Hate Speech
Most Americans Think Free Speech Is on the Decline, Survey Finds
Cancellations, sometimes violent protests, behind-the-scenes censorship, and overt government threats to muzzle the media. Free speech is doing better in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world, but that doesn't mean…
EXCLUSIVE: Editor of traditional Catholic site speaks after winning appeal against Google censorship
Fri Nov 14, 2025 - 9:45 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Influential traditionalist Catholic blog Messainlatino.it has won a legal case against Google after the website was blocked by the tech giant under an apparent breach of the…
Palestinian Youth Movement Social Media Posts with “No Justice, No Peace” Urging Protest Outside Synagogue Are Protected Speech
From Helmann v. Codepink Women for Peace, decided June 13 by Judge Stephen Wilson (C.D. Cal.), but just posted on Westlaw; I blogged earlier today about a different facet of the case, which allowed a threats claim to go…
CodePink Social Media Posts with Inverted Red Triangle Urging Protest Outside Synagogue Could Be Punishable Threats of Violence
From Helmann v. Codepink Women for Peace, decided June 13 by Judge Stephen Wilson (C.D. Cal.), but just posted on Westlaw: This case arises out of the events that took place at the Adas Torah Synagogue … on June 23, 2024 … in…
Social Media Speech “Recklessly” Jeopardizing Classmates’ Sense of “Safety” by “Condon[ing]” “Forcible Family Separation by Immigration Authorities” May Be Punishable
I wrote earlier today about Judge Barrington Parker's majority opinion in this case (disclosure: I argued in the case on behalf of amici Center for Individual Rights and myself); here's a short excerpt from Judge…
School’s “Interest in Teaching Racial Sensitivity Is Not Sufficient” to Justify Punishing Student’s “Free Expression Off-Campus”
From Leroy v. Livingston Manor Central School District, decided today by Judge Barrington Parker joined by Judge Beth Robinson (disclosure: I argued in the case on behalf of amici Center for Individual Rights and myself):…
Christian university under fire for objecting to ‘abortion is murder’ sign at pro-life table
Wed Oct 29, 2025 - 4:22 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) – A Christian university in Texas told a campus pro-life group to take down an “abortion is murder” sign on the grounds that the message constituted “hate speech” despite the…
My New Paper on “How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom”
NA I recently posted to SSRN a draft of my new paper on "How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom." It is forthcoming in Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone, eds., Academic Freedom in the Era…
California wants to punish social platforms for aiding and abetting the First Amendment
California is trying to punish social media platforms for aiding and abetting the First Amendment. Senate Bill 771, currently awaiting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature, would "impose meaningful consequences…
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