Days Before a Biden Rule Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias Takes Effect, Judges Are Narrowing Its Reach
U.S. District Judge Rodney Sipple from Missouri blocked enforcement of the rule in six additional states, bringing the total to 21.
Supreme Court Rules for Biden Admin in Social Media Dispute With Red States
Justices threw out lower-court rulings favoring claims that administration officials leaned on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
Librarians Fear New Penalties, Even Prison, as Activists Challenge Books
Across the country, book challenges and bans have soared to the highest levels in decades, and lawmakers are considering new punishments.
Supreme Court Seems Favorable to Biden Admin in Landmark Social Media Case
Justices seemed broadly skeptical of accusations that Biden administration officials leaned on social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative viewpoints.
Teachers Have Been Outed for Moonlighting in Adult Content. Do They Have Legal Recourse?
Some outed teachers, as well as people in other prominent fields such as law, have lost their jobs, raising questions about personal freedoms.
Missouri State Official Can Block Users From Her Twitter Account, Eighth Circuit Rules
Not every “political” social media account run by a public official is a public forum, a three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on January 27th. The case involves a Missouri state legislator who was sued by her political opponent after she blocked him from her Twitter account.
Missouri Journalists Criticize Governor for Lack of Access to COVID-19 Press Briefings
Like a number of states, Missouri has moved from in-person press briefings to online ones in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus. But unlike other states, Missouri has barred the press from asking questions in real-time.
Tennessee Lawmakers Copy Missouri’s Library Censorship Bill
Like the one proposed in Missouri, the Tennessee bill would make it so that a librarian could serve jail time for giving a child a book deemed inappropriate by the parental review board.