■ Supreme Court justices rejected a claim that the Biden administration coerced social media companies to remove contentious content.
■ A bill to safeguard kids from potentially addictive social media feeds was signed by New York’s governor.
■ Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of a man who gave a state trooper the middle finger during a traffic stop.
Withdrawal reflex. Following a poor debate performance, many U.S. media heavyweights have called on President Joe Biden to quit his reelection bid.
■ The U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes is fighting to maintain its independence and defend its First Amendment rights by getting outdated restrictions removed.
■ A New York Times analysis tracked Julian Assange’s polarizing legacy from hacker to hunted.
Withdrawal reflex. Following a poor debate performance, many U.S. media heavyweights have called on President Joe Biden to quit his reelection bid.
■ The U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes is fighting to maintain its independence and defend its First Amendment rights by getting outdated restrictions removed.
■ A New York Times analysis tracked Julian Assange’s polarizing legacy from hacker to hunted.
■ The takeaway from the U.S. Office for Civil Rights anti-harassment mandate to universities is it could prompt administrators to violate the First Amendment, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) reported.
Oh, zone. The plan for designated protest zones for Milwaukee’s upcoming Republican National Convention violates the First Amendment, an ACLU lawsuit contends.
■ The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from being close to a Planned Parenthood nurse violated free-speech rights and must be overturned.
Chalk talks. A federal court jury has awarded $700,000 to Seattle demonstrators who wrote anti-police graffiti in chalk on a police barricade and were subsequently jailed.
■ Racial-justice groups have joined a legal filing condemning a potential TikTok ban that they say would suppress speech from minority communities.
Oh, zone. The plan for designated protest zones for Milwaukee’s upcoming Republican National Convention violates the First Amendment, an ACLU lawsuit contends.
■ The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that an order barring an anti-abortion protester from being close to a Planned Parenthood nurse violated free-speech rights and must be overturned.
■ Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-riot law is no threat to peaceful protesters, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled.
■ Press-freedom groups want criminal charges dropped against a Stanford University student journalist arrested while covering a campus protest.
Chalk talks. A federal court jury has awarded $700,000 to Seattle demonstrators who wrote anti-police graffiti in chalk on a police barricade and were subsequently jailed.
■ Racial-justice groups have joined a legal filing condemning a potential TikTok ban that they say would suppress speech from minority communities.
■ Apple and Meta officials have discussed a potential AI partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported.
■ The OpenAI co-founder who helped oust Sam Altman has a new start-up that aims to produce Safe Superintelligence.
Thou shall? Belief in the Ten Commandments is strong among many American Christians and Jews but the version of them required by the Louisiana governor to hang in public schools is not.
■ Oklahoma’s plan to use public funds for a religious charter school is unconstitutional, the state’s supreme court has ruled.
■ Pride month and the First Amendment should both be celebrated, explained the editorial board of the Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald.
■ Calling himself a whistleblower, a Texas doctor is accused of taking private transgender documents and sharing them with an activist who then published a story with the confidential information.
■ The OpenAI co-founder who helped oust Sam Altman has a new start-up that aims to produce Safe Superintelligence.
Thou shall? Belief in the Ten Commandments is strong among many American Christians and Jews but the version of them required by the Louisiana governor to hang in public schools is not.
■ Oklahoma’s plan to use public funds for a religious charter school is unconstitutional, the state’s supreme court has ruled.
■ Pride month and the First Amendment should both be celebrated, explained the editorial board of the Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald.
■ Calling himself a whistleblower, a Texas doctor is accused of taking private transgender documents and sharing them with an activist who then published a story with the confidential information.
■ In Tennessee’s Davidson County, criminal judges are sealing documents and not leaving a public record, the Nashville Banner reported.
