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The West Virginia State Capitol

Court Sides With West Virginia TV Station Over Records on Top Official’s Firing

Lawyers argued releasing the termination letter constituted an invasion of privacy and that it was protected from public disclosure under an exemption to open records law.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Houston

Prosecutors Seek to Bar Trump From Statements Endangering Law Enforcement in Records Case

A Trump campaign spokesman said in a statement that Biden and “his hacks and thugs are obsessed with trying to deprive President Trump and all American voters of their First Amendment rights."

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Jennifer Klein, Director of the White House Gender Policy Council, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington

White House Pushes Tech Industry To Shut Down Market for Abusive AI Deepfakes

New generative AI tools have made it easy to transform someone’s likeness into a sexually explicit AI deepfake and share those realistic images across chatrooms or social media.

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U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce holds a hearing related to pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses

Universities Defend Deals With Protesters: ‘We Had To Get the Encampment Down’

A series of hearings by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce examined how colleges have responded to the protests and allegations of antisemitism.

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A coalition of pro-Palestinian University of Michigan students and supporters protest in the street

Police Break Up Pro-Palestinian Camp at the University of Michigan

Officers wearing helmets with face shields cleared approximately 50 people from the Diag, known for decades as a site for campus protests, citing a threat to public safety.

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drone

Drone Pilot Can’t Offer Mapping Without North Carolina Surveyor’s License, Court Says

The judge who authored the panel's opinion said determining whether a business prohibition on the pilot's mapping crosses over to a significant speech restriction can be difficult.

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Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building

Bashing Gov. in Publicly Funded Campaign Ads Allowed in CT Legislative Races, Court Rules

The court ruled that state elections officials violated the free speech rights of two Republicans candidates when it fined them for criticizing the Democratic governor.

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London High Court hands down Julian Assange appeal ruling

WikiLeaks Founder Assange Wins Right to Appeal Against an Extradition Order to the US

Assange claims that by releasing the trove of confidential documents he was essentially a publisher and protected under the free press protections guaranteed by the First Amendment.

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