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.
Men Who Brought Explosives to NYC Protest Cited Islamic State as Inspiration, Complaint Says
The homemade devices, which did not explode, were hurled Saturday during raucous counterprotests against an anti-Islam demonstration led by Jake Lang, a far-right activist and critic of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Judge in Oregon Limits Federal Officers’ Tear Gas Use at Portland ICE Building Protests
The lawsuit argues that federal officers’ use of such munitions is a retaliation against protesters that chills their First Amendment rights.
AI Company Anthropic Sues Trump Administration Seeking To Undo ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation
The fight has boosted Anthropic’s reputation among some customers and tech workers who sided with the company’s refusal to budge to pressure from the Trump administration.
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Actions To Dismantle Voice of America Are Illegal
Voice of America is operating with a skeleton staff in only a handful of languages after Kari Lake terminated contracts and laid off most of its employees.
Judge Weighs New York Times Bid To Block Policy Limiting Journalists’ Access to Pentagon
The Times sued the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, claiming the credentialing policy violates the journalists’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process.