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Laredo, Texas citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Online Citizen Journalist Over Her Arrest in Texas

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, writing, “It should be obvious that this arrest violated the First Amendment.”

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Appeals Court Clears Way for Texas Drag Ban To Take Effect in March

Critics of the ban have previously raised concerns that Republican lawmakers were portraying all drag performances as inherently sexual or obscene.

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Federal Judge in Texas Allows Lawsuit Against California Attorney General Over ExxonMobil Remarks

The judge said in a ruling earlier this month that California Attorney General Rob Bonta cannot claim official immunity in regards to several statements he made.

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People protest after CBS/Paramount announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York

Late-Night Host Stephen Colbert Isn’t Backing Down From Public Dispute With CBS Bosses

Colbert said he was “just so surprised that this giant global corporation would not stand up to these bullies.” CBS is owned by Paramount Global.

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SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York

What To Know About the ‘Equal Time’ Rule Stephen Colbert Says Led CBS To Pull His Talarico Interview

The rule requiring networks to give equal time to political candidates hasn’t traditionally been applied to talk shows, but the Trump administration has made moves to change that.

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Texas A&M University To End Women’s Studies Due to New Policy on Race and Gender Topics

Texas A&M said the decision to end the women’s and gender studies program was based in part on limited student interest in the program.

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Texas Cracked Down on Teachers for Posts About Charlie Kirk, Union Lawsuit Says

The lawsuit argues that a letter sent by the Texas Education Agency's commissioner represents a state policy that is too broad and too vague to be enforced fairly and without squelching protected speech.

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Texas Book Ban Appeal in Case Watched by Free Speech Groups

A lower federal appeals court had ruled that removing the books did not violate Constitutional free speech protections.

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