Tag: First Amendment
Greenpeace ordered to pay $660 million in Dakota Access Pipeline case...
The North Dakota jury’s decision against Greenpeace raises concerns over SLAPP lawsuits, corporate influence on the courts, and the broader threat to free speech and peaceful protest in the U.S.
Trump labels Tesla dealership attacks as domestic terrorism amid Musk controversy
Trump escalates his support for Elon Musk by declaring attacks on Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, raising concerns over government overreach and the criminalization of political dissent.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil amid...
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate, as mass protests erupt against the crackdown on student dissent.
Courts halt DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE Act’: A victory for free speech...
In a striking defense of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court blocks Florida's "Stop WOKE Act", safeguarding diversity and inclusion discussions in workplaces.
House passes PRESS Act advancing press freedoms
If passed, the federal law would prohibit the government from compelling journalists and telecommunication providers to disclose sources and work product.
New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights
Tiffany Crutcher was worried.
Oklahoma lawmakers had passed a new measure stiffening penalties for protesters who block roadways and...
New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights
A deep divide over protests and who defines what peaceful is?
The First Amendment goes wild
The use of money has no real limitations and the state should not be providing it to churches or their subsidiaries.
‘Landmark’ victory for first amendment as court strikes down Texas anti-BDS...
Bahia Amawi, a speech pathologist who lost her job due to the law, celebrated the ruling as "a huge win not just for me, but for everybody here in Texas."
Democratic senators help Republicans push Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement forward
"It is clear to me that this bill would violate Americans' First Amendment rights."
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.