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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Why is Trump targeting antifa under terrorism laws?

Charging alleged antifa members as terrorists and designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization criminalizes dissent and threatens First Amendment free speech protections.
#conversion-therapy
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

Letters: 'No Kings' rallies featured patriotism on parade

No Kings rallies were peaceful, patriotic expressions of First Amendment rights, while Prop. 50 threatens fair representation through partisan control of congressional maps.
#no-kings-rallies
#dodea
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago
Education

Judge orders Defense Department to return books on race & gender to school shelves - LGBTQ Nation

fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
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Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago
Education

Judge orders Defense Department to return books on race & gender to school shelves - LGBTQ Nation

fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
US politics

Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

61-year-old woman arrested at No Kings protest for "obscene" costume in viral video - LGBTQ Nation

She resisted arrest and was wearing an outfit that is not appropriate in public,
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Rogue president': growing number of US judges push back against Trump

Federal courts increasingly reject Trump's emergency claims and expansive executive actions, constraining National Guard deployments and deportation policies while upholding constitutional limits.
fromAxios
2 days ago

Major U.S. cities see no arrests at "No Kings" protests

The New York City Police Department wrote on X: "We had more than 100,000 people across all five boroughs peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights and the NYPD made zero protest-related arrests." The Austin Police Department wrote on X: "The rally remained peaceful, with no arrests reported. We're grateful to our community and event organizers for coming together to make sure voices were heard safely and respectfully."
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#book-bans
fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago
Education

Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools

fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago
Education

Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools

fromRoute Fifty
2 days ago

Judge strikes down provision of digital ad tax as First Amendment violation

Maryland will not be able to enforce part of a 2021 law that allowed it to obscure the costs of a digital ad tax from consumers who were paying it. The order - which will not be appealed by the state - strikes down one portion of the first-of-its-kind tax on digital advertising within the state. That provision prohibited online companies from alerting consumers to the tax, by passing it on to them as a surcharge, fee or line item on their bills.
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fromsilive
4 days ago

Around 600 people gather in 'No Kings' protest against Trump on Staten Island

About 600 Staten Island residents protested President Donald Trump, accusing him of authoritarianism, criticizing administration appointments, and calling for his removal while urging protection of civil rights.
#no-kings-protests
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago
US politics

Republican Senator Claims Democrat Rallies Get Very Violent' While Republican Ones Do Not' Ahead of No Kings Protest

fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago
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Republican Senator Claims Democrat Rallies Get Very Violent' While Republican Ones Do Not' Ahead of No Kings Protest

#student-press
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fromIntelligencer
5 days ago

Trump Is Trying to Brand Political Opposition As Rebellion

Political opposition and organized, nonviolent protest are protected speech and do not constitute rebellion without deliberate, organized violence against governmental authority.
Law
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is "broad censorship regime"

The Texas App Store Accountability Act faces constitutional challenges arguing it unlawfully restricts minors' and adults' access to numerous mainstream apps and online speech.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Ex-McConnell Chief Rebukes Right-Wingers Mocking Him Over Fall: You Better Pray the Next Gen Has' a Mitch McConnell

Time didn't start yesterday. Conservative principles didn't just start being challenged in the last 8 years. The threat has been omnipresent. It may not have seemed as dire to some because that man was standing his post when the rest of us were not. You know why the First Amendment became a litmus test in Republican politics and in the judiciary? It was owned by the Left until McConnell started grilling every candidate, newly elected official, or prospective judge about it.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

Labor unions sue US over social media surveillance

A US government social media surveillance program monitors noncitizen visa holders and can revoke visas for dissenting views, prompting legal challenges citing First Amendment violations.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Here Are The 15 Remaining Reporters Inside the Pentagon Including 3 From Turkish State Media

The Washington Post's media reporter Scott Nover detailed exactly who was left to cover the largest government agency. Pro-MAGA outlets The Federalist, the Epoch Times, and OAN all signed Hegseth's pledge, which said that journalists are banned from soliciting or obtaining any information that is not pre-approved by the Pentagon. Nover reported on the other remaining people in the building: A reporter for the Turkish newspaper Aksam signed the agreement, as did three individuals from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency and two Turkish freelancers.
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fromNieman Lab
6 days ago

