■ Donald Trump has voiced threats of darker days for news media and the First Amendment if he wins the November election.
■ A nation that cannot support free expression cannot generate free and independent thinking, declared professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall in a commentary for The Hill.
■ Two out of three Americans rated free speech as “very important” to their vote in 2024, according to findings in new poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
■ Two out of three Americans rated free speech as “very important” to their vote in 2024, according to findings in new poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
■ The decision by owner Jeff Bezos to halt presidential endorsements has drawn criticism inside and outside the newsroom of The Washington Post.
PAC rat? Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC awarded $1 million prizes in a petition-signing contest despite a Justice Department warning that it could be illegal.
■ Tesla has won its challenge against a National Labor Relations Board decision over a Musk tweet concerning workers’ unionization.
PAC rat? Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC awarded $1 million prizes in a petition-signing contest despite a Justice Department warning that it could be illegal.
■ Tesla has won its challenge against a National Labor Relations Board decision over a Musk tweet concerning workers’ unionization.
■ A California state appeals court upheld a restraining order concerning a woman’s “school shooter” texts despite constitutional objections.
■ A New York law that requires food-delivery companies to provide customer data to restaurants violates the First Amendment, a federal district court ruled.
Vetted vet. A retired, disabled veterinarian has a First Amendment right to give online pet advice without an animal examination, a federal appeals court has ruled.
■ A federal judge ordered the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to stop issuing threats of criminal prosecution to television stations for airing an abortion-rights political ad.
■ Free-speech experts criticized a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that they say weakens anti-SLAPP suit protections.
■ A New York law that requires food-delivery companies to provide customer data to restaurants violates the First Amendment, a federal district court ruled.
Vetted vet. A retired, disabled veterinarian has a First Amendment right to give online pet advice without an animal examination, a federal appeals court has ruled.
■ A federal judge ordered the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to stop issuing threats of criminal prosecution to television stations for airing an abortion-rights political ad.
■ Free-speech experts criticized a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that they say weakens anti-SLAPP suit protections.
■ Visitors can trace the history of free speech from its roots to the present day at a new exhibit at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia.
Sign of faith. Requiring a South Carolina man to obtain a permit to hold a religious sign on public sidewalks may be a violation of his constitutional rights.
■ In Louisiana, a federal judge heard arguments on whether he should block a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.
■ A Missouri requirement for sex-offender yard signs on Halloween is a step too far, a U.S. district judge has ruled.
Paper money. Florida billionaire David Hoffmann is buying up local newspapers, declaring the industry is not dead yet.
■ A group of journalism funders will give $20 million in grants to more than 200 small local news outlets across the country.
■ While newspapers continued to close at a rate of two per week last year, digital news sites grew, the Associated Press reported.
■ Think you know what is the nation’s third-largest magazine? Well, guess again.
Sign of faith. Requiring a South Carolina man to obtain a permit to hold a religious sign on public sidewalks may be a violation of his constitutional rights.
■ In Louisiana, a federal judge heard arguments on whether he should block a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.
■ A Missouri requirement for sex-offender yard signs on Halloween is a step too far, a U.S. district judge has ruled.
Paper money. Florida billionaire David Hoffmann is buying up local newspapers, declaring the industry is not dead yet.
■ A group of journalism funders will give $20 million in grants to more than 200 small local news outlets across the country.
■ While newspapers continued to close at a rate of two per week last year, digital news sites grew, the Associated Press reported.
■ Think you know what is the nation’s third-largest magazine? Well, guess again.
■ Richard N. Winfield, a leading First Amendment lawyer who championed freedom of expression for journalists, has died at 91.
