Biden admin announces “Disinformation Governance Board”
But as the government continues to pull the strings by asking private companies to curtail freedom of speech it increasingly becomes an actor in…
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Category: Free Speech
April 2022
February 2022
Supreme Court to Decide: Can states force artists to speak contrary to their faith?
Court to hear whether government can force dissenting artists to speak contrary to their faith.
August 2021
Why the “Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater” trope should be retired
How the Supreme Court abandoned the "shouting fire in a crowded theater" trope and what it means in the Age of the Pandemic
July 2021
Biden administration and Klobuchar bill to restrict freedom of speech online
Citing health and safety concerns, Minnesota Senator (and erstwhile presidential candidate) Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill on Thursday, July 22, 2021, dubbed “The Health…
August 2020
Two Southern California Judges Refuse to Shut Down Churches This Weekend
With outdoor temperatures expected to pass the 100-degree mark, two Los Angeles area judges have given local churches some comforting news.
September 2019
California Court: Transgender person can sue Catholic hospital for discrimination for initially denying transition surgery
A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a religious hospital can be liable for discrimination if it refuses to provide medical services for…
Arizona: High court finds card makers can refuse same-sex wedding invite requests
On September 16, 2019, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that a Phoenix city ordinance cannot require a business to create same-sex wedding invitations…
January 2019
Justices hint interest in revisiting Title VII religious accommodation while declining to hear football coach prayer case
It is debatable whether a claim by a public school football coach that he is compelled by religious belief to pray at the 50-yard…
June 2018
Supreme Court rules against state-mandated speech
When one person’s opinions can reach the world in a matter of seconds on the Internet, the ability to speak freely is undergoing tremendous…
April 2018
Moves by both sides make citizen journalism an endangered species
Regulation of online speech is marching forward from both the left and the right, and it may only be a matter of time until…