February 6, 2023 11:30 am
Florida’s War on Drag Targets Theater’s Liquor License
Apparently, parents’ rights don’t extend to letting their kids listen to naughty Christmas lyrics.
Tags: censorship, First Amendment, LGBT, REASON
February 6, 2023 10:50 am
An Iowa Town Charged a Man With Disorderly Conduct Because He Called a Cop a ‘Domestic Abuser’
Now a judge has cleared him of wrongdoing and struck down the rule used to justify the arrest.
Tags: constitution, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
February 3, 2023 1:24 pm
Cop Orders Reporter To Leave a Park for Daring To Interview a Child
Normal human interaction should not automatically be considered creepy or criminal.
Tags: children, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
February 2, 2023 11:23 am
Police Harassed a Man Holding a ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ Sign. He’s Suing.
“My intention is to ensure that all Americans from the wealthiest millionaire to the poorest homeless person can exercise these rights without fear of consequence from our government,” said Jeff Gray.
Tags: Civil Liberties, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
February 1, 2023 7:40 am
Washington State’s Democrats Float a Proposal To Make Voting Mandatory
The proposal is “about behavior modification,” argued state Sen. Patty Kuderer, likening the government’s role in promoting voting to that of a parent.
Tags: Elections, First Amendment, free speech, REASON, voting
January 31, 2023 10:57 am
A Wisconsin Town Targeted a Couple’s Political Yard Sign. Now, They’re Suing.
“Everybody should have an expectation that they can put a sign in their yard and speak on a certain topic,” a lawyer for the couple said.
Tags: Civil Liberties, First Amendment, free speech, REASON
January 30, 2023 4:51 am
Supreme Court’s Cowardice Allows Colorado To Keep Persecuting Christians
The Supreme Court allowed this unconstitutional and anti-freedom regime to proliferate while pretending to check it.
Tags: FEDERALIST, First Amendment, free speech, LGBT, Supreme Court
January 27, 2023 1:15 pm
Concert Organizer Bows to Politicians’ Demands, Cancels Pantera Show
The Vienna Green Party had demanded a scheduled performance of the reunited heavy metal band be canceled because of a 2016 incident in which singer Phil Anselmo threw out a Nazi salute.
Tags: First Amendment, free speech, REASON
January 27, 2023 11:50 am
How Does California Define COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’? Judges Disagree, but Doctors Are Expected To Know.
One federal judge thought the state’s new restrictions on medical advice were clear, while another saw a hopeless muddle.
Tags: california, First Amendment, free speech, medicine, REASON
January 27, 2023 12:17 am
Leftist Lawyers Try To Protect Killing The Unborn By Calling It A Religion
Abortion lawyers are launching less conventional attacks, including that pro-life laws violate the right to freely exercise religion.
Tags: "Roe V Wade", Abortion, ACLU, FEDERALIST, First Amendment, Supreme Court
January 26, 2023 1:30 pm
Rep. Adam Schiff Seeks Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat
They both share in their authoritarian desires to censor online speech and violate citizen privacy.
Tags: california, censorship, Congress, First Amendment, REASON, Senate, Terrorism
January 26, 2023 11:10 am
A Federal Judge Blocks California’s Ban on Medical Advice That Promotes COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’
U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb says the law is unconstitutionally vague.
Tags: california, First Amendment, free speech, medicine, REASON
January 25, 2023 11:44 am
A Louisiana Town Repeatedly Arrested a Man for His ‘FUCK JOE BIDEN’ Flags. Now, He’s Suing.
“The Town has routinely detained, cited, and forced Mr. Brunet to go to trial to vindicate his constitutional rights, taking the extraordinary step of adopting a boldly unconstitutional local Ordinance to silence him,” the complaint reads.
Tags: First Amendment, free speech, freedom, REASON
January 24, 2023 2:19 pm
She Was Jailed for Basic Journalism. A Federal Court Isn’t Sure if That’s Unconstitutional.
Priscilla Villarreal’s case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.
Tags: bipartisanship, First Amendment, free speech, REASON, Texas