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Fifth Circuit Reopens Challenge to Texas Online Age Verification Law
The Fifth Circuit’s next move could decide how far Texas may police the social web.
Federal Judge Calls License Plate Readers a Form of Mass Surveillance
The ruling found access to a month of license plate location data violated the Fourth Amendment.
Dressen v. Flaherty: Vaccine Censorship Case Goes to Appeal
The support group was a safe room online, so Washington leaned on the platforms until the door shut.
Supreme Court Urged to Halt Mississippi’s Online Digital ID Law Over Free Speech and Privacy Concerns
Online anonymity faces a pivotal threat as Mississippi’s digital ID law pushes private speech through a government filter.
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How Digital Convenience Becomes a Government Backdoor
The Supreme Court’s silence keeps 20th-century privacy rules firmly in place while 21st-century surveillance marches on.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Cloud Storage in Dropbox Case
The ruling redraws the boundary lines for state surveillance in the cloud era with a thick constitutional marker.
Biden Administration Dodges Another Free Speech Fight as Court Blocks Kennedy Suit
Appeals court dismisses lawsuit claiming Biden administration pressured social media to censor COVID discussions.
Supreme Court Revives Citizen Journalist’s Battle for Free Speech
The Supreme Court’s ruling revives a critical case on press freedom, with significant implications for government accountability and the protection of citizen journalists.
Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Ban on Federal Agencies Influencing Tech Censorship
Biden wants the Supreme Court to support its censorship efforts.
Fifth Circuit Expands Injunction Against Government Online Censorship to Include CISA
Another department included.
Concerns From the “Highest Levels” of the White House Were Used to Pressure Social Media Censorship
New communications reveal.
Court Tells Agency “Constant Monitoring of Your Every Move by the Government Is Frightening to Most People”
During a case about GPS tracking of charter boats.
