August 22, 2023 Judge favors anti-gay marriage fruit farmer who sued MI city after being barred from local market U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney has ruled in favor of fruit grower Steve Tennes in a religious liberty lawsuit concerning same-sex marriages at his orchard.
August 22, 2023 California church fined $1.2M during lockdowns sues over alleged gov't 'spying' operation tracking worshippers Calvary Chapel San Jose filed a federal lawsuit against Santa Clara County over its "warrantless geofencing operation" during COVID-19 lockdowns.
August 18, 2023 Federal judge denies Trump's 4th attempt to stop E Jean Carroll lawsuit, calling appeal 'frivolous' A federal judge has denied former President Trump's request to delay E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against him pending appeal of an earlier court decision.
August 16, 2023 Kansas prosecutor withdraws search warrants used in controversial newspaper raid after owner's death The district attorney of Marion County, Kansas, has withdrawn search warrants that may have violated the First Amendment rights of a small town newspaper.
August 16, 2023 Tennessee student's suspension over memes rescinded after org files First Amendment lawsuit A Tennessee high school revoked a student's suspension over memes and reversed its policies on speech after FIRE filed a lawsuit citing free speech violations.
August 15, 2023 Presidents of 13 universities elevate free speech on their campuses ahead of academic year At least 13 university presidents across the United States are elevating free speech on their campuses as part of a new initiative to combat threats to democracy.
August 15, 2023 Judge schedules emergency hearing in RFK Jr.'s lawsuit over YouTube allegedly censoring his campaign A federal judge will hold an emergency hearing in the YouTube censorship lawsuit filed by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
August 12, 2023 I just reread George Orwell's '1984' and the novel is scarier than ever It's been 75 years since author George Orwell penned his final novel: "1984." I reread the novel this year and Orwell's vision of a totalitarian society is scarier than ever.
August 10, 2023 Biden DOJ to fight court order that blocked feds from colluding with Big Tech to censor speech The Biden Justice Department Thursday will argue in court that it should be allowed to work with social media companies to censor certain speech on their platforms.
August 8, 2023 Weaponization subcommittee backs state lawsuit in Biden, Big Tech censorship case: ‘Un-American’ House Republicans filed an extensive amicus brief in a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its alleged efforts to suppress free speech online.