The Pentagon's new policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom

A 2025 Pentagon policy change threatened journalists' ability to publish unauthorized information and risked revoking press credentials, raising First Amendment and press-freedom concerns.
#press-freedom
fromPoynter
1 week ago
Chicago

The leader of a major press association resigned after his board opposed a lawsuit defending journalists' rights - Poynter

fromPoynter
1 week ago
Chicago

The leader of a major press association resigned after his board opposed a lawsuit defending journalists' rights - Poynter

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fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department

Meta removed a Facebook group used to track immigration agents after DOJ outreach, citing violations of policies against coordinated harm.
#alex-jones
fromTruthout
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones's Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges

fromTruthout
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones's Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges

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fromFast Company
1 week ago

The 'New York Times' and others announce they are not signing the Pentagon's new press rules

Major news organizations refuse to acknowledge Pentagon press rules they say threaten routine reporting and First Amendment protections, risking reporter eviction.
#pentagon-press-policy
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Mike Johnson Accused of Putin-esque' Characterization of Upcoming No Kings' Rally in DC

Mike Johnson labeled the No Kings October 18 rally a "hate America" gathering of Antifa, pro-Hamas, and Marxists, prompting online criticism invoking First Amendment protections.
#free-speech
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Jane Fonda calls for 'creative nonviolent noncooperation' to defend free speech

A relaunched Committee for the First Amendment led by Jane Fonda and celebrities aims to defend free speech and counter narratives that threaten civil liberties.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech

Over 550 celebrities relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment to resist alleged federal efforts to silence critics across government, media, judiciary, academia, and entertainment.
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App Store are clear examples of protected speech under the US Constitution's First Amendment. "These apps are publishing constitutionally protected speech. They're publishing truthful information about matters of public interest that people obtained just by witnessing public events," says David Greene, a civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Apple
#supreme-court
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fromAxios
2 weeks ago

New Pentagon policy sends "message of intimidation," press group says

Revised Pentagon credentialing rules could punish reporters for routine newsgathering and restrict press access under updated security policies.
#flag-burning
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump Brags We Took the Freedom of Speech Away' With Plan to Imprison Flag Burners Supreme Court Rejected in 1989

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump Brags We Took the Freedom of Speech Away' With Plan to Imprison Flag Burners Supreme Court Rejected in 1989

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fromThe Hill
2 weeks ago

Watch live: Senate panel weighs government pressure on social media, free speech

A Senate committee will probe alleged government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected by the First Amendment.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Immigration Attorney Critical Of ICE Receives Temporary Restraining Order Preventing Search Of His Phone - Above the Law

Federal agents seized attorney Andrew Lattarulo's iPhone at Boston's airport, prompting a lawsuit alleging First and Fourth Amendment violations and a granted temporary restraining order.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Federal workers sue Education Department over partisan shutdown emails

A federal workers union sued the Trump administration for inserting partisan anti-Democrat language into Department of Education employees' out-of-office emails, alleging First Amendment violations.
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fromFortune
2 weeks ago

ICEBlock creator devastated by Google, Apple decision to remove app after pressure from 'authoritarian regime' | Fortune

Apple and Google removed apps that flagged ICE sightings after authorities said location-tracking endangered officers, while users defended the apps as First Amendment and safety tools.
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fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

After DOJ Pressure, Apple Removes App That Let Users Report Local ICE Sightings

Apple removed the ICEBlock app from the App Store after a request from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi; the app tracked and reported ICE agent sightings in real time.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

Apple removed apps that allowed users to track ICE officers after law enforcement cited safety risks and officials demanded their removal.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Ted Cruz to Haul FCC Chair Before Senate Panel Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr is set to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee after weeks of bipartisan outrage over his role in the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show. Carr came under fire in September after suggesting that Disney and its subsidiary ABC could face regulatory consequences over Kimmel's on-air comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The remarks preceded Kimmel's suspension by ABC, which lasted nearly a week before his show was reinstated and followed a pile on by affiliate
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#nea
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Reagan Judge Compares Trump Administration Tactics To Ku Klux Klan - Above the Law

