A federal judge dismissed a photojournalist’s civil rights claims, ruling that officers had arguable probable cause to arrest him for criminal trespass during a protest at Georgia State University.
A federal magistrate judge in Tennessee rejected the City of Knoxville’s argument that the mayor’s official duties shield her from discovery in a lawsuit alleging she orchestrated the shutdown of a bar owner’s business in retaliation for his political speech.
A federal judge in Alexandria ruled that the First Amendment bars a former intelligence consultant from recovering publication-related damages from a conservative activist group for publishing statements recorded during an undercover sting operation.
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado authorized substitute service via email and X social media against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Paola Albanese, ruling that the digital methods are permissible under international agreements and reasonably...
A federal judge in Oregon ruled that a fire district’s policy barring a journalist from public meetings likely violates his First Amendment rights, granting a temporary restraining order to restore his access.
The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit alleging the Biden administration coerced Twitter to suppress an American citizen's speech, a move that implements President Trump's executive order on free speech.
The Supreme Court may issue a decision Thursday in Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson on whether a California law requiring licensed childcare centers to post signs and distribute handouts informing parents that children are free to attend...
The Sixth Circuit held that Kentucky’s judicial conduct rules prohibiting candidates from identifying as party nominees or using certain partisan endorsements violate the First Amendment as applied to two former candidates, but reversed a lower court’s...
A Washington State Court of Appeals panel ruled that a domestic violence protection order’s blanket prohibition on posting any media referencing family members violates the First Amendment, requiring the trial court to narrow the restriction.
A federal judge stayed discovery in a lawsuit accusing Columbia University pro-Palestine groups of aiding Hamas, ruling that the burden of litigation could chill First Amendment rights while motions to dismiss are pending.
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar denied a motion to dismiss charges against David Brooks Pokorny, ruling that a series of emails threatening to skin Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer to death constituted unprotected "true threats" rather than...
A federal judge held that Wyoming, Michigan, violated a resident's First Amendment rights by permanently banning him from its public Facebook page — but shielded the two officers who sought his arrest warrant from liability.
A Sixth Circuit panel held that the Tennessee Valley Authority's mid-litigation release of documents was a voluntary agency choice — not a third-party-driven act — making a watchdog group eligible for attorneys' fees under FOIA's fee-shifting provision.
X Corp.'s lawsuit accusing Media Matters of fabricating images to drive away advertisers has reached a discovery crossroads, with a federal judge rejecting boilerplate privilege objections while leaving a thorny question about the Stored Communications Act...
A new Kansas statute imposes disclosure burdens on proxy advisors only when they recommend votes against corporate management — a distinction ISS says is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
A federal judge ruled that the common areas of a gated retirement home for veterans are not public forums, allowing the facility to ban political clothing and signs.
A federal judge held the network in civil contempt for defying a subpoena order for footage from an interview with a murder convict's wife, then immediately stayed the penalty to let the First Amendment fight play out on appeal.
A federal judge tossed Andrew and Tristan Tate's deplatforming lawsuit against Meta without leave to amend, finding their contract claims rested on quoted policy language that does not actually appear in the documents they attached to their own complaint.
A federal appeals court paused a district court ruling that had required the Department of Defense to allow unescorted access for credentialed reporters, siding with the Pentagon’s argument that the escort requirement was a new security measure not covered...
A Phoenix woman says her ex-husband's children's lawyers emailed her nude photographs to opposing counsel during a life insurance dispute — then immediately sent a settlement offer calling the evidence "concerning to say the least."