Teachers Union Sues Over Trump Administration’s Deadline to End School Diversity Programs
Forcing schools to teach only the views supported by the federal government amounts to a violation of free speech, the organizations say.
Texas Pipeline Company’s $300M Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Heads to Trial
Greenpeace representatives say the case is an example of corporations abusing the legal system to go after critics and is a critical test of free speech and protest rights.
Man Who Was Mad About Chinese Spy Balloon Faces Sentencing for Threatening Ex-Speaker
Prosecutors asked the court to send a “strong deterrent message” that threats against public officials are not protected by the First Amendment.
Supreme Court Turns Back Challenges to Laws Keeping Abortion Opponents Away From Clinics, Patients
Anti-abortion activists said the measures violate free-speech rights and should be on their “deathbed” after the justices overturned Roe v. Wade.
Judge Rejects Immediately Restoring AP’s Access to White House but Urges Government To Reconsider
With no ruling made, the White House is free to continue barring the AP from the Oval Office and beyond.
Mississippi City Drops Lawsuit Over Newspaper Editorial That Judge Ordered Removed
The judge in the case must still dismiss her order that the editorial be removed from the paper’s website, which the city also asked her to do.
Greenpeace Says a Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Threatens the Organization’s Future
Representatives of the environmental organization founded over 50 years ago said the company just wants to silence oil industry critics.
AP Sues 3 Trump Administration Officials, Citing Freedom of Speech
The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case refusing to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”