Not wearing mask during COVID-19 outbreak isn’t protected by free speech, court rules
A federal appeals court in New Jersey ruled Monday that a resident’s refusal to wear a mask at a school board meeting during the coronavirus pandemic is not protected free speech. 3rd The Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in two similar cases stemming from lawsuits against officials in Freehold and Cranford, New Jersey. The […]
Law schools must adopt free speech policies to maintain ABA accreditation
The American Bar Association (ABA) announced Monday that it will add free speech requirements to its law school accreditation process. In a popular vote, the ABA’s House of Delegates approved a new policy aimed at combating laws and protests that impede free speech and discussion on law school campuses. “The Law School Free Speech Standards […]
Biden hits Trump during campaign HQ speech: He’s ‘not for anything’ and ‘against everything’
President Biden stopped by his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, near his parents’ home, on Saturday and attacked former President Trump, claiming the top Republican candidate “doesn’t stand for anything.” The rebuke of former President Biden, who did not name him during Saturday’s speech in Wilmington, Del., was part of a speech in which the […]
Biden swears during prayer breakfast speech: ‘Not surprised’
‘Outnumbered’ panelists mock President Biden for his latest gaffe at the National Prayer Breakfast. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox … source
Disney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as Ron DeSantis says ‘move on’
Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of a free speech lawsuit alleging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ retaliatory takeover of the Walt Disney World management area, but the Florida governor separately called any appeal a “mistake.” He said that. “They should move on,” DeSantis said at a news conference in Jacksonville the day after the verdict. […]
GOP Demands Drafts of Biden’s Speech on Firing Burisma Prosecutor
The impeachment inquiry on Wednesday sent a request to President General Counsel Edward Siskel asking the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to investigate then-Vice President Joe Biden’s firing of Burisma Holdings prosecutor Viktor Shokin. He asked them to submit a full draft of their speech. The investigation is interested in the draft speech, as […]
Judge dismisses Florida pro-Palestinian student groups’ free speech lawsuits against DeSantis
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed two free speech lawsuits brought by pro-Palestinian college student groups in Florida against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration. The governor sent a memo to universities ordering them to suspend student organization activities in the wake of the October terrorist attacks. 7 massacres in Israel. However, U.S. District […]
The Epik rise and fall of a free speech champion
epicis a vital internet service provider and once a bastion of free speech. But after being rocked by scandal, the company is under new ownership that has nothing to do with its formerly loyal customers. Like free speech on the open web, its future is uncertain. What Epic is doing A website’s domain name (such […]
DeSantis defeats Disney in court over free speech lawsuit about parental rights bill
Court hands victory to Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after throwing away Media conglomerate Disney has filed suit over the company’s objections to his custody laws. Disney filed suit against Florida officials in March 2022 after losing its special district privileges for criticizing DeSantis over the passage of the Parental Rights in Education Act. This […]
Complaint lodged against anti-Israel activists over disruption of Bari Weiss speech at UNC campus
a Free speech rights groups filed complaints On Wednesday, students for Palestinian justice and anti-Israel activists protested for disrupting a Jan. 22 event on the University of North Carolina campus that included a prominent journalist and author who denounced anti-Semitism. The speakers were Bari Weiss, formerly of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, […]