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"White House Access Is a Privilege—Not a Right"

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39% of Democratic Voters Think Restaurant Industry "Should Be Publicly Owned and Operated"

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$1.1M Libel Award to Drag Performer Who Had Been Accused of Exposing Himself Upheld

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"Is Trump Media's Early-Access Feed Lawful?"

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Someone Trying to Vanish My Post About a No-Pseudonymity Decision

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"Are the Government's Conversations with AI Accessible Under Public Records Laws and FOIA?"

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Lawsuit Against St. Louis Restaurant for Firing Manager for Post Related to Charlie Kirk Murder

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Open Thread

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MSNBC Pundit's Tweet Accusing Lawyer of "Coach[ing]" Jan. 6 Hearing Witness "to Lie" Wasn't Negligent

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FA with "FAFO" and FO

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Careful with Those Redactions

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Just a 10% Gender Gap in Attitudes on Lindsay Clancy Verdict

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4chan & Kiwi Farms Can't Sue U.K. Internet Regulator in American Court

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Open Thread

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More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech

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Open Thread

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When You're in a College Electrical Circuits Lab, Better Follow the Teacher's Instructions

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General Threats to Kill Jews and "Zionists" Can Be Punished

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Open Thread

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Restriction on Handgun Sales to Out-of-State Residents Violates Second Amendment

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18.09.2026 10

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Can President Trump Ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House?

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18.09.2026 10

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Plaintiff's Tourette's Syndrome Doesn't Justify Pseudonymity

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18.09.2026 10

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Selling Alcohol Isn't a Political Function

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18.09.2026 10

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Open Thread

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Influencer Haley Kalil's Remarks About Ex-Husband Matt Kalil's Penis Size Were "Newsworthy," and Thus Not Tortious

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17.09.2026 6

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Open Thread

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Free Speech Unmuted: Spoiler Alert: Can You Get Sued For Revealing A Plot Point?

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17.09.2026 10

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Strip Searches Generally Aren't Allowed as Searches Incident to Arrest, Third Circuit Holds,

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17.09.2026 20

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Disability Accommodations "That Fundamentally Change Court Proceedings, Could Alter the Court's Substantive Decisions," …

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Doxing Suit over Post Criticizing Government Employee's Kirk-Murder-Related Post …

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16.09.2026 20

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Firing of Employee for Kirk-Murder-Related Post Wasn't a Clear First Amendment Violation,

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16.09.2026 10

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Defamation via Songs and AI-Generated Video? U Tenn Coach's Claim Can Go Forward

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Samantha Barbas Guest-Blogging on "Hate Speech: The Legal and Cultural History of an American Dilemma"

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16.09.2026 9

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The Anti-Nazi Law

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16.09.2026 9

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Checkers (or Is It Draughts?) Infighting Leads to Court

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Open Thread

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Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-Mail TO ICE Acting Director Likely Violated First Amendment

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15.09.2026 7

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Doctor/Political Candidate Has Standing to Sue Over Medical Board Investigations Related to His Public Comments about the COVID Pandemic

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15.09.2026 7

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"Mo Money Mo Problems": No Pseudonymity for Maine Lottery Winner Suing Over Alleged Violation of Non-Disclosure Agreement

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15.09.2026 7

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No Closed Trial for Billion-Dollar Maine Lottery Winner Suing Over Alleged Violation of Non-Disclosure Agreement

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15.09.2026 7

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UAE, the Muslim Brotherhood, RICO, and Defamation

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Gags and Grievance: The Labor Origins of Whistleblowing," by Sarah Milov

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15.09.2026 7

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Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse After Sanctioning Rabbi Shmuley Boteach for Violating Court Order in Anti-Semitism Lawsuit

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15.09.2026 10

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Another Libel-by-Product Case, Here by Voice Stress Test Rather than AI Output

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15.09.2026 10

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$175K Settlement in Suit Over Requiring Fifth-Graders to Read Pro-Gender-Ideology Books to Kindergarten Students (with No Opt Out)

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15.09.2026 9

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Who Are You? (Non-Lawyers)

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15.09.2026 20

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Who Are You? (Lawyers, Active and Otherwise, and Law Students)

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Open Thread

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Libel Suit Against Book Publisher by Doctor Accused of Performing Unnecessary Gynecological Procedures on Immigration Detainees Can Go Forward

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14.09.2026 5

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Forced Unanimity and the First Amendment," by Frank LoMonte

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14.09.2026 10

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