Tag: First Amendment

The Rapper, the Raid, and the Lemon Cake: How Afroman Turned a Police Search Into a Legal and Cultural Showdown
On a quiet street in Adams County, Ohio, a squad of law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on a home belonging to Joseph Foreman — better known as Afroman, the ra...
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The Government vs. Anthropic: When an AI Company’s Refusal to Comply Becomes a First Amendment Battleground
The Trump administration has taken a position that could reshape how the federal government interacts with artificial intelligence companies — and, more broadly, how corporat...
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The Great Jawboning Debate: Congress Wrestles With Whether the Government Can Pressure Social Media Without Breaking the First Amendment
For years, the fight over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been a slow-burning war of attrition on Capitol Hill. Dozens of reform bills have been introduced....
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Code vs. Compliance: California Legislation Threatens to Sever the Open Source Supply Chain
In the corridors of Sacramento, legislators are drafting bills intended to protect children and verify the provenance of digital content. Yet, in the server rooms and develop...
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The FCC’s Equal Time Crusade Has a Glaring Blind Spot: Conservative Talk Radio Gets a Free Pass
When the Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Brendan Carr announced it would aggressively enforce the long-dormant equal time rule against broadcast television n...
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When the White House Demands a Platform Bend the Knee: The Constitutional and Ethical Collision Over Government-Compelled Content Moderation
On June 4, 2025, former President Donald Trump posted a fiery message on his own social media platform, Truth Social, taking aim at what he described as an ongoing pattern of...
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NetChoice’s Legal Battle Against Virginia’s Social Media Time Cap for Teens
In a bold move to defend digital free speech, tech industry group NetChoice has filed a lawsuit against Virginia, challenging a new law that imposes strict time limits on minors...
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ISPs Sue Maine Over Privacy Law
Internet service providers (ISP) are suing the state of Maine to prevent a law designed to protect consumer privacy from going into effect....
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Man Who Wrote ‘F*ck the F*cking Cops’ on Facebook Gets $35,000 After Wrongful Arrest
First amendment protections of free speech don't just protect polite speech. If you need a reminder of this, look no further than the case of a Wisconsin man who was just award...
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City, Mayor Sued Over Arrest of Parody Tweeter
The ACLU has taken up the case of a Peoria, Illinois ma...
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School Will Pay for Violating Teen’s Rights over Facebook Posts
The ACLU is declaring victory in a lawsuit against the Minnewaska,...
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Dead Sea Scrolls Case to Be Heard by New York Court
New York's highest court on Tuesday will consider whethe...
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I Stand With Phil Petition: Bigotry In Danger?
When people sign the "I Stand With Phil" petition, what is it that they're actually standing with? You've probably heard the following or seen it written: "I stand with...
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