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.

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.

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.

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.

New York Moves To Limit ‘Addictive’ Social Media Feeds for Kids

The signing is the first step in what is expected to be a drawn out process of rule making, and a probable lawsuit from social media companies to block the law.

Colorado Justices Consider a Cake’s Meaning in a Transgender Discrimination Case

The Colorado Supreme Court took Tuesday’s oral arguments in the transgender celebration cake case under advisement without ruling right away.

Los Angeles Will Pay $300,000 To Settle a Lawsuit Against Journalist Over Undercover Police Photos

The city attorney’s lawsuit against the journalist drew condemnation from media rights experts and a coalition of newsrooms as an attack on free speech and press freedoms.

Biden’s Title IX Law Expanding Protections for LGBTQ+ Students Is Dealt Another Setback

U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves said the new rule also has “serious First Amendment implications" and temporarily blocked it in six additional states.