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Former U.S. President Trump holds presser after criminal case hearing on porn star hush money charges in New York

Outlook Uncertain for AI Regulations as US Government Pivots to Full Republican Control

It’s an open question whether Congress, soon to be fully controlled by Republicans, will be interested in passing any AI-related legislation.

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Man Sentenced to Year in Prison for Harassing Calls to Congressional Offices

Prosecutors argued that "more and more often, criticism of a political position or viewpoint crosses the First Amendment line and leads to true threats of violence."

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Debt Exception Provision, Upholds General Ban on Robocalls

The case was brought by an association of political consultants who argued that a 2015 exception for calls to collect government debt violated the First Amendment. While the majority of justices agreed with the consultants that the 2015 exception was unconstitutional (6-3), an even greater majority disagreed with their argument for striking down the law in its entirety (7-2).

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Case Involving Government Ban on Robocalls

The U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a law passed in 1991 that prohibits the use of automated calls to cell phones. The plaintiffs, a group of political consultants, argue that the law and its exceptions discriminate based on the content of the caller's message.

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Senate Hearing on “Exploring Free Speech on College Campuses”

A FIRE summary states that “Providing testimony before the committee were Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago; Nadine Strossen, New York Law School professor, former president of the ACLU, and current […]

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