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The Biden administration is restricted in its contacts with social media companies on content moderation in a preliminary injunction issued by a district federal judge in Louisiana. “This targeted suppression of conservative ideas is a perfect example of viewpoint discrimination of political speech,” wrote Judge Terry Doughty. “American citizens have the right to engage in free debate about the significant issues affecting the country.” The Biden administration said they were acting to safeguard safety, security

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado Christian web designer could deny service to gay couples wanting to create a website for their marriage. The court found a free speech right to refuse to endorse messages contrary to one’s beliefs. “The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place,” wrote Justice Neil Gorsuch in the 6-3 decision, “where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not

The public may yet find out the details of the prosecutor’s weakening of his own case in 2006 against millionaire Jeffrey Epstein that allowed him to continue raping and trafficking underage girls for another 13 years. A Florida judge will decide if grand jury reports under law kept secret to promote jury independence can be released in accordance with part of a Florida law that allows it “in furtherance of justice.” (Palm Beach Post, June

Politicians are cashing in on public gullibility, the tendency of people to think something is true based on gut feeling. It is fiendishly difficult to combat the lies even when confronting them immediately with the facts. During the 2024 presidential cycle, the news media would improve their coverage by not treating the election as a “horse race” and stick to the issues. (Poynter, June 27, 2023, by Ron Laforme) Research of Americans showed that younger

The U.S. Supreme Court established a weaker test for deciding when speech constitutes “true threat,” vacating the conviction of a Colorado man in a stalking case. Billie Ray Counterman was convicted on the test that a reasonable person would consider the speech “true threats.” The court found that a “true threat” finding could only be made if the speaker “had some subjective understanding of his statements’ threatening nature.” The comments have to be shown to