in First Stand-Alone Case by State
It could give states a new legal pathway to go after social media companies over how their platforms affect children, by using consumer protection and nuisance laws.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Cannot Shut Down Texas Latino Voting Group, Judge Rules
Voters also recently approved a constitutional amendment adding language to the state’s constitution saying that a person who is not a U.S. citizen cannot vote in Texas.
Journalist Don Lemon Arrested After Protest That Disrupted Minnesota Church Service
Lemon has said he has no affiliation to the organization that went into the church and that he was there as a journalist chronicling protesters.