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Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax presides over the state's senate in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Virginia Lt. Governor Files $400 Million Defamation Suit Against CBS

Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, Justin Fairfax, is suing CBS for defamation for airing separate interviews with two women, Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson, who have accused him of sexual assault. Fairfax’s lawyers filed the complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The lawsuit claims that the sexual encounters between Fairfax and the two women were consensual, and that CBS had information before and after airing the interviews that would have proved the allegations against him “had not been corroborated by any independent investigation.” 

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Ex-Aide to Former Defense Secretary James Mattis Sues Pentagon for Unlawful Prior Restraint

Ex-Aide to Former Defense Secretary James Mattis Sues Pentagon for Unlawful Prior Restraint

September 6, 2019 — Comments are Disabled

August 29, 2019 Former Navy pilot Guy Snodgrass, an aide to former Defense Secretary James Mattis, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense (DoD), claiming that it has “unlawfully imposed a prior restraint upon Snodgrass by obstructing and infringing on his right to publish unclassified material…”. Snodgrass’s memoir, “Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis,” focuses[Read More…]

Authors Share Excerpts on Free Speech

Authors Share Excerpts on Free Speech: Amy Werbel and Lust on Trial

Authors Share Excerpts on Free Speech: Amy Werbel and Lust on Trial

January 11, 2019 — Comments are Disabled

In Lust on Trial, [Amy] Werbel presents a colorful journey through Comstock’s career that doubles as a new history of post–Civil War America’s risqué visual and sexual culture. Born into a puritanical New England community, Anthony Comstock moved to New York in 1868 armed with his Christian faith and a burning desire to rid the city of vice. Werbel describes how[Read More…]

History Speaks

History Speaks: Cato’s Letters, 1720-1723

History Speaks: Cato’s Letters, 1720-1723

September 19, 2019 — Comments are Disabled

By Professor Stephen D. Solomon   Two British journalists, John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, launched a series of letters published in the London Journal on November 3, 1720. The two writers, who published under the pseudonym “Cato,” opposed the government on many issues including financial scandals, the nature and causes of tyranny, and the importance of liberty. In 138 essays[Read More…]