Federal Judge Blocks Florida Governor’s Foreign Terrorist Label of Muslim Groups

The judge wrote in his preliminary injunction that the First Amendment bars the governor from continuing the troubling trend of using an executive office to make a political statement at the expense of others’ constitutional rights.

Colorado Governor Signals Willingness To Release Tina Peters From Prison Amid Trump Pressure

Peters has not expressed remorse for her actions, instead defending them as necessary to investigate possible fraud.

After Abandoning Law Firm Executive Orders, Trump Administration Reverses Course and Pursues Fight

Judges who received challenges to the executive orders from targeted firms uniformly ruled against the government, prompting an appeal from the Justice Department.

Appeals Court Clears Way for Texas Drag Ban To Take Effect in March

Critics of the ban have previously raised concerns that Republican lawmakers were portraying all drag performances as inherently sexual or obscene.

Family of UN Human Rights Investigator Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions for Israel Criticism

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, claims the Trump administration's sanctions violate the First Amendment.

Judge Says He Will Order Greenpeace To Pay an Expected $345 Million in Oil Pipeline Protest Case

Greenpeace has said the lawsuit is meant to use the courts to silence activists and critics and chill First Amendment rights.

The First-In-The-Nation TikTok Ban That Wasn’t

The 2023 Montana Legislature’s TikTok ban grew out of concerns about Chinese access to Americans’ data. It was the first statewide attempt to ban TikTok in the United States.

Federal Judge in Texas Allows Lawsuit Against California Attorney General Over ExxonMobil Remarks

The judge said in a ruling earlier this month that California Attorney General Rob Bonta cannot claim official immunity in regards to several statements he made.