■ FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel condemned Donald Trump’s call for CBS to have local broadcast licenses pulled, labeling it a threat against free speech.
■ California’s new law cracking down on election deepfakes was blocked by a federal judge who ruled it likely violates the First Amendment.
■ Elon Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC has offered $47 to people who can successfully get a swing-state voter to sign a petition supporting constitutional amendments.
Air concerns. Florida’s health department threatened to prosecute two local television stations for airing ads about the state’s abortion law.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Elon Musk’s X Corp. over claims that special counsel Jack Smith violated the First Amendment in obtaining messages from Donald Trump.
■ Supreme Court justices without comment declined to hear several First Amendment-related appeals.
■ A Texas book ban has prevented prisoners from reading a collection of their own letters.
Speech-less. Students say campus speech has been chilled a year into the Israel-Hamas war.
■ The revoking of “Oct. 7” license plates by the Illinois secretary of state prompted a debate about protected speech.
■ A federal judge rejected an order to allow New Hampshire parents to wear pink wristbands at a high school soccer game to protest a transgender girl playing in a match.
■ A second lawsuit against a Denver-area baker that pitted LGBTQ+ civil rights against First Amendment rights was dismissed by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Solemnly swear? Using history alone to define First Amendment freedoms is a very bad idea, contended a pair of law professors in a New York Times guest editorial.
■ Internal communications at TikTok describe a company unconcerned with the harms its app posed for teens.
■ A Georgetown University technology law professor examined whether childproofing the internet is constitutional.
■ After the hurricane devastation, tackling the lies, misinformation, and hoaxes is taking time away from recovery efforts.
Job review. Besmirched “CBS Mornings” co-anchor Tony Dokoupil delivered good journalism and gripping television, argued associate editor Ruth Marcus in a Washington Post commentary.
■ The editor of the controversial Scoop Nashville, who relied on public records and internet rumor to produce often-sensational stories, has died at 44.
■ A shield law for reporters is vital against abuses of power, contended the editorial board of The New York Times.
■ Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has lost in federal appeals court his defamation suit brought against Shannon Sharpe, a former NFL star turned commentator.
■ Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has lost in federal appeals court his defamation suit brought against Shannon Sharpe, a former NFL star turned commentator.
