Archive
Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns in Derry, New Hampshire

Trump Isn’t Accustomed to Restrictions. That’s Beginning to Test the Legal System

Efforts to hold Trump accountable are testing the legal system in unprecedented ways as judges struggle with how to rein in the former president’s inflammatory rhetoric.

Read More

Supporters of the drag community protest against Florida's 'Protection of Children' bill which would ban children at live adult performances, at the state capitol in Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Officials Ask Supreme Court to Block Rulings Limiting Anti-Drag Show Law

The application asks that the prohibition against enforcing the anti-drag show law only be limited to the Orlando, Florida, restaurant which challenged its constitutionality.

Read More

Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns in Derry, New Hampshire

Trump’s Lawyers Raise New Challenges to Federal Election Subversion Case

The motions contend that the indictment should be dismissed because it violates the former president’s free speech rights and represents a vindictive prosecution.

Read More

Drag artists host performance ahead of ban in Tennessee

Tennessee City’s Ban of Drag Performances on Public Property Temporarily Lifted

It is the latest development in the ongoing political battle over LGBTQ+ rights in Tennessee, where conservative leaders have sought to limit events where drag performers may appear.

Read More

supreme court building

Supreme Court Blocks Restrictions on White House Contacts With Social Media Companies

The justices said they would hear arguments in a lawsuit accusing administration officials of unconstitutionally squelching conservative points of view.

Read More

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque

Judge Temporarily Lifts Narrow Gag Order on Trump in 2020 Election Interference Case

The ruling gives Trump’s lawyers time to prove why the former president’s comments should not be restricted as the case heads toward trial.

Read More

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference in New York

New York AG Spars With FIRE Over Social Media Moderation of ‘Hateful Content’

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free speech advocacy group, opened a new front in its ongoing legal battle over New York's attempts to regulate online speech.

Read More

Radio host Alex Jones of Infowars talks to the news media as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018.

Alex Jones Can’t Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Paying Sandy Hook Families, Judge Rules

The decision is another significant defeat for Jones in the wake of juries punishing him over spreading falsehoods about the nation’s deadliest school shooting.

Read More