Judge Orders E. Jean Carroll Be Paid $5.8M in Trump Sex Abuse and Defamation Case; Trump Appeals
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order that says the money can be paid to Carroll, along with interest that has grown since the verdict.
ABC Fights Back Against FCC Regulators in Dispute Over ‘The View’ and Equal Time Rules
The network, which has accused the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech in the escalating dispute, argued in a filing to the FCC that the issue had been resolved by the commission itself more than two decades ago.
Supreme Court Won’t Block Texas From Enforcing a Law Requiring Age Verification for App Downloads
Plaintiffs’ lawyers argued that the law impermissibly seeks to limit access to content protected by the First Amendment, including news and educational material.
New York Resident Sues ICE on Free Speech Grounds Over Critical Email Sent to Its Former Head
In the email, Streever called Lyons “a monstrous human being” who “will never know peace.” He said the agency violated his First Amendment rights in a lawsuit filed Monday in Washington D.C.
Judge Orders Pentagon To Lift Policy That Journalists Be Accompanied by an Escort
It was not immediately clear whether the order applied only to reporters from The New York Times, which filed the lawsuit, or to the entire press corps.
Challengers Score Victories in Lawsuit Against Arkansas’ Restrictions on Citizen Ballot Initiatives
The judge threw out a handful of state laws that put extra restrictions on citizen efforts to gather signatures for ballot initiatives, agreeing with challengers that they violated the constitutional free speech rights of voters.
Another New York Resident Says He Was Warned by Officers After Criticizing ICE
Free speech advocates have pointed to the incidents as an example of federal law enforcement infringing on privacy and free expression.
Judges Strike Down Trump Administration’s Overhaul of Student Loan Forgiveness Program
The overhaul targeted nonprofits and government organizations that support causes at odds with the Trump administration’s priorities.