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Lawsuit against Black Lives Matter leader endangers free speech rights

The U.S. Supreme Court should take the case of a Black Lives Matter leader in Louisiana who is being sued by a police officer who was injured in protests led by BLM.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2023

Holding Protest Leaders Liable for Others' Violence Threatens First Amendment Rights

A lawsuit against a Black Lives Matter activist could have a chilling impact on constitutionally protected activity.

Reason · Oct 11, 2023

Defenders of the Florida and Texas Social Media Laws Contradict Themselves

If Facebook et al. are pushing a "radical leftist narrative," why don’t they have a constitutional right to do that?

Reason · Oct 4, 2023

A Former Twitter Executive's Highly Selective Concern About 'Coercive Influences' on Social Media

Yoel Roth worries about government meddling in content moderation, except when Democrats target "misinformation."

Reason · Sep 21, 2023

The 5th Circuit Agrees That Federal Officials Unconstitutionally 'Coerced' or 'Encouraged' Online Censorship

The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.

Reason · Sep 11, 2023

Former Prisoner Can Sue Officials Who Illegally Detained Him for 2 Months, 5th Circuit Says

The case is just one example of miscalculations that routinely keep Louisiana prisoners behind bars after they complete their sentences.

Reason · Sep 7, 2023

Time to extinguish the claim that you can’t yell ‘fire in a crowded theater’

A court decision against a Louisiana man who made a COVID joke illustrates the continuing influence of a misbegotten, century-old analogy that is frequently used as an excuse to punish or censor constitutionally protected speech.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2023

A Ruling Against a Man Arrested for a COVID-19 Joke Highlights the Influence of a Pernicious Analogy

A federal judge compared Waylon Bailey’s Facebook jest to "falsely shouting fire in a theatre."

Reason · Aug 30, 2023

'No Reasonable Officer' Would Have Arrested a Guy for a COVID-19 Joke, the 5th Circuit Says

The appeals court ruled that a Facebook post alluding to World War Z was clearly protected by the First Amendment.

Reason · Aug 28, 2023

Lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep domestic violence gun law - Roll Call

Two groups of lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law.

Roll Call · Aug 22, 2023