An Evening with Stephen Solomon, Author of Revolutionary Dissent, at The Ferguson Library

NYU Professor and First Amendment Watch editor Stephen Solomon told the story of the protests and controversies that led to the First Amendment.

DOJ Ignored Some Policies When Seizing Reporters’ Phone Records, Watchdog Finds

The new watchdog report was released as the aggressive practice of hunting for journalists’ sources could again be resurrected.

California To Consider Requiring Mental Health Warnings on Social Media Sites

The legislation is necessary to bolster safety for children online, supporters say, but industry officials vow to fight the measure and others like it under the First Amendment.

Judge Rejects Sale of Infowars to The Onion in Dispute Over Bankruptcy Auction

The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston to not approve the sale means Jones can stay at his Infowars headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Law Requiring Sale or Ban of TikTok in the US

TikTok and ByteDance — another plaintiff in the lawsuit — are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court, though its unclear whether the court will take up the case.

Connecticut Court Upholds $965 Million Verdict Against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook

The court cited the “traumatic threats and harassment” the families endured “stemming from the lies ... that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.”

Idaho’s ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Law Mostly Can Be Enforced as Lawsuit Proceeds, Court Rules

Part of the law remains blocked, however, so for now prosecutors will not be able to charge a person with “recruiting” or influencing a minor to have an abortion.

Federal Court Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News for Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory

The network said it "is pleased with these back-to-back decisions from federal courts preserving the press freedoms of the First Amendment."