Free Speech
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Public universities punish criticism of gender ideology as harassment, discrimination: lawsuits
Student members of Young America's Foundation, Defending Education are self-censoring to avoid discipline for so-called deadnaming, misgendering, simply offending transgender students at California and Minnesota university systems.
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Censored pro-life activists improbably win over Canadian court amid global wrongthink arrests
"Very difficult if not impossible" to show that ban on aborted fetus signs at Canada's capitol is "reasonable and proportionate," judge says. Anti-gender ideology activist says he'll sue Spanish police for arrest, illegal recording ban.
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Oregon suddenly backs down on $90k fine on Christian therapist for not blessing gay relationship
Supreme Court ruled against Colorado for compelling counselor to affirm gender confusion in her young clients after Frank Canepa sued Oregon's therapist regulator.
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Free speech groups dogpile 'three-time loser' Colorado in appeals court for misgendering law
XX-XY Athletics, Christian bookstore, doctors who want to use "biologically accurate" language get assist from Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon-founded firm, which warns that red states could police speech, too.
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Former Trump economist says Iran deal means big economic boom for US
Stephen Moore, former White House economic advisor for Trump, says the U.S. is on the cusp of a powerful economic surge.
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Decades of censorship erased in weeks, as Colorado and the feds rush to preempt court rulings
Centennial State quietly eliminates anti-ICE loyalty oath it imposed on lawyers ahead of promised lawsuit. Justice Department still defending constitutionality of settlement gag orders even after SEC, CFTC disavow them.
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Christian counselor asks court to obey SCOTUS by lifting 'censorship' order against him
Washington's so-called conversion therapy law is functionally indistinguishable from Colorado law SCOTUS blocked with regard to counselor in the same situation, motion says.
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Kansas City argues it can force Christians to counsel gay married couples without violating SCOTUS
Eighth Circuit panel seems surprised by city's argument that SCOTUS ruling against "conversion therapy" ban doesn't affect its public accommodation law, which requires counselors to see gay couples but not endorse their marriage.
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Governments pay hefty settlements for threatening, jailing people who share political memes
Hawaii Legislature must approve $118,000 payment to Babylon Bee, activist who blocked ban on "materially deceptive" election content. Tennessee county pays $835,000 to ex-cop jailed for meme response to Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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SEC suddenly scraps 55-year settlement censorship policy, as SCOTUS mulls First Amendment challenge
With pending deadline to respond to SCOTUS petition, agency chair now agrees that government criticism "is an important part of the American tradition." SEC claim that it doesn't threaten muzzle-breakers undermined by its history.
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COVID vaccine skeptic targets Pfizer officials after Trump admin pays him for Biden's censorship
Former drug industry reporter says he almost spurned $150,000 settlement because Trump's DOJ held out on admitting he was censored. Appeals court to consider Pfizer officials' possible role in Twitter deplatforming him.
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UCLA Law backtracks after threatening conservative students if they ID protesters at DHS event
Administration apologizes "for any lack of clarity" that it "does not discipline students for speech that is protected under the First Amendment," after critic notes it didn't threaten protesters who identified conservatives to harass.
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Unanimous SCOTUS rebukes New Jersey for intimidating pro-life groups, ignoring precedents
Gorsuch-written opinion mocks former attorney general for arguing a "non-self-executing" subpoena for donor information is not a legal injury, comparing it to sword of Damocles. Ideologically disparate groups cheer ruling.