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Ex-Trump Lawyer Should Lose Law License for Efforts To Overturn Election, Judge Says

The judge noted that his acts were "a departure from professional norms and are unequivocally outside the realm of protection afforded by the First Amendment."

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Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Allies

It ends litigation sparked by DeSantis’ takeover of the district from Disney supporters following the company’s opposition to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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City Paying Ex-Police Officer to Settle Free Speech Lawsuit Over Social Media Posts

The officer filed the lawsuit after he was suspended four days for what that the city said constituted threats to Black Lives Matters activists and others.

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Kansas Moves To Join Texas and Other States in Requiring Porn Sites To Verify People’s Ages

Some critics questioned whether the measure would violate free speech and press rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

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Former U.S. President Trump holds presser after criminal case hearing on porn star hush money charges in New York

Gag Order Bars Trump From Commenting on Key Figures in Hush Money Case

The judge cited the former president’s prior comments about him and others in the case in granting a prosecution request for what it termed a “narrowly tailored” order.

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High School Teacher and Students Sue Over Arkansas’ Ban on Critical Race Theory

The lawsuit argues the restrictions violate free speech protections under the First Amendment and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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UK Court Says Assange Can’t Be Extradited on Espionage Charges Until US Rules Out Death Penalty

The judges ruled the U.S. must guarantee that Assange, who is Australian, “is afforded the same First Amendment protections as a United States citizen, and that the death penalty is not imposed.”

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Musk’s X Against Nonprofit Researchers Tracking Hate Speech

U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer dismissed the suit, writing in his order that it was “unabashedly and vociferously about one thing” — punishing the nonprofit for its speech.

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