Free Speech
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Washington gender ideology mandate in foster care likely unconstitutional: judge
Biden judicial nominees in Pacific Northwest frustrate top-down efforts to mandate and inhibit gender ideology on impressionable children, ruling against Trump administration and Evergreen State days apart.
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School districts pay more than $200k for retaliation against criticism of LGBTQ policies: lawyers
District fired counselor for confirming secret gender transitions to journalist who already had evidence, while another blocked mom for protesting "Progress Pride" flag. SCOTUS-rebuked district accused of violating new precedent.
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Students ask SCOTUS to protect 'Let's Go Brandon' shirts, school backs off 'We ❤️ ICE' suspension
Lower courts confused how to interpret vulgarity exception to students' First Amendment rights, SCOTUS petition says. Legal threat expunges pro-ICE student's record at school that allowed crude anti-ICE posters, walkout.
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Censorship-industrial complex suffers setback under Musk suit, but critics say he'll 'lose the war'
"What Congress can do next is cut those billions in federal contracts and condition their reinstatement on removing those censorship filters," former Trump State official says.
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Public college pays censored students $330,000, changes policies to protect officials from liability
State Center Community College District officials will undergo annual First Amendment training and have to show materials to lawyers who sued on behalf of Young Americans for Freedom members.
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Professor fired after questioning social justice funding gets $2.4M settlement from college
Federal judge had greenlit related First Amendment lawsuit against diversity, equity and inclusion rules last fall. Parties were awaiting ruling by administrative law judge on Matthew Garrett's firing.
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Censored professors notch wins in legal fights over DEI dogma, depictions of Prophet Muhammad
University of Oregon tried to dismiss claim by sending $20 in the mail, because professor asked for symbolic $17.91 in nominal damages. Catholic college receives legal threat for firing professor over Trump assassination post.
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'Egregiously wrong' again? SCOTUS urged to junk precedent widely used to suppress pro-life speech
After a quarter-century of prohibiting pro-lifers from getting within 8 feet of people entering abortion facilities, blessed by SCOTUS and copied nationwide, Colorado bans pro-life apparel in Capitol, drawing legal threat.
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Censorship noose tightens across West with Biden White House, Trudeau's Canada, EU bureaucrat moves
The White House recently appointed a censorship advocate to the office known for repeatedly giving marching orders to social media platforms on content the White House dislikes.
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Mean speech not protected at public universities, appeals courts rule
USC takes seven months to decide that calling anti-Israel activists "ignorant" and telling them "Hamas are murderers" is not discrimination, harassment or "unsafe environment," Jewish professor subject to probe says.
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Publisher of mass shooter's writings at risk, but establishment media, press advocates eschew story
Leahy and his outlet maintain that no wrongdoing was committed while reporting on the story, but media advocates are eerily silent on the free press issues.
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Censorship funeral or reincarnation? Disinformation police defiant after Stanford guts project
Election Integrity Partnership suddenly claims it "finished its work" after 2022 election. University of Washington "affirms our unwavering support" for EIP co-lead Center for an Informed Public as Director Kate Starbird goes on offense.
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White House calls pro-Palestine protests at site honoring Oct. 7 victims 'horrifying'
White House continues its pattern of condemning protests that are perceived as antisemitic