Courts
Colorado Supreme Court dismisses case on procedural grounds against Christian baker after 12-year legal battleThe latest legal action against the Christian baker who refused to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition has been halted after the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit. Defendant… Read More
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Lawsuit: California AG violating free speech right to discuss abortion pill reversalCalifornia is trying to stop pregnancy resource centers from discussing abortion pill reversal, a new lawsuit alleges. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the… Read More
Opinion
Free speech under siege in Colorado as well as in Brazil(The Daily Signal) – The legendary rocker Joe Walsh once sang, “The Rocky Mountain way is better than the way we had.” But in Colorado, unfortunately, the Rocky Mountain way… Read More
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Virginia teacher wins $575K in religious freedom settlementA Virginia teacher has been awarded $575,000 following a lawsuit over being fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s pronouns. After teaching in the West Point School District for… Read More
Government
The Facebook ‘how-to’ manual on COVID censorship exposed after lawsuitThe onboarding documents that Facebook used to help new employees quickly delete posts that the government deemed unacceptable during the pandemic has been released. The documents were turned over to… Read More
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School board violated First Amendment by blocking journalist from LGBTQ social media profile, court rules(The Daily Signal) – A school district’s LGBTQ affinity group violated the First Amendment by blocking a journalist on social media amid a heated debate about parents’ right to… Read More
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Federal court dismisses LGBT pastor’s suit against conservative pastor who opposed him on library boardIn a victory for freedom of speech and religious liberty, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has dismissed a lawsuit against a pastor who spoke… Read More
Culture
YouRule!: Saving America requires this historic juggling act(Editor’s note: This is the 4th of 10 articles serializing Executive Editor Michael Ryan’s ebook YouRule!: How Saving America Depends Entirely on You And What You Can Do About… Read More
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Ohio students don’t have freedom of speech, federal court rules in ‘misgendering’ lawsuitA federal appeals court has ruled against freedom of speech for students in Ohio. The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 the Olentangy Local… Read More
Culture
‘State of free speech in America is dire’: Majority says First Amendment ‘goes too far’(The Center Square) – Free speech suppression on college campuses and social media censorship often spur debates over how far the First Amendment should go to protect Americans’ rights to… Read More
Free Speech
Poll: Majority says First Amendment ‘goes too far’(The Center Square) – Free speech suppression on college campuses and social media censorship often spur debates over how far the First Amendment should go to protect Americans’ rights to… Read More
Culture
Freedom is on a roll: Lawsuits for COVID vaccine religious exemptions piling up wins since Supreme Court rulingLitigants seeking religious or moral exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates have a growing string of successes in the courts, including two new cases in Philadelphia and… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana Gov. Landry defends 10 Commandments in classrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms on Monday during a news conference. Landry defended the… Read More
Opinion
New York school’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ stance contradicts fundamental constitutional principlesA new lawsuit against a New York school district may determine whether America still respects free speech – or whether this freedom has been whittled down… Read More
Courts
Law firm defends First Amendment rights of 6-year-old girl punished for ‘any life’ matters drawing(The Daily Signal) – The Pacific Legal Foundation has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling in California that said elementary… Read More
Culture
Oregon revokes funding for Christian group fighting gang violence due to hiring practices(The Center Square) – Whether faith-based groups are allowed to solely hire people that agree with their faith is a question again before the courts. A ministry in Oregon that… Read More
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Christian clubs win legal victory in HawaiiAfter-school Christian clubs won a legal victory in Hawaii after alleging suing over discrimination by public school officials. A Hawaii district court granted Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Hawaii a… Read More
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Court threatens 1st Amendment rights of Tenn. news site after publishing details from Nashville school shooter’s leaked diary(The Daily Signal) – The editor-in-chief and publisher of the Tennessee Star was ordered to appear in court last week and threatened with charges of contempt after his news website… Read More
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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Catholic charter; Gov. Stitt appeals to US Supreme CourtAfter a ruling Tuesday by the Oklahoma Supreme Court that denied a Catholic school a charter, the governor issued a statement appealing to the Supreme Court of the United States… Read More
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Parents sue New York school district after students report self-censoring conservative viewsParents are suing their New York school district for stifling conservative viewpoints, alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations. Three families, represented by Parents Defending Education (PDE), have filed a… Read More