■ Texas legislators are on the verge of rolling back a 2019 law that protected campus speech.
■ Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian-rights activist and legal permanent resident of the United States, won his freedom despite the efforts of Homeland Security Investigations, The Intercept reported.
■ As millions peacefully rally against authoritarianism, the Trump administration wrongly portrays the protests as threats, a political science professor explained in The Conversation.
Face up.
Mask-wearing protesters that drew the ire of the president have sparked a debate that tests free-speech rights.
■ A First Amendment group has sued the city of Los Angeles and its police department over its officers’ violating the press rights of journalists covering immigration protests.
■ Journalism advocates have questioned whether reporters are becoming targets of law enforcement while covering demonstrations.
■ A Spanish-language journalist documenting immigration raids in Atlanta was taken away and detained by ICE agents.
Striking Ten. Louisiana’s law for requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools was ruled “plainly unconstitutional” by a U.S. court of appeals judicial panel.
■ Likely facing a legal challenge, the governor of Texas signed a bill stipulating that public schools display the Ten Commandments.
■ Journalism advocates have questioned whether reporters are becoming targets of law enforcement while covering demonstrations.
■ A Spanish-language journalist documenting immigration raids in Atlanta was taken away and detained by ICE agents.
Striking Ten. Louisiana’s law for requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools was ruled “plainly unconstitutional” by a U.S. court of appeals judicial panel.
■ Likely facing a legal challenge, the governor of Texas signed a bill stipulating that public schools display the Ten Commandments.
■ Families in Arkansas have filed a lawsuit challenging a state measure requiring display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a faith-based pregnancy center over releasing sensitive information.
Silent Voice. More than 600 Voice of America employees were given layoff notices, effectively shutting down the news outlet that has served listeners since World War II.
■ On social media, Donald Trump has attacked the press on average once a day for the last decade, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
■ Oil companies have been citing free speech when fighting lawsuits that accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.
■ Four experts in artificial turf on playgrounds and sports fields were sued for defamation before a planned discussion about potential health risks for children even took place.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a faith-based pregnancy center over releasing sensitive information.
Silent Voice. More than 600 Voice of America employees were given layoff notices, effectively shutting down the news outlet that has served listeners since World War II.
■ On social media, Donald Trump has attacked the press on average once a day for the last decade, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
■ Oil companies have been citing free speech when fighting lawsuits that accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.
■ Four experts in artificial turf on playgrounds and sports fields were sued for defamation before a planned discussion about potential health risks for children even took place.
