The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, an anti-discrimination nonprofit, plus two California taxpayers are challenging a pair of Alameda County programs that put non-minority-owned companies at a disadvantage when competing …
This case offers the best chance to remind our elected leaders that they cannot issue veiled threats to punish those offering a platform for protected speech. The FederalistThe Federalist is …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who this month signed a bill that aims to restrict social media platforms’ editorial discretion, says the new law “protects Texans from wrongful censorship” and thereby …
Earlier this week, CNN obtained a copy of a legal memorandum prepared for then-President Donald Trump that envisioned a “January 6 scenario” under which Trump could seek to overturn the …
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who described his state as “an oasis of freedom” at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February, brags that he has been “creating a resilient …
When California legislators enacted the country’s first ban on military-style rifles in 1989, they gave no weight to the fundamental right of armed self-defense guaranteed by the Second Amendment—a right …
California’s 32-year-old ban on a certain class of semi-automatic rifles colloquially known as “assault weapons” was declared unconstitutional yesterday in the case of Miller v. Bonta. At the same time, …
Folks may not know that Connecticut has a hate speech law, possibly under the completely correct assumption that the First Amendment prohibits the federal government and states from enacting them. …
After a summer of racial reckoning, the University of Oklahoma instituted mandatory diversity training for students and faculty last fall. According to the OU website, the program addresses power, privilege, …
One of the very few positive aspects of the awful Covid pandemic is the opportunity to have big-name “virtual” guest-speakers in college and law school classes. Tomorrow’s guest speaker in …