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Judge Pauses Newsom’s Deepfakes Law: Legislators Can’t ‘Bulldoze’ First Amendment Out of ‘Fear’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 03, 2024 15 Comments

"When political speech and electoral politics are at issue, the First Amendment has almost unequivocally dictated that Courts allow speech to flourish rather than uphold the State’s attempt to suffocate it."

Poll: More Than Half Of Americans Think The First Amendment Goes Too Far

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 04, 2024 7 Comments

"Over 60 percent of Democrats thought the First Amendment could go too far, compared to 52 percent of Republicans."

Court Threatens First Amendment Rights of Tennessee Newspaper for Releasing Parts of Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 09, 2024 4 Comments

“It has not been alleged by anyone to date that the Star or Leahy did anything unlawful to obtain this information”

Town Admits First Amendment Violation After Firing Librarian Who Endorsed Conservative Candidates Opposed to ‘Inappropriate’ Children’s Books

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 09, 2024 22 Comments

The library and town admitted 'regret' for violating the librarian's 'constitutional rights.'

Appeals Court Allows Doctors to Continue First Amendment Lawsuit Against Gov’t for Censorship of Dissenting COVID, Abortion Views

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 10, 2024 13 Comments

The doctors alleged a conspiracy between the Biden administration and medical certification boards to censor physicians.

First Amendment: SCOTUS Greenlights Lawsuit Against NY State for Allegedly Censoring NRA Advocacy Through Regulatory Coercion

Posted by Terrance Kible on May 30, 2024 22 Comments

Supreme Court: the firearms-advocacy group "plausibly alleged" a First Amendment violation after the state alleged coerced insurance companies into not doing business with the NRA

Equal Protection Project Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting School Parents First Amendment Rights (Update: SCOTUS Declines Review)

Posted by James Nault on May 07, 2024 2 Comments

EPP had urged SCOTUS to take the case of parents denied the right to record school conferences: "parents who have inquired into secretive school policies have been sued, charged with outrageous financial bills simply for requesting school records that are statutorily mandated to be open to the public, and harassed at both public and secretive meetings of school administrators"

Court Denies Qualified Immunity to U. Central Florida Administrators On First Amendment Claims of Prof. Charles Negy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2024 29 Comments

Negy counsel: "This decision is an important first step towards holding UCF administrators accountable for their cruel acts of retaliation against Dr. Negy."

Analysis: Berkeley Anti-Israel Activist Claims First Amendment Right To Disrupt Dinner Event at Dean’s Home

Posted by Terrance Kible on April 19, 2024 33 Comments

The student had no First Amendment right to protest on private property, but the property owners likewise had no right to expel her by force, according to the legal experts

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Disney First Amendment Lawsuit Against DeSantis Thrown Out By Federal Judge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 31, 2024 40 Comments

Disney challenged legislation taking over Reedy Creek District, claiming retaliation for Disney exercising First Amendment rights. Judge quoting binding precedent: “when a statute is facially constitutional, a plaintiff cannot bring a free-speech challenge by claiming that the lawmakers who passed it acted with a constitutionally impermissible purpose.”

Appeals Court: Texas Board of Regents Members Not Immune From Suit by Prof. Whose First Amendment Rights Allegedly Were Violated

Posted by Terrance Kible on September 25, 2023 23 Comments

The appeals court affirmed a lower court's refusal to dismiss the professor's lawsuit on grounds his attorney called 'hyper-technical' and aimed at delaying proceedings.

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Poll: More Than Half Of Americans Think The First Amendment Goes Too Far

Court Threatens First Amendment Rights of Tennessee Newspaper for Releasing Parts of Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto

Town Admits First Amendment Violation After Firing Librarian Who Endorsed Conservative Candidates Opposed to ‘Inappropriate’ Children’s Books

Appeals Court Allows Doctors to Continue First Amendment Lawsuit Against Gov’t for Censorship of Dissenting COVID, Abortion Views

First Amendment: SCOTUS Greenlights Lawsuit Against NY State for Allegedly Censoring NRA Advocacy Through Regulatory Coercion

Equal Protection Project Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting School Parents First Amendment Rights (Update: SCOTUS Declines Review)

Court Denies Qualified Immunity to U. Central Florida Administrators On First Amendment Claims of Prof. Charles Negy

Analysis: Berkeley Anti-Israel Activist Claims First Amendment Right To Disrupt Dinner Event at Dean’s Home

Disney First Amendment Lawsuit Against DeSantis Thrown Out By Federal Judge

Appeals Court: Texas Board of Regents Members Not Immune From Suit by Prof. Whose First Amendment Rights Allegedly Were Violated

Appeals Court: No First Amendment Right to Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate

Supreme Court: First Amendment Requires Showing of Recklessness to Prosecute ‘True Threats’

New Scholarly Analysis Debunks Anti-Israel Boycotters’ Claim First Amendment Protects “Right” to Violate Anti-BDS Laws

Vermont High School Backs Down in Transgender Case After Threat of First Amendment Lawsuit

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