Mayor Who Shut Down Newspaper Over Fake Stories Now Facing Corruption Allegations
A willing disregard for the truth became abundantly evident when the paper’s editor swore in court to tell the truth and admitted to fabricating story after story.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear a Challenge to College Programs for Reporting Bias Allegations
The students say Indiana University’s bias-response team stifles speech on campus by allowing anonymous reports about things that appear prejudiced or demeaning.
Supreme Court Turns Back Challenges to Laws Keeping Abortion Opponents Away From Clinics, Patients
Anti-abortion activists said the measures violate free-speech rights and should be on their “deathbed” after the justices overturned Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court Backs Law Banning TikTok If Chinese Parent Company Refuses Sale
The justices decided the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its users.
Supreme Court Seems Open to Age Checks for Online Porn, Though Questions Remain
Justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults’ free-speech rights.
Supreme Court Seems Likely To Uphold a Law That Could Ban TikTok in the US On Jan. 19
The justices seemed persuaded by arguments that the national security threat posed by the company’s connections to China override concerns about restricting speech.
TikTok’s Fate Arrives at Supreme Court in Collision of Free Speech and National Security
TikTok and China-based ByteDance, as well as content creators and users, argue the law is a dramatic violation of the Constitution’s free speech guarantee.
TikTok Creators Left in Limbo While Awaiting Decision on Potential Platform Ban
At the heart of the case is whether the law violates the First Amendment with TikTok and its creator allies arguing that it does.