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Judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging 'Real Housewives' creators abused a cast member
Read full article: Judge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging 'Real Housewives' creators abused a cast memberThe lawyer for a former cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York” has told a judge that the First Amendment cannot shield the show's creators from a lawsuit alleging the show's participants were subjected to a “rotted workplace culture.”.
TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban
Read full article: TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or banTikTok has pushed back on arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment.
Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictions
Read full article: Secret Service head says RNC security plans not final as protesters allege free speech restrictionsThe head of the U.S. Secret Service says security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event.
NRA can sue ex-NY official it says tried to blacklist it after Parkland shooting, Supreme Court says
Read full article: NRA can sue ex-NY official it says tried to blacklist it after Parkland shooting, Supreme Court saysThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against an ex-New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball team
Read full article: No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball teamA northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team while the team was in Idaho to attend the NCAA Tournament.
Judge rejects Trump's First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case
Read full article: Judge rejects Trump's First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election caseThe judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
Read full article: Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference caseA lawyer for former President Donald Trump has argued that the charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech that the First Amendment protects.
Requiring ugly images of smoking's harm on cigarettes won't breach First Amendment, court says
Read full article: Requiring ugly images of smoking's harm on cigarettes won't breach First Amendment, court saysA federal appeals court says a requirement that cigarette packs and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking does not violate the First Amendment.
Disney hopes prosecutor's free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governor
Read full article: Disney hopes prosecutor's free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governorDisney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor’s First Amendment case against Gov. Ron DeSantis helps its own free speech lawsuit against the governor.
Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious
Read full article: Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubiousDonald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president’s right to free speech.
Witnesses testify in ethnic intimidation case after man made threats outside Bloomfield Hills temple
Read full article: Witnesses testify in ethnic intimidation case after man made threats outside Bloomfield Hills templeWitnesses testified on Monday in the case against the man accused of making antisemitic threats outside of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills.
US appeals court: Beauty pageant can bar trans contestants
Read full article: US appeals court: Beauty pageant can bar trans contestantsA federal appellate court says a national beauty pageant has a First Amendment right to exclude a transgender woman from competing, because including her could interfere with the message the pageant wants to send about what characteristics make an ideal woman.
Appeals court OKs Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chair
Read full article: Appeals court OKs Jan. 6 panel subpoena to Arizona GOP chairA federal appeals court panel won't block a subpoena issued by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection that seeks phone records of the Arizona Republican Party’s leader.
Macomb County mother sues Chippewa Valley school board over free speech
Read full article: Macomb County mother sues Chippewa Valley school board over free speechA Macomb County mother is suing the Chippewa Valley School Board after members of the board emailed the department of justice and her employer complaining about her behavior at school board meetings.
LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked video
Read full article: LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked videoThe Los Angeles County sheriff disputed allegations he orchestrated the cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head for more than three minutes.
Michigan university defends decision to suspend professor after rant to students
Read full article: Michigan university defends decision to suspend professor after rant to studentsA Michigan university has defended its decision to suspend a professor over a profanity-filled video, saying the unusual welcome message for his history students isn’t protected by the First Amendment.
Michigan family loses appeal in lawsuit over priest’s funeral remarks
Read full article: Michigan family loses appeal in lawsuit over priest’s funeral remarksThe Michigan Court of Appeals says a priest who criticized a teenager’s suicide during his funeral is protected by the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
Stone tablet marking First Amendment freedoms finds new home
Read full article: Stone tablet marking First Amendment freedoms finds new homeThe faade will be reinstalled at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The tablet is engraved with the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and the right to petition the government. It's a gift from the Freedom Forum, the creator of the Newseum, a museum dedicated to the First Amendment. Ad“It’s so meaningful to bring the text of the First Amendment to Philadelphia,” National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen said in a statement. He said it would “inspire visitors for generations to come.”A dedication ceremony is planned for later this year.
Religious, nonpublic Michigan high schools sue to reopen for in-person classes
Read full article: Religious, nonpublic Michigan high schools sue to reopen for in-person classesLANSING, Mich. – Nonpublic schools sued Monday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration extended a coronavirus order that prevents in-person instruction at Michigan high schools, saying it violates the First Amendment right to practice religion. The federal lawsuit, filed in Michigan's Western District, was brought by a group representing more than 400 nonpublic schools across the state, as well as three Catholic high schools and 11 parents. It took effect Nov. 18 and also applies to public high schools and all colleges and universities. The plaintiffs include Lansing Catholic High School, Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor and Everest Collegiate Academy in Clarkston.
Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok
Read full article: Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTokNEW YORK – A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight. The ruling followed an emergency hearing Sunday morning in which lawyers for TikTok argued that the administration's app-store ban would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business. In arguments to Judge Nichols, TikTok lawyer John Hall said that TikTok is more than an app, since it functions as a “modern day version of a town square." In addition, Hall argued that a ban would prevent existing users from automatically receiving security updates, eroding national security. Trump set the process in motion with executive orders in August that declared TikTok and another Chinese app, WeChat, threats to national security.
Trump defies virus rules as 'peaceful protest' rallies grow
Read full article: Trump defies virus rules as 'peaceful protest' rallies growWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is running as the “law and order” candidate. But they have largely not tried to block the gatherings of thousands of people, which Trump and his team deem “peaceful protests” protected by the First Amendment. An indoor rally that Trump held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June was blamed for a surge of virus infections there. Trump held an indoor rally at the Xtreme Manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday night. The state restricts gatherings to 50 people — based on White House reopening guidelines —- but thousands of supporters packed into the warehouse space nonetheless.
Tech-rights group sues Trump to stop social-media order
Read full article: Tech-rights group sues Trump to stop social-media orderNEW YORK A tech-focused civil liberties group on Tuesday sued to block President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to regulate social media, saying it violates the First Amendment and chills speech. Trump's order, signed last week, could allow more lawsuits against internet companies like Twitter and Facebook for what their users post, tweet and stream. Trump, without evidence, has long accused tech companies of being biased against conservatives. There was pushback against Trump's order from various sources. Civil rights and libertarian organizations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce also criticized Trump's order.