First Amendment
The First Amendment Fight Behind Illinois’ New Internet Taxes
The state wants platforms to pay for social media’s fallout. The First Amendment has entered the chat.
HOMEFRONT Act Would Let Americans Challenge Foreign Censorship Orders
A congressional answer to the internet’s increasingly international speech police
Nick Shirley Sues California Officials Over "Stop Nick Shirley Act"
Shirley’s challenge goes to the core of the First Amendment: whether California can empower people to trigger state-backed takedown demands against lawful reporting.
New Hampshire GRANITE Act Would Shield Protected Speech From Foreign Enforcement
A state level answer to the increasingly global business of policing speech.
Judge Quashes Subpoenas Seeking Kiwi Farms Users’ Identities
The First Amendment does not require the internet to be polite before it protects speech.
Appeals Court Reopens Challenge to Tennessee Digital ID Law
Tennessee’s age gate now gets another hearing, with online speech and compliance costs back in the frame.
New York Social Media Law Survives X Lawsuit
New York’s law stops short of telling platforms what to censor, but it gives the Attorney General a remarkably detailed window into how they decide what survives online.
The Meta Settlement: What It Means for Your Speech and Privacy
Under the teen safety provisions is a court-supervised identity system for every Facebook and Instagram user.
Paxton "Child Safety" Plan Puts Legal Speech at Criminal Risk
The vague standard is chatbots that undermine child safety. The penalty is criminal, not civil.
Court: First Amendment Protects Recording Police in Public
The federal appeals courts have nearly finished agreeing on something most people assumed was settled a long time ago.
xAI Asks Judge to Block Minnesota AI Image Law
The First Amendment doesn't carve out an exception for images made easily. xAI is asking Judge Frank to say so before the law goes further.
DHS Asks Judge for Names in Maine Signal Chats
To prove your speech was chilled, you have to describe the thing you were chilled out of doing, in detail, to the people who chilled you.