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Man's Criticism of Nonprofit Found to Be "Harassment," Leads to Order Banning Photographing Company's Directors and Officers

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Florida Ban on Material Support to "Domestic Terrorist Organizations" Can't Be Applied to Legal Advice to CAIR

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Open Thread

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Declaratory Judgment + $275K in Attorney Fees in Settlement of N.H. "XX" Wristbands Case

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Lawprof's First Amendment Case Against Univ. of Kentucky, and a Case's "Journey so Circuitous it Would Make a Baggins Blush"

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First Circuit Declines to Mandate Religious Exemptions from Public School Vaccination Requirement,

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May Court Order Parent to "Immediately Cease All Disparagement of" Other Parent "via Social Media"?

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Open Thread

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"The Time, the Opportunity, and the Need to Reclaim the Republican Party from Trump and Trumpism"

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Fifth Circuit on Pseudonymity of Libel Defendant (Who Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted)

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"The 'Birds Aren't Real' Guy Was Just a Little Ahead of the Curve"

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No Problem with Recognizing Islamic Talaq Divorce from Dubai, When Wife Didn't Want to Stay Married

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From a Life-Long Republican Contemplating the Election Results

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Wise Words from Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas as to Access to Court Records

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Crime in Texas, Trial in Texas, Confession to Clergy in North Carolina: Which Law Applies?

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Court Dismisses Claims Over Alleged "Doxing" and Criticism of Homelessness / Needle Exchange Activists

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Open Thread

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Court Orders Plaintiff to File Handwritten Opposition,

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"Would 'Go Luigi'" Was a Threat, and Thus Subject to Harassment Prevention Order Statute

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City's Using Meta Moderation Assist Feature for Facebook Comments Doesn't Violate First Amendment

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Accusing University Lecturer Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" Leads to $37,500 Defamation Verdict

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Open Thread

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting the Thinking Process in Human-AI Interaction: The Forum Interstitiale Between Thought and Expression," by Caroline De Cock

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Fifth Circuit Will Decide En Banc Whether § 230 Preempts Texas Mandates on Social Media Platforms

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02.11.2026 5

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Prof. Francesca Gino's Contract and Discrimination Claims Against Harvard Business School Dismissed

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02.11.2026 5

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Some Surprisingly Tolerant Judges out There in Pennsylvania

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Firing for "Rot in Hell Charlie Kirk" Post Upheld

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Firing of R.I. Governor's Staffer for Pro-Gaza-Ceasefire/"End to the Occupation" Post Violated First Amendment

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Promise to Apologize Might Be Enforceable—but Court Can't Order Apology if None Was Finally Agreed to

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Open Thread

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12 Defendants Indicted for Threats Aimed at Causing University of Michigan and Others to Sever Ties with Israel

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Open Thread

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Trump vs. WSJ Libel Lawsuit over Trump's Alleged Birthday Wishes to Epstein Thrown out

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American Cities, Population >50K, Named After Foreign (Excluding British) Political Figures

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Open Thread

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Court Blocks W. Va. AG's Subpoena to Environmentalist Nonprofits

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Amicus Brief in OneTaste Criminal Prosecution

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10-Year "Harassment"/"Stalking" Sentence for Repeatedly Criticizing Police Detective Violated First Amendment, Amicus Brief Argues

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Discovery Sanctions Recommended in "Are You a Jew? … Are You a Zionist?" Case

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Open Thread

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Even "Trumpy Judges" and "Woke Judges" Might Know More Law Than You Do

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Law Banning Employer Requirements That Employees Listen to Employer's Religious or Political Speech Likely Violates Employer's First Amendment Rights

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The Law and Democrats Allegedly Recruiting Second "Dan Sullivan" to Run in Alaska Senate Race

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Cancellation, Defamation, Bankruptcy, Discharge

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Eric Coomer (of Dominion Voting) Loses Libel Lawsuit over The Deep Rig

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"Plaintiff Appears to Be a Well-Educated Individual with Time on His Hands,"

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Open Thread

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Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Cases (2025-26) and Their Ideological Valence

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Open Thread

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Hasan Piker Sues Scott Jennings

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