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‘Unbridled discretion’: Sheriff’s book shipping policy for inmates is a violation of the First Amendment, lawsuit says

Brandi BuchmanMar 21st
‘Maybe I’m naive’: Kavanaugh, Kagan combat Alito with real-world experience after New York Times nightmare scenario raised in social media ‘censorship’ case

Matt NahamMar 18th
A First Amendment ‘crapshoot’: City rejects settlement with fire captain demoted for Facebook rant calling Black protesters ‘thugs,’ ‘animals’

Brandi BuchmanMar 11th
‘I’m totally screwed’: Law professor who was disciplined for saying Black students never do well rails against ‘woke catechism’

Elura NanosMar 11th
Mom told to ‘use kind words’ sues school officials over drop-off incident turned Facebook battle

Elura NanosMar 7th
‘She is not permitted to flout a federal court’s order with impunity’: Veteran reporter held in civil contempt for refusal to disclose source

Brandi BuchmanMar 1st
Yes, ‘another minute in custody’: Back to jail for alleged white supremacist leader after judge dismisses rioting charges — again

Brandi BuchmanFeb 22nd
‘What you are seeing is done in third-world countries’: Librarians, schoolteachers could become felons as censorship law advances

Brandi BuchmanFeb 20th
‘Colerain is not Taylor Swift’: Woman sues entire town, police chief for chilling speech after public criticism

Brandi BuchmanFeb 12th
‘Cat Ladies’ arrested for feeding, spaying cats sue city for ‘bogus’ charges, police for excessive force

Brandi BuchmanFeb 7th
Suicide prevention pamphlets are not ‘demonizing’ guns, not violation of gun shop owners’ First Amendment rights, appeals court rules

Brandi BuchmanFeb 1st
‘She got arrested because she forgot quotation marks’: Changes to law on making terroristic threats frees woman from jail after Facebook rant

Brandi BuchmanJan 29th
‘Here in America, we do not arrest our political opponents’: Judge rules arrest of elected official during public meeting violated First Amendment

David HarrisJan 18th
Paralegals want to provide ‘simple legal advice’ without getting a law license: Lawsuit

Elura NanosJan 8th
‘Not a bad day for the First Amendment’: Formerly anonymous police officer accused of being a ‘white supremacist’ loses defamation lawsuit against activists

Colin KalmbacherDec 27th
Project Veritas, James O’Keefe can’t block government access to communications related to Ashley Biden’s stolen diary: Judge

Marisa SarnoffDec 26th