Archive for ‘Free Speech’

GAO hits EPA for ‘covert propaganda’ to promote ‘waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) rule – The Washington Post

by   |  12.15.15  |  Free Speech

The EPA used social media to bolster political support for a controversial expansion of its own regulatory authority, and violated federal law in the process, according to the Government Accountability Office. More »

Gov. Abbott responds to City of Orange’s decision to remove nativity scene – Houston Chronicle

by   |  12.15.15  |  Free Speech

The City of Orange will remove its annual nativity scene after a request from the Orange County Atheists to hang a banner alongside the decorations at city hall. The city reviewed Supreme Court decisions regarding Christmas decorations on city property based on the request made by the atheist organization, according to a press release. More »

Gov. Greg Abbott urges City of Orange to keep nativity scene

by   |  12.15.15  |  Free Speech

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement on Tuesday urging the City of Orange to keep a nativity scene outside of its city hall, after the city announced… More »

Sheriff’s letters to Visa and MasterCard demanding that they stop doing business with Backpage.com violate the First Amendment

by   |  11.30.15  |  Free Speech

The Seventh Circuit holds unconstitutional the action by the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois (the county that contains Chicago), Tom Dart.

Source: Sheriff’s letters to Visa and MasterCard demanding that they stop doing business with Backpage.com violate the First Amendment More »

U-Va. fraternity files $25 million lawsuit against Rolling Stone

by   |  11.10.15  |  Free Speech

The Phi Kappa Psi chapter at the University of Virginia filed a $25 million lawsuit Monday against Rolling Stone for the fraternity’s portrayal in a 2014 story alleging that its members gang-raped a freshman in 2012. More »

NWA manager Jerry Heller files $110m Straight Outta Compton libel suit

by   |  11.02.15  |  Free Speech

Veteran mogul says record-breaking rap biopic paints him unfairly as a shady business operator and architect of the famed hip-hop group’s breakup More »

Confederate flag supporters indicted under Georgia terrorism law

by   |  10.14.15  |  Free Speech

A Georgia grand jury indicted 15 members of a group supporting the Confederate flag on terror charges Friday following a July confrontation with a black family who was celebrating a child’s birthday. More »

Twitter Removes Accounts Over Sharing of Sports Videos

by   |  10.13.15  |  Free Speech

Deadspin and SB Nation accounts were suspended after complaints from the N.F.L., Ultimate Fighting Championship and two college football conferences. More »

Behind the European Privacy Ruling That’s Confounding Silicon Valley – The New York Times

by   |  10.12.15  |  Free Speech

It began with an Austrian law student in California who “had to write about something,” but has led to a decision that is roiling United States tech companies. More »

Inglewood taxpayers must pay over $110,000 for “objectively unreasonable” copyright lawsuit against critic

by   |  10.12.15  |  Free Speech

The court held that, under California law, cities can’t claim copyright in public records. More »