First Amendment
Jury Convicts Blogger After Ohio Senator Reports Crude Political Joke
In Ohio, an insult aimed upward came back down as a criminal case.
Minnesota’s "Nudification" Law Finally Runs Into the First Amendment
Minnesota wanted a bright line between consent and exploitation, but wrote one that reaches much farther.
New Mexico Found a Way to Fine Platforms for Speech It Didn't Delete
Lying about user data is one thing. Leaving up speech a state doesn't like is supposed to be protected.
Senate GRANITE Act Targets Foreign Censorship Demands
Ofcom’s paperwork has become an unlikely catalyst for a new American speech shield.
Court Finds ICE Notice Likely Violated Writer’s First Amendment Rights
A case about one angry email and the chilling power of an official warning.
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.
UK Government Monitored Pro Free Speech Reactions After Charlie Kirk Assassination
The watchlist logic appears to have stretched from terror threats to people defending free speech.
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.