High School's Ordering Parents to Remove Pink "XX" Protest Wristbands at Girls' Soccer Game Likely Violated First Amendment
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High School's Ordering Parents to Remove Pink "XX" Protest Wristbands at Girls' Soccer Game Likely Violated First Amendment
"The characteristics of the school as a place of learning reinforce that administrators cannot favor one side of a debate involving parental speech on an issue of prominent public concern, and which, in those parents' views, concerned the safety of their…
Brickbat: The Streets of San Francisco
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Brickbat: The Streets of San Francisco
The San Francisco Department of Police Accountability found that two officers used unnecessary force and violated department policies while arresting Matthew...
He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop
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He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop
In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people.
Israeli-American Emory Professor's Defamation Case Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part)
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Israeli-American Emory Professor's Defamation Case Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part)
Some excerpts from the opinion yesterday by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out...
Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Rights Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part)
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Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Rights Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (in Part)
From yesterday's decision by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out of alleged defamatory...
A Connecticut Couple Is Fighting for the Right To Let People Hike on Their Land
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A Connecticut Couple Is Fighting for the Right To Let People Hike on Their Land
Charles and Elizabeth Copley have big plans for their 50-acre property, but the town insists they need a business license to let people to hike or walk their dogs.
Home Possession of AI-Generated Porn Depicting Fake Children Remains Constitutionally Protected, Seventh Circuit Rules
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Home Possession of AI-Generated Porn Depicting Fake Children Remains Constitutionally Protected, Seventh Circuit Rules
From U.S. v. Anderegg, decided Tuesday by Seventh Circuit Judge John Lee, joined by Judges Doris Pryor and Joshua Kolar:...
Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race"
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Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race"
Just came across this in Justice Stephen Field's opinion as Circuit Justice in Ho Ah Kow v. Nunan (C.C.D. Cal....
Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire?
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Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire?
The conservative justice is sticking around on the Supreme Court. Will conservatives come to regret it?
The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.
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The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.
Democrats say Republican tax cuts are the culprit. Republicans say Democratic spending is the root cause. But both parties are responsible.
Rubio Uses Terrorism Law To Ban Secure Email Service
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Rubio Uses Terrorism Law To Ban Secure Email Service
The State Department doesn’t accuse Autistici/Inventati of doing anything more than providing surveillance-free email accounts. But that’s enough to declare it a terrorist organization.
Pro-Palestinian Poster's "Doxing" Claim, Stemming from Her Firing as a Result of Public Criticism, Rejected
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Pro-Palestinian Poster's "Doxing" Claim, Stemming from Her Firing as a Result of Public Criticism, Rejected
Some excerpts from Judge Jacqueline Becerra (S.D. Fla.) today in Khorashi v. Beer; the analysis strikes me as correct: This...
Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance
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Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance
Florida police departments have been adding drones, facial recognition technology, and license plate readers to their arsenals for years.
This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties
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This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties
A discovery motion could reveal how far DHS went in surveilling Minnesota activists and other administration critics.
A 90-Day Waiver on Beef Tariffs Won't Rescue America's Cattle Industry
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A 90-Day Waiver on Beef Tariffs Won't Rescue America's Cattle Industry
By cutting tariffs to lower the price of beef, the Trump administration is ultimately conceding that tariffs do, in fact, raise prices.
Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds
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Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds
In Goldstein v. CUNY, a Jewish Israeli professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College—part of the City University of...