■ “Weak ratings make good journalists do bad things,” is one of the notable findings in unearthed communications brought to light in the Fox News/Dominion voting case.
■ In the internal details of Dominion Voting System’s lawsuit, the future of Fox News reveals itself, Columbia Journalism School’s Bill Grueskin, a former editor, has concluded.
■ Employees who expose wrongdoing by gathering data in the workplace are protected by the First Amendment, an appeals court has ruled.
■ Musician Tom Morello raged against censorship in his teens, and now is standing up for the First Amendment more than ever.
Ron presses on. The Florida governor’s shattered relationship with the news media showed no sign of reconciliation with the state’s latest bill making it easier to sue journalists.
■ A journalist has won a $1.7 million settlement in her First Amendment case over her 2016 arrest during a protest over a Baton Rouge, La., police killing.
■ Twitter failed to publish its biannual takedown-request reports, putting transparency and free speech at risk, Rolling Stone has reported.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by an Ohio man, arrested after spoofing local police on Facebook, who claimed that his constitutional rights were violated.
Social change? Supreme Court justices are weighing the argument that social media platforms assist in supplying the seeds that grow terrorist attacks.
■ Section 230 is the rule that helped shape the internet as we know it, but do we know it?
■ CNBC reported that a legal standard that could undercut Section 230 may also change free speech on the internet.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by an Ohio man, arrested after spoofing local police on Facebook, who claimed that his constitutional rights were violated.
Social change? Supreme Court justices are weighing the argument that social media platforms assist in supplying the seeds that grow terrorist attacks.
■ Section 230 is the rule that helped shape the internet as we know it, but do we know it?
■ CNBC reported that a legal standard that could undercut Section 230 may also change free speech on the internet.
■ A Linfield University professor who was terminated after complaining publicly about incidents of harassment there has won a $1 million settlement with the Oregon college.
Dropping Dilbert. Racist comments prompt several newspapers to discontinue running Scott Adams’ long-running comic strip.
■ A group of Stanford University professors push to eliminate a system that allows students to file bias claims anonymously.
■ More books have been taken off the shelves of school libraries, the latest at the direction of a North Carolina school board.
■ Mama Bears, a parental-rights group, won its federal First Amendment case over the exposure of “highly sexualized pornographic books” in schools.
Worn out. The National Archives and Smithsonian, home to the Constitution and Bill of Rights, issued a public apology after its museums instructed March of Life participants to remove or cover up clothing containing anti-abortion messages.
■ A bill that would give residents the right to challenge government rules that interfere with their religious rights has advanced in the West Virginia legislature.
■ “I couldn’t be a Christian and a teacher,” remarked a woman who lost her job over California school districts’ gender policies.
■ A Tennessee lawmaker, recently sworn in wearing a West African dashiki, sparked criticism from colleagues in the General Assembly concerning free expression.
Dropping Dilbert. Racist comments prompt several newspapers to discontinue running Scott Adams’ long-running comic strip.
■ A group of Stanford University professors push to eliminate a system that allows students to file bias claims anonymously.
■ More books have been taken off the shelves of school libraries, the latest at the direction of a North Carolina school board.
■ Mama Bears, a parental-rights group, won its federal First Amendment case over the exposure of “highly sexualized pornographic books” in schools.
Worn out. The National Archives and Smithsonian, home to the Constitution and Bill of Rights, issued a public apology after its museums instructed March of Life participants to remove or cover up clothing containing anti-abortion messages.
■ A bill that would give residents the right to challenge government rules that interfere with their religious rights has advanced in the West Virginia legislature.
■ “I couldn’t be a Christian and a teacher,” remarked a woman who lost her job over California school districts’ gender policies.
■ A Tennessee lawmaker, recently sworn in wearing a West African dashiki, sparked criticism from colleagues in the General Assembly concerning free expression.