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Supreme Court Rules for Biden Admin in Social Media Dispute With Red States

Justices threw out lower-court rulings favoring claims that administration officials leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.

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Former U.S. President Trump attends a press conference, in New York

Judge Alters Trump’s Gag Order, Lets Him Talk About Witnesses and Jurors

Trump’s lawyers had urged the judge to lift the gag order completely, arguing there was nothing to justify continued restrictions on his rights after the trial’s conclusion.

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Pro-choice activists assemble in downtown Memphis during a "Stop Abortion Bans Day of Action" rally hosted by the Tennessee chapter of Planned Parenthood in Tennessee

TN Sued Over Law That Criminalizes Helping Minors Get Abortions Without Permission

The lawsuit argues the statute is "unconstitutionally vague" and criminalizes certain speech in violation of the First Amendment.

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Alex Jones talks to media during a midday break during the start of a jury trial in Austin

Bankruptcy Trustee Discloses Plan To Shut Down Alex Jones’ Infowars, Liquidate Assets

The Sandy Hook families in both lawsuits, who have not received anything from Jones yet, appear likely to get only a fraction of what Jones owes them.

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Trump holds a campaign rally ahead of the Republican caucus in Las Vegas

Prosecutor in Classified Docs Case Clashes With Judge Over Trump’s Speech Restrictions

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon questioned prosecutor David Harbach about how she could fashion an order that did not run afoul of Trump’s free speech rights.

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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Will Plead Guilty, Be Freed From Prison in Deal with US

The guilty plea brings an abrupt conclusion to a criminal case of international intrigue and to the U.S. government’s years-long pursuit of the publisher.

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LGBTQ+ Librarians Grapple With Attacks on Books – And on Themselves

The American Library Association said it documented the highest-ever number of titles targeted for censorship in 2023 in more than 20 years of tracking — 4,240.

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Former U.S. President Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records continues in New York

NY Prosecutors Urge Judge To Keep Gag Order Blocking Trump From Criticizing Jurors

The gag order, issued in March, prohibited Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about witnesses, jurors and others connected to the case.

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