Non-citizens lawfully present have the same First Amendment free speech rights, and officials intentionally used immigration threats to unlawfully chill pro-Palestinian speech.
US politics
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

Wes Moore's First Budget Depends On A Tax Recently Struck Down

A federal appeals court partially struck down Maryland's digital advertising tax, risking roughly $83 million in education-designated revenue for the coming year.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

JUST IN: Trump Admin Absolutely Scorched By Reagan-Appointed Judge Over Chilling' Free Speech Crackdown

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally targeted immigrant students for deportation to intimidate pro-Palestinian protesters, affirming noncitizens' free speech rights.
fromwww.twincities.com
3 weeks ago

Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests

During the trial, lawyers for the associations presented witnesses who testified that the Trump administration had launched a coordinated effort to target students and scholars who had criticized Israel or showed sympathy for Palestinians. Not since the McCarthy era have immigrants been the target of such intense repression for lawful political speech, Ramya Krishnan, senior staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute, told the court. The policy creates a cloud of fear over university communities, and it is at war with the First Amendment.
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Yoga
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
3 weeks ago

Ninth Circuit Court unanimously rejects California city's attempt to ban beach yoga

San Diego's ban on group yoga classes in public parks and beaches is unenforceable after the Ninth Circuit declined rehearing, affirming teaching yoga as protected speech.
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fromAxios
3 weeks ago

YouTube to pay Trump $22 million for suspending his account after Jan. 6 riot

Trump will place a $22 million award into a trust to help fund an estimated $200 million White House ballroom renovation.
#public-employee-speech
#academic-freedom
#jimmy-kimmel
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Television

Nexstar and Sinclair are bringing back Kimmel, but many viewers may have found alternatives while he was blacked out | Fortune

fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago
US politics

Jimmy Kimmel returns with an emotional, defiant monologue: 0ur government cannot be allowed to control what we say on TV'

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Television

Nexstar and Sinclair are bringing back Kimmel, but many viewers may have found alternatives while he was blacked out | Fortune

fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago
US politics

Jimmy Kimmel returns with an emotional, defiant monologue: 0ur government cannot be allowed to control what we say on TV'

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fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become "100% MAGA"

A proposed US acquisition of TikTok valued near $14 billion raises unresolved legal, algorithm-control, national security, and First Amendment concerns.
US politics
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago

Do Not Be Quiet in This Moment - San Francisco Bay Times

The U.S. Constitution requires vigilant protection, especially freedoms like speech under the First Amendment, as current political actions increasingly threaten them.
Law
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Future of Turtleboy's witness intimidation cases uncertain amid allegations of doctored evidence, prosecutor's withdrawal

One of Aidan Kearney's three witness-intimidation cases is currently without a prosecutor after the sole remaining special prosecutor withdrew.
#donald-trump
fromFortune
4 weeks ago
US politics

Trump slams Jimmy Kimmel's return, says 'we're going to test ABC out on this' because 'last time I went after them, they gave me $16 million' | Fortune

fromFortune
4 weeks ago
US politics

Trump slams Jimmy Kimmel's return, says 'we're going to test ABC out on this' because 'last time I went after them, they gave me $16 million' | Fortune

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fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Democrats demand answers after Jimmy Kimmel blackout from Nexstar and Sinclair media companies

House Democrats allege Nexstar aided a White House campaign to censor critics by preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live, triggering an intensified congressional probe into First Amendment abuses.
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

Court sides with ACLU and queer performers over federal trans funding restrictions

On Sept. 19, Senior U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith sided with the plaintiffs' first two claims, denouncing "a viewpoint-based standard of review to Plaintiffs that disfavors applications deemed 'to promote gender ideology'" - a catch-all dogwhistle describing depictions of gender and sexuality outside rigid heterosexual marriage. The court "vacates and sets aside Defendants' current plan to implement the Executive Order."
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