Disinformed. Lawmakers and tech
companies are scrambling to stop the AI-generated spread of false election information.
■ Not wearing a mask during a COVID emergency was not a right of free speech, an appeals court has ruled.
■ The real winner in a lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Palestinian student groups was the First Amendment, concluded Ken Paulson, executive director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University.
■ Elementary school students have decided which freedom in the First Amendment is the most important, and they tell us why too.
A rich Mann. A Washington,
D.C., jury has awarded $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann after a
12-year defamation lawsuit battle.
■ A city and county in Ohio have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert after his unlawful arrest at a press conference.
■ ACLU’s fight over one Tennessee town’s anti-drag ordinance ends with a $500,000 settlement.
■ An Alabama library board has banned the purchase of books with sexual or LGBTQ+ content for children 17 and younger.
■ An upcoming election could create a majority of book-ban advocates on a school board in a Tennessee county.
Spywarn. The Biden
administration has vowed to restrict visas for foreign individuals who abuse
spyware to target activists and journalists.
■ A judge’s interpretation of the New Jersey anti-SLAPP law may go a long way in preventing malicious lawsuits aimed at journalists.
■ An Arizona bill that targets “swatting” could raise a First Amendment concern, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has concluded.
Putin it to him. Tucker
Carlson’s interview with the Russian president left the former Fox News host in
silence and looking confounded, reported The Washington Post.
■ Some CNN employees have said the network’s pro-Israel news slant is tantamount to “journalistic malpractice.”
■ The National Press Club offered journalists who had lost jobs the chance to commiserate over free tacos and drinks.
■ NPR’s Linda Wertheimer penned a bittersweet goodbye as she announced her retirement after a 50-year career.
A Wynn loss. Casino mogul
Steve Wynn had his defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press dismissed by
the Nevada Supreme Court.
■ A jury verdict for a former high school coach in a defamation case was reinstated by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
■ UC Berkeley cites students’ free-speech rights in its bid to end an antisemitism lawsuit.
■ Not wearing a mask during a COVID emergency was not a right of free speech, an appeals court has ruled.
■ The real winner in a lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Palestinian student groups was the First Amendment, concluded Ken Paulson, executive director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University.
■ Elementary school students have decided which freedom in the First Amendment is the most important, and they tell us why too.
■ A city and county in Ohio have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert after his unlawful arrest at a press conference.
■ ACLU’s fight over one Tennessee town’s anti-drag ordinance ends with a $500,000 settlement.
■ An Alabama library board has banned the purchase of books with sexual or LGBTQ+ content for children 17 and younger.
■ An upcoming election could create a majority of book-ban advocates on a school board in a Tennessee county.
■ A judge’s interpretation of the New Jersey anti-SLAPP law may go a long way in preventing malicious lawsuits aimed at journalists.
■ An Arizona bill that targets “swatting” could raise a First Amendment concern, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has concluded.
■ Some CNN employees have said the network’s pro-Israel news slant is tantamount to “journalistic malpractice.”
■ The National Press Club offered journalists who had lost jobs the chance to commiserate over free tacos and drinks.
■ NPR’s Linda Wertheimer penned a bittersweet goodbye as she announced her retirement after a 50-year career.
■ A jury verdict for a former high school coach in a defamation case was reinstated by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
■ UC Berkeley cites students’ free-speech rights in its bid to end an antisemitism lawsuit.
