Business Groups Ask Supreme Court To Pause California Climate Reporting Laws in Emergency Appeal

The state has argued that the laws don’t violate the First Amendment because commercial speech isn’t protected the same way under the Constitution.

Judge Bars Trump From Fining University of California Over Alleged Discrimination

UCLA was the first public university to be targeted by the administration over allegations of civil rights violations and accusations of allowing antisemitism on campus.

Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioter for Gun Offense and Woman Convicted of Threatening To Shoot FBI Agents

It’s the latest example of Trump’s willingness to use his constitutional authority to help supporters who were scrutinized as part of the Biden administration’s massive Jan. 6 investigation.

What To Know About How Florida Will Teach McCarthyism and the Cold War

The new teaching benchmarks, which were prompted by a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024, have alarmed some educators and experts on McCarthyism.

Nevada Supreme Court Sends ‘Fake Electors’ Case Back to Clark County

The defendants have called the case political prosecution. They say they were exercising their First Amendment rights to criticize the state’s election processes.

Texas A&M University Professors Now Need Approval for Some Race and Gender Topics

Critics of the new policy say it would impede the ability of faculty to teach, undermine academic freedom and could be a violation of First Amendment rights.

Kansas County Agrees To Pay $3 Million Over Law Enforcement Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper

The raid triggered a national debate about press freedom focused on Marion, a town of about 1,900 people about 150 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Throw Out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 Million Verdict

Trump’s lawyers, led by St. Louis, Missouri-based attorney Justin D. Smith, called Carroll’s claims a “politically motivated hoax.”