Category
First Amendment
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy, in Washington

Texas Can No Longer Investigate Alleged Cases of Vote Harvesting, Federal Judge Says

Before the Sept. 28 ruling, a person who knowingly provided or offered vote harvesting services in exchange for compensation was committing a third-degree felony.

Read More

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference in New York

New York Barred From Taking Action Against Groups Promoting Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’

The centers have a First Amendment right to “speak freely” about the reversal protocol and say it is safe and effective to use in consultation with a doctor, the judge said.

Read More

Trial of the National Rifle Association in New York

NY Judge Hands Former NRA Head Wayne LaPierre a 10 Year Ban but Declines To Appoint Monitor

Judge Joel Cohen also said he had concerns about “speech-chilling government intrusion on the affairs of the organization.”

Read More

FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington

Two Former FBI Officials Settle Lawsuits With Justice Department Over Leaked Text Messages

One former official also sued the department over his termination, alleging that the FBI caved to “unrelenting pressure” from Trump when it fired him and that his First Amendment rights were violated.

Read More

Hunter Biden's trial on criminal gun charges continues, in Wilmington

Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Explicit Images Featured in a Streaming Series

Fox claims its actions were "consistent with the First Amendment" and "has accurately covered the newsworthy events of Mr. Biden’s own making."

Read More

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.

Read More

Arkansas State Capitol

Appeals Court Hears Arguments on State Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

U.S. District Judge Jay Moody last year ruled that Arkansas’ health care restrictions violated the First Amendment by prohibiting doctors from referring patients elsewhere.

Read More

Motion hearing regarding access to transcript and interview jurors, in Atlanta

Judge Rejects Trump’s First Amendment Challenge to Charges in Georgia Election Case

The judge ruled that the charges do not suggest Trump is being prosecuted simply for making false statements but rather that he acted willfully and knowingly to harm the government.

Read More