School’s Gadsden Flag Ban Overturned After Student’s Video Goes Viral
The school administrator said the flag was forbidden "due to its origins with slavery and the slave trade." ...
Tag: First Amendment
State AG’s Defend Federal Government’s Ability to Communicate With Social-media Companies
A coalition of 21 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief on Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit urging a judge to reverse a lower court...
Ohio School District Sued Over Policy That Punishes Kids for “Misgendering” Peers
The policy seeks to control students' speech not only at school, but also off campus via their personal devices. ...
The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government
It doesn’t matter how much money you make, what politics you subscribe to, or what God you worship, we are all potential lawbreakers in the eyes of the government. ...
SC Freedom Caucus Taking Local RINOs to Court
South Carolina law allows only certain legislative caucuses to raise money and engage in the full range of protected free speech—those formed around party, race, or gender. That, apparently, excludes constitutional...
Supreme Court to Review Tech Companies’ Liability
The case, brought by the family of one of the victims of the string of Muslim attacks in 2015, could lead to a shift in thinking around the First Amendment. ...
Obama Comes Out in Favor of Big Tech Censorship to Battle “Disinformation”
On Thursday, former president Barack Obama came out solidly in favor of big-tech censorship in its online platforms. In remarks delivered at Stanford University, Obama claimed that not cracking down on...
Appeals Court: Colorado Can Both Compel and Prohibit Speech
A three-member panel of Colorado’s 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Monday that Lorie Smith, a Denver website developer, cannot refuse to create websites celebrating same-sex marriages. ...
Are We Heading Down a Path Where a Select Few Will Control What We Are Permitted to Say?
The First Amendment is enshrined in our Constitution and specifically states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom...
Florida Senate Passes Bill to “Equalize the Playing Field” in the State Universities and Colleges
The Florida Senate recently passed a bill that seeks to “equal the playing field” in the state’s public universities and colleges. ...
SCOTUS to Decide if Public Schools May Regulate Off-campus Speech
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether a school may regulate speech that occurs off-campus in the same manner that it does with speech that occurs on-campus. ...
House Democrats Launch Attack on First Amendment With Letter, Hearing on “Spread of Misinformation”
Efforts to censor conservative thought have taken an even more frightening turn as House Democrats are now pushing cable television providers to play a more heavy-handed role in stopping the “spread...
Biden Enlists Free Speech Contrarian to Key Role on His Transition Team
Joe Biden's pick for Team Lead on his transition team's USAGM group believes that the First Amendment was "engineered for a simpler era." ...