Free Speech
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FTC crashes FCC party in threats against Big Tech for censorship in tug-of-war with Europe, Brazil
Shadowbanning, demonetizing may violate consumer protection, competition laws under FTC purview, new agency chair warns. Section 230 "advisory opinion" could send Big Tech investors fleeing, columnist forecasts.
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Trump social media company sues Brazilian Supreme Court justice in global free speech fight
Lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida picks a global free speech fight aligned with the new Trump administration's priorities.
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Judge strips immunity from Ohio State officials for firing professor who 'triggered' student
Georgia State reverses ban on Christian apologist talking to students one on one - subject of SCOTUS precedent from 2021 - after legal warning letter, saving itself pricey settlement and officials personal liability.
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'A new bipolar order of speech': Musk caves to Europe as DOGE faces threats in review of USAID
USAID threatened to sue Sen. Joni Ernst and her staff for routine congressional oversight if information on its contracts "gets into the wrong hands," she claims.
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DEI oaths in taxpayer-funded medical schools draw legal threats, bump against Trump orders
UConn allegedly stonewalling free speech group since admissions staffer said its "slightly modified and updated" Hippocratic Oath is mandatory. University of Minnesota claimed it was optional after legal threat.
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Jewish and conservative students win Harvard concessions through lawsuits, perseverance, big names
Settlement binds Harvard to use stronger definition of antisemitism that includes anti-Zionist discrimination, train staff in it. Harvard Salient's building in Harvard Square serves as "hub" for groups promoting intellectual diversity.
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Harvard orders dorm deans to stop banning campus conservative newspaper: Salient president
Student complaints allegedly led residential deans to tell Harvard Salient they couldn't distribute in their buildings.
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Judge smacks down Florida school district for censoring parents after higher court told it to stop
Arizona mom arrested at city council meeting, whose prosecution a judge already banned permanently, adds assault, battery, emotional-distress lawsuit claims using bodycam footage, police chief's embrace of aggressive tactics.
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Meta restores pro-life accounts after letter from legal group
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently pledged to do more to support free speech on Facebook and Instagram
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'Let my people go': SCOTUS spurns Zionists forced into anti-Israel union representation
New York lawmakers and Congress should change laws to protect workers' conscience rights against heavily politicized public sector unions after SCOTUS passes on CUNY case, plaintiff says.
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Muskerberg? Meta copies X approach to free speech as lame-duck feds relaunch misinformation unit
Mark Zuckerberg embraces Trump help to fight social media censorship in China, Europe and Latin America, which he said Biden administration made harder. State Department's Global Engagement Center lives on in new form.
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Appeals court reinstates doctor's First Amendment retaliation suit for challenging CRT, BLM
Judge usurped a jury by finding hospital board that removed Tara Gustilo as OB-GYN chair didn't consider her Facebook posts, which were prominently featured in "information packet" against her, 8th Circuit says.
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Conservative professor threatens lawsuit over suspension as free speech disputes rage on campuses
Penn did not punish blood libel against Jews, tacit call for second Holocaust, celebration of CEO's murder, Amy Wax's lawyer says. LSU squeezed between GOP governor, free speech group on professor who slurred Trump-voting students.