Republicans Defend Texas Social Media Law—and Compelled Speech
A blatantly unconstitutional Texas social media law can start being enforced unless the Supreme Court steps in. The law was blocked by a U.S. district court last year after internet …
A blatantly unconstitutional Texas social media law can start being enforced unless the Supreme Court steps in. The law was blocked by a U.S. district court last year after internet …
When politicians echo Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ famous observation about “falsely shouting fire in a theatre,” it typically means they are trying to justify unconstitutional speech restrictions. So it was …
When a psychopath perpetrates a mass shooting, politicians often pick an industry, trend, or substance to blame for having caused the violence. Violent video games are a favorite target of …
A new study on food marketing and kids, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, concludes, as a UPI report this week explains, that “[e]xposure to food and beverage marketing and …
Maine is bringing an end to its brief experiment with vanity plate anarchy. Officials have proposed a new set of regulations limiting the vulgar messages motorists can put on their …
Boston was wrong to forbid a religious group from flying a Christian flag outside City Hall, per a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued earlier this week. Should the city …
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is dismayed by the uproar over its new Disinformation Governance Board. DHS this week emphasized that the “internal working group,” which has no “operational …
In March 2016, Anthony Novak found himself in a jail cell for several days, his phone and computer seized by police. His offense: For 12 hours, he operated a parody …
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 today that Boston violated the First Amendment when it allowed some private groups to fly flags outside City Hall while denying the same right to …
Last week we learned that the Department of Homeland Security is creating a Disinformation Governance Board to discuss strategies for reducing the spread of so-called misinformation, specifically with respect to foreign …