"Today's decision is a victory for the First Amendment that should be celebrated by everyone who hopes to see the internet continue as a place where even difficult and contentious issues can be debated and discussed freely," said one attorney.
A government-supported organization's controversial ratings of online news sources illustrate the challenge of deciding what qualifies as disinformation.
Reason is listed among the "ten riskiest online news outlets" by a government-funded disinfo tracker.
Because of a series of misleading memes, a troll has been charged with conspiracy "to injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate one or more persons in the free exercise and enjoyment of a right and privilege secured to them by the Constitution and laws of the United States."
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A rogues’ gallery of institutions that anybody with an independent mind should skip.
The paper is unfazed by First Amendment objections to the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation" on social media.
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Congress should set its sights on bad government actors who pressured social media companies.
Apparently, parents’ rights don’t extend to letting their kids listen to naughty Christmas lyrics.
Now a judge has cleared him of wrongdoing and struck down the rule used to justify the arrest.
Normal human interaction should not automatically be considered creepy or criminal.
"My intention is to ensure that all Americans from the wealthiest millionaire to the poorest homeless person can exercise these rights without fear of consequence from our government," said Jeff Gray.
The proposal is "about behavior modification," argued state Sen. Patty Kuderer, likening the government's role in promoting voting to that of a parent.
"Everybody should have an expectation that they can put a sign in their yard and speak on a certain topic," a lawyer for the couple said.
The Vienna Green Party had demanded a scheduled performance of the reunited heavy metal band be canceled because of a 2016 incident in which singer Phil Anselmo threw out a Nazi salute.
One federal judge thought the state's new restrictions on medical advice were clear, while another saw a hopeless muddle.
They both share in their authoritarian desires to censor online speech and violate citizen privacy.
U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
"The Town has routinely detained, cited, and forced Mr. Brunet to go to trial to vindicate his constitutional rights, taking the extraordinary step of adopting a boldly unconstitutional local Ordinance to silence him," the complaint reads.
Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.
"In short, the controlling motivations for the suspension were the interest in bringing down a reform prosecutor," the judge wrote.
Justice Department regulations threaten people with prosecution for failing to register even when their state no longer requires it.
"If you don't like a book, don't read it. The First Amendment's guarantee of the freedom of speech and the right to access information has created a beautiful marketplace of ideas in our country," said one ACLU representative opposing the bill.
The Supreme Court takes up “true threats” and the First Amendment in Counterman v. Colorado.
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Throughout the pandemic, the CDC was in constant contact with Facebook, vetting what users were allowed to say on the social media site.
Secret internal Facebook emails reveal the feds' campaign to pressure social media companies into banning COVID "misinformation."
The 2018 law criminalizes websites that "promote or facilitate" prostitution. Two of three judges on the panel pushed back against government claims that this doesn't criminalize speech.
A Supreme Court case illustrates the potential costs of making it easier to sue social media platforms over user-generated content.
The city is banning temporary signs that don't have the NFL's approval in a downtown "clean zone."
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The internal company documents offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal agencies distorted the public debate on one of the world's largest social media platforms.
Intelligence-gathering “fusion centers” repeatedly abuse civil liberties without making us safer.
"If Hamline won't listen to free speech advocates or faculty across the country, they'll have to listen to their accreditor," said FIRE attorney Alex Morey, who filed the complaint.
"When it comes to problems happening in America, [the NBA is] the first organization saying, 'This is wrong,'" says the former professional basketball player. But then they're silent for victims of torture.
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The company's broad definition of "misleading information" and its deference to authority invited censorship by proxy.
People in power lean on private businesses to impose authoritarian policies forbidden to the government.
This week, a clip of Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin claiming that speech that espouses "hate" and "violence" is not protected by the First Amendment made the rounds on Twitter, sparking sharp backlash.
It is not a workplace "disruption" that co-workers objected to a MAGA hat
As free speech becomes an increasingly important part of the culture war, people won't stop misinterpreting—and outright violating—the First Amendment.
The final report from the January 6 select committee falls short of proving the elements required to convict the former president.
No judge should have to fear for their lives as they defend the rule of law. But that doesn’t mean they can infringe on other civil liberties to protect their information.
The weird judge-invented "commercial speech" exception to our right to free expression breeds strange results in suit against distributors of the 2019 movie Yesterday.
Some conservatives toss “parents’ rights” out the window in a holiday culture war against kids at live shows.