Free Speech
Trump’s actions contradict his avowed commitment to First Amendment rights
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at "restoring freedom of speech." But judging from his administration's policies and his actions as a private…
Harvard argues Trump’s funding freeze violates the First Amendment
You may find it hard to sympathize with Harvard, the nation's oldest and richest university, especially when it is fighting to keep billions of dollars in taxpayer money flowing into its coffers. But a federal lawsuit…
Judge sides with New Hampshire school that banned parents from protesting boys in girls’ sports
Tue Apr 22, 2025 - 2:19 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — A federal judge has upheld a New Hampshire school district’s ban on parents wearing pink wristbands at sporting events to silently, respectfully protest the inclusion of males…
The Deportation of Dissent
An excellent April 14 article by Jacob Mchangama and Hirad Marami (The Bedrock Principle); here's an excerpt: The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would…
Trump claims coverage of Ann Selzer poll wasn’t ‘news reporting’
Shortly before last year's presidential election, the Des Moines Register reported the results of a poll that gave Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, a three-point lead in Iowa. That surprising result, generated by…
No Temporary Restraining Order Against Accusations of Surrogacy Agency Error
From last week's decision by Judge Beth Bloom (S.D. Fla.) in Miracle Surrogacy, LLC v. Monello-Fuentes: Defendants … contacted Miracle Surrogacy and Miracle Surrogacy of Mexico to assist in facilitating a pregnancy…
Fewer people support censoring false information online
The percentage of Americans who think the government should "take steps to restrict false information online" is shrinking. According to new data from the Pew Research Center, Americans are losing patience for the…
Court Dismisses Oklahoma Teacher’s Libel Suit Against State Official, Stemming from Debate Over “Gender Queer” in School Libraries
From the April 10 decision by Judge Bernard Jones (W.D. Okla.) in Boismier v. Walters: This action stems from certain public statements made by Defendant Ryan Walters during his tenure as Oklahoma's Secretary of…
Brief from Prof. Justin Driver (Yale) and Me in School Curriculum / Religious Opt-Out Case
We argue, in an amicus brief filed in Mahmoud v. Knight (now pending before the Supreme Court), that the Free Exercise Clause doesn't secure a presumptive right to opt out of K-12 public school curriculum elements to…
Bill Targets Free Speech in Texas
Texans for Lawsuit Reform’s mission statement says it was founded to “fight back against job-killing, abusive lawsuits” and “shut down new abuses of the legal system.” But the so-called tort reform group makes an exception…
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