Free Speech
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'The truth lost': Appeals court clears Pfizer leaders in COVID vaccine critic's censorship lawsuit
Twitter's terms of service let it ban users without qualification, 2nd Circuit rules in former New York Times drug industry reporter's lawsuit that already settled with Trump administration. Judge implies plaintiff is a vaccinated grifter.
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South Korea traps, prosecutes ex-Trump ambassador for comments on U.S. soil, American media ignore
Trial started Friday against U.S. citizen Morse Tan for his 2025 remarks in D.C. about criminal allegations against South Korea's president as a minor. "I believe the content regarding President Lee is true," Tan reportedly told the trial.
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Top DOJ official's firm sues public university for arresting peaceful anti-abortion activist
University of South Florida claims event organizers can silence others' expression in outdoor areas of campus without violating First Amendment or state law designating such places "traditional public forums."
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City sued for criminalizing evangelism at 'public Christmas event,' forcing it into offsite 'zone'
Police repeatedly told David Hoffman that simply sharing the gospel with his voice at a normal volume on city streets would get him arrested because festival organizers had a permit and banned evangelism, lawsuit claims.
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Bill Maher says he will return to the White House for a private dinner with Trump next week
Maher, who is known for calling out his own fellow Democratic Party members, said on his "Club Random" podcast that he has accepted the invitation and will be meeting the president, whom he has praised as having "good humor."
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New Jersey bureaucrats clear 'Christian grandma' of wrongdoing for asking constituents about taxes
A year and a half after the School Ethics Commission opened a proceeding against Gail Nazarene for her Facebook posts, it suddenly ruled in her favor - before an appeals court could review its sweeping interpretation of state law.
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Judge orders college to re-enroll expelled student who used Shrek meme to criticize board decisions
Student's public comments at board meetings and critical emails were "at times annoying, long-winded, aggressive, hyperbolic, and grandiose" but not a "true threat," just an "engaged student" concerned about college's priorities.
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Feds can't threaten to prosecute man for 'degrading' email comparing ICE chief to Nazi: judge
Agents visited Rochester man's home while he was traveling, then tracked him down to NYC hotel, to deliver "warning notice" that "practically shouts" criticizing ICE may get him prosecuted. DOJ objects to D.C. court jurisdiction.
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Professors punished for resisting woke orthodoxy win six-figure settlements, freedom to teach
University of Washington computer scientist gets to post his parody "land acknowledgment" in syllabi "in perpetuity," with no more administrative interference. Community college backs off historian who criticizes "cultural Marxism."
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Appeals court blocks Minnesota's censorship of election integrity group over felon voting
The law is content-based and Minnesota has a better way to protect voting rights: tell specific felons they're eligible, judges nominated by Republican presidents say. State supreme court already rejected challenge to felon voting law.
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From 'XX ≠ XY' to MAGA, schools test First Amendment rights of teachers when students aren't around
Oregon principal lost legal immunity for threatening teacher who brought MAGA hat to professional development day, nearly identical to Colorado school district invoking dress code against teacher's gender-critical shirt.
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Bureaucrats can't invoke free speech rights to shut down farmer's lawsuit: California Supreme Court
California environmental regulator forced to pay farmer's legal bills for trying to use a law "designed to promote public participation as a weapon to silence a citizen who simply wants his day in court."
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Washington state therapist takes ‘counseling censorship’ fight back to court
In 2018, Washington state enacted a counseling censorship law that prohibited counseling young people with gender-related distress.