Court jesters. Supreme Court justices welcomed Prince and Warhol into a lively debate while grappling with a copyright-infringement case.
■ Justice Thomas temporarily blocks Sen. Lindsey Graham’s grand jury testimony in Georgia.
■ Justice Thomas temporarily blocks Sen. Lindsey Graham’s grand jury testimony in Georgia.
■ Using a “speech or debate” clause in the U.S. Constitution, Sen. Graham hopes to avoid grand jury testimony altogether and wants the Supreme Court to consider his appeal.
■ A California judge has ruled in favor of baker Cathy Miller who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
■ Rejecting a First Amendment defense, an appeals court rules that Rep. Kelli Ward must release phone records to the January 6 Select Committee.
■ A California judge has ruled in favor of baker Cathy Miller who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
■ Rejecting a First Amendment defense, an appeals court rules that Rep. Kelli Ward must release phone records to the January 6 Select Committee.
Semafor signals. A new digital media company sends out its intentions to bring clarity to a polarized news business.
■ A Maryland judge rules that the first U.S. tax on digital advertising is unconstitutional.■ When Artificial Intelligence programs blur the line between reality and free expression, First Amendment protections and the relationship between speech and technology will be questioned.
■ MTSU’s Free Speech Center and NYU’s First Amendment Watch are working together to present a video series that explores vital First Amendment issues.
Ye-gad! For the conservative social media platform Parler, jubilation over its acquisition by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has transitioned into problems.
■ Christian nationalism is incompatible with the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, but that is not slowing down the slew of candidates running under that banner.
■ A racial-injustice group that spent more than 100 days protesting in the summer of 2020, enduring alleged excessive force by Detroit police, accepts $1 million settlement, drops lawsuit.
‘They knew the truth.’ Dominion CEO tells 60 Minutes that Fox News was aware that allegations against his company were untrue.
■ Alleged collusion prompts a federal judge to depose Dr. Anthony Fauci as part of free-speech censorship lawsuit.
■ Sarah Palin’s long-running defamation feud with The New York Times is growing lengthier and threatens the safety of a free press.
■ After a 12-year legal battle, video recordings of a landmark same-sex marriage trial are released to the press.
E tu #MeToo? Human rights lawyers examine whether courts are failing to protect women’s free-speech rights in gender-based violence cases.
■ Ahead of midterm elections, the cancer of disinformation has metastasized despite efforts by media and academics to find a cure.
■ Despite the billion-dollar Alex Jones verdict, conspiracy theories will continue to thrive, writes the Associated Press’ David Bauder.
■ Despite the billion-dollar Alex Jones verdict, conspiracy theories will continue to thrive, writes the Associated Press’ David Bauder.
■ Social media’s deep disinformation pool has U.S. security officials concerned about election interference, both from homegrown and foreign threats.
