First Amendment
Pro-Censorship Group Moves To Dismiss X Lawsuit
The motion claims the lawsuit is unjust.
X Legally Supports Student Punished By The University of Illinois For Online Posts
The legal fees are paid by X.
“I Want Everybody’s Name.” Nikki Haley Ignores the First Amendment As She Demands an End to Online Anonymity
Haley says if she becomes president she’ll force social media companies to check government-issued IDs for account holders.
Governor Kathy Hochul Says New York Has Started Conducting Special Media “Surveillance Efforts” To Monitor “Hate”
Controversial speech monitoring.
Obama Says He’s Close to a “First Amendment Absolutist,” Then Adds a “But,” Criticizes “Certain Kinds of Speech”
Obama weighs in on ideas surrounding free speech.
Watch: FBI and DHS Heads Are Slammed for Pressuring Big Tech to Censor Americans
As expected, they downplayed or denied their agencies’ actions.
Watch: Even the FBI Director Doesn’t Seem Comfortable With Mitt Romney’s Proposed Social Media Crackdown
“Now you’re getting into a legal area that I’m not the expert on.”
Supreme Court Examines First Amendment Implications of Public Officials Blocking Citizens on Social Media
The justices explored when blocking citizens from a personal social media account violates the First Amendment.
Tennessee is Forced To Pay Out $125,000 to Settle Lawsuit After Man Was Arrested For Meme Mocking Cop’s Death
Offensive speech is still free speech.
The Supreme Court is Asked To Confirm That Recording Cops Has First Amendment Protections
Asked to weight in on an on-going debate.
Senator Rand Paul Is One of the Few Pushing Back Against CISA-Related Censorship
The DHS agency has several times been implicated in online censorship.