Free Speech
Netflix and Paramount will fight for Trump’s favor
Netflix has moved to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, a massive media deal that would bring the film studio's iconic intellectual property—everything from Harry Potter to Tony Soprano—under the auspices of the…
CBP proposal would require some foreign tourists to submit social media history
On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection filed a proposal that would require tourists from 42 countries to submit up to five years of their social media history in order to enter the United States. The requirement will…
Ohio Venue Stands Up to LGBTQ Activist Cancel Culture
The City Club of Cleveland is defying LGBTQ activist pressure to cancel or substantially alter an event featuring a conservative Christian leader next month, and Ohio’s attorney general is standing with the venue. “We’re not…
Family Sues School Over ‘Censored’ Tribute to Charlie Kirk
A North Carolina teen painted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on her school’s “spirit rock,” and was promptly censored, according to Alliance Defending Freedom. Now, Gabby Stout and her parents are suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg…
Massachusetts church’s ‘ICE was here’ nativity scene is protected speech
A Roman Catholic priest in Dedham, Massachusetts, has taken a stand against the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda by replacing Jesus, Mary, and Joseph with a sign that reads "I.C.E. was here" in…
How foreign governments police U.S. speech
Today's guest is Sarah McLaughlin, a senior scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and author of Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and…
Pickleball vs. Tennis Leads to Defamation Lawsuit
From yesterday's decision by Texas Court of Appeals Justice Katy Boatman in Daly v. Lehle, joined by Justices Chad Bridges and Maritza Antú:This appeal matches pickleball against tennis…. Defendant served as chairwoman…
California Anti-SLAPP Statute Doesn’t Apply to Claim of Politically Motivated Threatening Conduct
Anti-SLAPP statutes allow defendants who are sued based on their speech on matters of public concern to quickly challenge the sufficiency of plaintiffs' claims. They are important tools in fighting legally meritless…
No Injunction Against Prosecution for Taking Photo of Transgender Politician Washing Hands in Women’s Restroom
From Fifth Circuit Judge Priscilla Richman, joined by Judge Irma Ramirez, in today's Evans v. Garza: During a debate by lawmakers at the Texas Capitol in 2023, Michelle Evans tweeted a photograph of a transgender…
“Incitement, Enthusiasm, and the Dangers of Negligent Protest,” by John Inazu
The article is here; the Introduction: On a busy Saturday afternoon in 1940, Walter Chaplinsky took to the streets of Rochester, New Hampshire, to distribute literature promoting the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses and…
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