First Amendment
Stories
LAPD Requested Amazon Ring Surveillance Footage of Protests and Riots
Increasingly common.
University of Tennessee Sued for Expelling Student Over Cardi-B-Style Social Media Posts
Colleges have a recent habit of trying to police social media posts.
University Professor Punished After Going Viral for Speaking at Trump Rally
Professor Eastman’s comments are protected under the First Amendment.
ADL CEO Calls for More Online Censorship
Jonathan Greenblatt says fighting “hate is no longer bipartisan.
AOC Instructs Followers to Report People’s Accounts on Social Media After Many Question Her Capitol Narrative
AOC’s team is hoping to “force Twitter and Facebook to take action.”
Gov Ron DeSantis’ Proposals for Big Tech Censorship Reform Will Be Scuppered by the First Amendment
An interesting attempt that will ultimately likely fail.
PolitiFact Editor Says People Should Lose Email Accounts Over Harassment
Losing an email account would also lock people out of all of their other online accounts.
White House: We Support Social Media Platforms Reducing “Hate Speech”
Another pro-censorship statement from the Biden White House.
USU Is Reminded Public Institutions Are Bound by First Amendment After Blocking Student on Twitter
For a public entity, a block for a speech-related issue is considered a First Amendment violation.
Biden’s Justice Department Arrests Trump Supporter Over 2016 Hillary Voting Memes
Douglass Mackey faces 10 years in prison.
