■ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE Act” ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge.
■ A Chicago Sun-Times commentary says DeSantis seems bent on fighting intolerance with intolerance.
Careful with those home movies. Court ruling removes First Amendment protections for “commercially filming” in national parks without a permit.
■ The ACLU is challenging the new Arizona law that makes it illegal for persons to film police within an eight-foot area.
■ New California bill opens door for officials to toss unruly people out of public meetings.
■ Calling it an “unprecedented repression of free speech,” North Carolina’s governor attacks the investigation into campaign practices of the state’s attorney general.
Deposition mission. Fox News stars Hannity, Carlson, Pirro, and others, are being called to answer questions in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case against the network.
■ “CNN has to figure out what it wants to be,” says a former employee, and management apparently is intent on changing the network’s perception.
■ After violent attack on author Salman Rushdie, NPR reports that dissident writers fear their U.S. safe haven may be vanishing.
■ Learn more about free speech and the Free Speech Center in its 2022 Annual Report.
Kickboxer booted. Social media influencer Andrew Tate’s controversial remarks have led to his permanent ban on several platforms.
■ QAnon accounts find a new home on Trump’s Truth Social platform and get his support as well.
Pride or prejudice. Just days after publishing a Pride issue, a Nebraska high school shuts down its campus newspaper without comment, leading to claims of censorship.
■ An attorney dismissed from a Delaware law firm for defending a Pennsylvania high school’s American Indian mascot fails to win his defamation suit.
■ After Republicans labeled it a vehicle to censor conservative viewpoints, the Dept. of Homeland Security disbands its Disinformation Governance Board.
■ The Supreme Court maintained a fundamental First Amendment right that government was transforming into a license to discriminate, claims Rachel Chiu, a Committee for Justice policy fellow.
■ The ACLU is challenging the new Arizona law that makes it illegal for persons to film police within an eight-foot area.
■ New California bill opens door for officials to toss unruly people out of public meetings.
■ Calling it an “unprecedented repression of free speech,” North Carolina’s governor attacks the investigation into campaign practices of the state’s attorney general.
Deposition mission. Fox News stars Hannity, Carlson, Pirro, and others, are being called to answer questions in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case against the network.
■ “CNN has to figure out what it wants to be,” says a former employee, and management apparently is intent on changing the network’s perception.
■ After violent attack on author Salman Rushdie, NPR reports that dissident writers fear their U.S. safe haven may be vanishing.
■ Learn more about free speech and the Free Speech Center in its 2022 Annual Report.
Kickboxer booted. Social media influencer Andrew Tate’s controversial remarks have led to his permanent ban on several platforms.
■ QAnon accounts find a new home on Trump’s Truth Social platform and get his support as well.
■ A Long Island Railroad conductor, known for his ultra-conservative online views, has wrongful-termination claims dismissed in court.
■ Settlement with atheists’ group requires an Arkansas state senator to unblock critics on his social media accounts.
■ Settlement with atheists’ group requires an Arkansas state senator to unblock critics on his social media accounts.
Pride or prejudice. Just days after publishing a Pride issue, a Nebraska high school shuts down its campus newspaper without comment, leading to claims of censorship.
■ An attorney dismissed from a Delaware law firm for defending a Pennsylvania high school’s American Indian mascot fails to win his defamation suit.
■ After Republicans labeled it a vehicle to censor conservative viewpoints, the Dept. of Homeland Security disbands its Disinformation Governance Board.
■ The Supreme Court maintained a fundamental First Amendment right that government was transforming into a license to discriminate, claims Rachel Chiu, a Committee for Justice policy fellow.
