Leading First Amendment Experts on The Most Pressing Free Speech Challenges
Scholars, journalists, and legal advocates will tackle some of the most urgent issues around freedom of expression at the National Constitution Center on Tuesday.
Musk Offers Voters $1 Million a Day to Sign PAC Petition. Is That Legal?
The giveaway is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it is a violation of the law to link a cash handout to voter registration.
Judge Tells Florida’s Top Doctor Not To Threaten TV Stations Over Abortion Ads
“The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is ‘false,’” the judge said in a written opinion.
Abortion Rights Group Sues After Florida Orders TV Stations To Stop Airing Ad
The filing argues that the state's action was part of a campaign to attack the abortion-rights amendment “... to advance the State’s preferred characterization."
Justice Department to Monitor Voting in Ohio County After Sheriff’s Comment About Harris
The sheriff's supporters argued he was making a political point about unrestrained immigration and that he was exercising his right to free speech.
Supreme Court Opens Door to Texas Online Journalist’s Lawsuit Over Her 2017 Arrest
The justices tossed out the ruling of a divided federal appeals court that found the journalist could not sue police officers and other officials over her arrest.
Florida Government Finds Fault With Abortion Ballot Measure Over Ads and Petitions
The FCC chair blasted the threats from the state, saying “the right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment.”
In Missouri, Signs Were Required In Sex Offenders’ Yards on Halloween. Until Now
A court ruled that the provision violated the First Amendment by forcing “compelled speech,” depriving those on the registry “of their freedom to speak in their own words."