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The Winds of Winter Leak Exposed: Publisher Breaks Silence on Finished Book Rumours

Bantam Books has dismissed online claims that George R. R. Martin has secretly finished The Winds of Winter after a supposed leak sent fans into overdrive.

International Business Times UK · Apr 20

The Supreme Court Ruled Against 'Informal Censorship' 6 Decades Ago but Officials Are Still Jawboning

The Court's 1963 ruling in Bantam Books v. Sullivan is freshly relevant in light of recent efforts to restrict speech through government intimidation.

Reason · Apr 18

Is The Winds of Winter Finally Coming Out? Publisher Reveals Truth Behind Fall Release

Bantam Books has dismissed an anonymous online 'leak' claiming that George R.R. Martin had finished The Winds of Winter and was planning a Comic-Con reveal ahead of an autumn release.

International Business Times UK · Apr 17

Unanimous First Amendment Victory for the NRA (Represented by the ACLU)

From Justice Sotomayor's opinion today in NRA v. Vullo (the NRA was represented by the ACLU, with David Cole arguing before the Court; by William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors; and by me): [A.] Six decades ago, this Court held that a government entity's…

Reason · May 30, 2024

SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech

Several justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts.

Reason · Mar 18, 2024

Three Amicus Briefs on the First Amendment and Coercive Government Threats in NRA v. Vullo

When I wrote in March about the cert. petition in this case, readers seemed quite interested, so I thought I'd post an update. (Note: William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I are the counsel on the petition.) [1.] Eighteen state Attorneys General (led…

Reason · Apr 21, 2023

House Republicans Pass Bill To Prevent Federal Meddling in Online Speech

The bill is overbroad and could have unintended consequences.

Reason · Mar 15, 2023

Sen. Warren's Asking Amazon to Stop Carrying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s COVID Book Likely Not Unconstitutional

So a federal judge held yesterday.

Reason · May 10, 2022

Challenge to Univ. of Central Florida's "Bias-Related Incidents" Policy Can Go Forward

More from today's Eleventh Circuit decision in Speech First, Inc. v. Cartwright (written by Judge Kevin Newsom and joined by Judge Stanley Marcus and District Judge Richard Story); seems quite right to me: The bias-related-incidents policy creates a mechanism by which a UCF student can be anonymously accused of an…

Reason · Apr 21, 2022