Online Age Checks Are Proliferating, but So Are Concerns They Curtail Internet Freedom

What’s considered harmful to minors can be subjective, and this is where experts believe such laws run afoul of the First Amendment.

Supreme Court Allows Mississippi To Require Age Verification on Social Media Like Facebook and X

NetChoice argues that the Mississippi law threatens privacy rights and unconstitutionally restricts the free expression of users of all ages.

Anti-Trump Demonstrators Crowd Streets, Parks and Plazas Across the US

Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence.

Mississippi Judge Vacates Her Order That a Newspaper Remove Its Editorial

The judge’s order had been widely condemned by free speech and press freedom advocates as a clear violation of the paper’s First Amendment rights.

Mississippi City Drops Lawsuit Over Newspaper Editorial That Judge Ordered Removed

The judge in the case must still dismiss her order that the editorial be removed from the paper’s website, which the city also asked her to do.

Court Agrees With Ban on Medical Marijuana Advertising in Mississippi

A medical marijuana dispensary owner argued that the First Amendment protects the right to advertise because Mississippi law permits the sale of cannabis products to some people.

Federal Judge Halts Mississippi Law Requiring Age Verification for Websites

“Mississippians have a First Amendment right to access lawful information online free from government censorship,” said Chris Marchese of NetChoice, which challenged the law.

Conservative States Challenge Federal Rule on Treatment of Transgender Students

Several Republican state attorneys general are arguing that the new policies would hurt women and girls, trample free speech rights and create burdens for the states.