Free Speech
Candace Owens Sued for Defamation Over Claims of Conspiracy to Assassinate Charlie Kirk
Some excerpts from the long Complaint in Harpole v. Owens (M.D. Tenn.), just filed today (of course, recall that these are all just accusations, not court findings): Plaintiff Brian Harpole is a citizen and resident of Texas.…
[Anti-Harassment] Injunctions Are Not a Remedy for Interpersonal Conflict
From Carvajal v. Ferretti, decided yesterday by the Florida Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Justice Mark Klingensmith, joined by Justices Shannon Shaw and Johnathan Lott:Section 784.0485(1), Florida Statutes (2024),…
Free Speech Unmuted: "Defamacast" and More: How American Defamation Law Works
And check out our past episodes: Speech, Not "Conduct": Supreme Court Rules on Conversion Talk Therapy Equal Time, Stephen Colbert, and the Future of Political Broadcasting Student Speech, Threats, and the First…
“Making Negative Statements” About People to Their Employers = Criminal Harassment
Arizona criminal harassment law provides, in relevant part: A person commits harassment if the person knowingly and repeatedly commits an act or acts that harass another person or the person knowingly … ontacts or causes a…
Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for “86 47” Post
Now-deleted Comey post, copied from a CNN article on the indictment. From today's indictment: On or about May 15, 2025, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, JAMES BRIEN COMEY JR, did knowingly and…
Trump administration’s review of ABC’s broadcast licenses looks like ‘illegal jawboning’
When he returned to the White House in January 2025, one of the first things President Donald Trump did was sign an executive order aimed at "restoring freedom of speech." Among other things, that order prohibited…
“Gossip,” “Abusive Language,” and “Soft Beta Males” in Public Comments at School Board Meetings
Blanchard v. Augusta Bd. of Ed., decided yesterday by Judge Stacey Neumann (D. Me.), held that the First Amendment was likely violated by school board public commentary policies forbidding "gossip," "abusive ……
No Religious Discrimination in Firing Employee Because of Controversy Caused by Employee’s Removing Israeli Hostage Posters
Ali v. Mindful Care, Inc., decided two weeks ago by the Illinois Human Rights Commission rejected claims by Ali, who had been an employee of a mental health services clinic. (Commissioners Janice M. Glenn and Gregory E. Vaci…
EEOC May Subpoena Penn’s Records as to “Jewish-Related Organizations” (and Others) in Investigation of Anti-Semitic Harassment at Penn
In the wake of Hamas's October 2023 terrorist attack on Israel, the University of Pennsylvania's then-President Elizabeth Magill and others affiliated with the school stated publicly numerous times that Jewish…
Maine Governor Vetoes Broad Criminal Records Sealing Bill
From Gov. Janet Mills' message Friday "vetoing L.D. 1911, An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information/or Certain Crimes": This bill would direct the Judicial Branch to review decades of…
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