Judge Wants Suspensions for Florida Attorneys Who Criticized Discrimination Ruling
The judge said their statements weren’t protected by free speech and that the lawyers had failed to show they had a factual basis for making the statements.
After Setbacks, Bill To Define Antisemitism in State Law Is Advancing in Georgia
Sponsors say it would help prosecutors identify hate crimes targeting Jewish people, but some critics warn it would limit free speech, especially in criticizing the actions of Israel.
Project Veritas’ First Amendment Claim Rejected in Case of Biden’s Daughter’s Diary
Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter.
South Dakota Vanity Plate Restrictions Were Unconstitutional, Lawsuit Settlement Says
Federal courts have ruled that license plates are a legitimate place for personal and political expression, and courts throughout the country have struck down similar laws.
Hate Crime Conviction of Iowa Man Who Left Notes at Homes With Rainbow Flags Affirmed
The man taped handwritten notes saying "burn that gay flag" to the front doors of five renters and homeowners who displayed rainbow flags or decals.
Conservative Book Ban Push Sparks Some State Withdrawals From American Library Association
After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal — and keeping out of collections.
Ninth Circuit: First Amendment Protects Beauty Pageant that Barred Oregon Transgender Woman
A federal appellate court ruled in favor of a beauty pageant that barred an Oregon transgender woman from competing, citing the pageant’s First Amendment right to freely express its desired message of “womanhood.”
First Amendment Watch, Free Speech Center Unite in Educational Video Project
The first release from First Amendment Watch at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University focuses on the rights of those who wish to photograph or record video of police officers in public places.