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.
Judge Bars Government From ‘Wholesale’ Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Seized Devices
The judge said he balanced the need to protect the reporter's free speech rights with the government’s duty to safeguard top secret national security information.
Attorney William Brewer on New York’s Even Year Election Law and the First Amendment
Brewer discussed the First Amendment arguments in the challenge to the EYEL and explained why he disagrees with the state.
Judge Blocks Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Classified Documents Case
Smith and his team produced a two-volume report on the classified documents investigation and a separate probe into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election after he lost to Joe Biden.
Judge Weighs Washington Post’s Demand for Government To Return Devices Seized From Reporter’s Home
The Post says much of the seized material is exempt from government review under the Privacy Protection Act because the reporter isn’t a target of the investigation.
Pentagon Appeals Order Blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s Punishment for Call To Resist Unlawful Orders
Sen. Kelly said in a social media post that the only reason for Hegseth to appeal is to “keep trampling on the free speech rights of retired veterans and silence dissent.”