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First Amendment Experts Dismiss Trump’s ‘Absurd,’ ‘Frivolous,’ and ‘Bizarre’ Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN

Colin KalmbacherOct 4th
The Onion Files Brief with SCOTUS in Qualified Immunity Case Where Ohio Man Was Arrested and Prosecuted for Facebook Page Parodying Police Department

Colin KalmbacherOct 3rd
Texas Judge Who Allegedly ‘Scans’ the ‘Piety’ of Lawyers and Litigants During Courtroom Prayer Ceremonies Wins Fifth Circuit Victory

Aaron KellerSep 30th
Dissenting Justice Alito Says New York Forced Yeshiva University to Submit to State’s ‘Preferred Interpretation of Holy Scripture’ in LGBTQ Club Case

Aaron KellerSep 15th
Kansas Teacher Punished for Refusing to Use a Student’s Preferred Pronouns Wins Cash Settlement

Colin KalmbacherSep 1st
Citing the First Amendment, Va. Judge Rejects Obscenity Proceedings Against Sexually ‘Explicit’ LGBTQ Graphic Novel and Young Adult Romance Book

Colin KalmbacherAug 30th
Federal Court Dismisses Most Counts Against School District in Lawsuit Alleging Coaches ‘Ordered’ Football Player to Eat Pepperoni Pizza

Elura NanosAug 26th
ACLU First Amendment Lawsuit Says Arizona Law Banning People from Recording Within 8 Feet of Police Activity Is ‘Unconstitutional’

Colin KalmbacherAug 24th
Justice Kavanaugh’s Protege on D.C. Circuit Issues First Amendment Ruling in Favor of Federal Judicial Branch Agency Employees

Colin KalmbacherAug 16th
Woman Pursuing ‘FCANCER’ License Plate Lawsuit in Delaware Gets Some High-Powered Legal Help

Elura NanosAug 8th
Federal Judge Blocks Criminal Libel Investigation of N.C. AG’s Campaign Ad, Agrees Law Likely Violates First Amendment

Elura NanosJul 26th
Church of Scientology Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Force Danny Masterson Rape Accusers into Binding ‘Religious Arbitration’

Aaron KellerJul 23rd
Professor Files First Amendment Lawsuit Over ‘Performative’ Land Acknowledgments After Allegedly Being Disciplined for Expressing ‘Dissenting’ Opinion

Colin KalmbacherJul 13th
Roy Moore Loses Appeal Seeking to Revive Suit Against Sacha Baron Cohen: Court Says ‘Pedophile Detector’ Sketch Was ‘Clearly Comedy’

Adam KlasfeldJul 7th
Justice Thomas Wanted SCOTUS to Hear Case About COVID-19 Vaccines ‘Developed Using Cell Lines’ from ‘Aborted Children’

Aaron KellerJun 30th
Conservative SCOTUS Majority Says Maine Taxpayers Must Foot the Bill for Education of Some Students at Religious Schools

Elura NanosJun 21st
Federal Appeals Court Resurrects First Amendment Lawsuit of Union Boss Who Was Fired After Telemundo Interview

Elura NanosMay 30th
‘Did You Read It?’: Florida AG Heckled for Praising Her Own ‘Near Complete Loss’ Over Conservative Social Media Law Deemed Unconstitutional Under First Amendment

Colin KalmbacherMay 23rd
If Our Government Officials Understood the First Amendment That Would Be Great

Elura NanosMay 18th
Durham May Try to Grill Pulitzer Prize-Winning Ex-New York Times Journalist About ‘Confidential News Sources’ Other Than Michael Sussmann: Documents

Aaron KellerMay 13th