Archive for ‘Internet speech’

Court orders three H-1B sites disabled over libel claim

by   |  12.30.09  |  Internet speech, Libel, prior restraint

It strikes me this is an unconstitutional prior restraint. How is this any different than Near v. Minnesota? More »

Trial Over Death Threats Could Test Free Speech Rules

by   |  11.27.09  |  First Amendment, Free Speech, Internet speech

Trial Over Death Threats Against Federal Judges Could Test Free Speech Rules Online. More »

Google apologizes for results of Michelle Obama image search

by   |  11.25.09  |  Free Speech, Internet speech

Google apologizes for results of Michelle Obama image search More »

Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely

by   |  11.19.09  |  FCC, Free Speech, Internet speech

Bigger U.S. Role in Broadband Is Likely More »

Internet expression conflicts with long-held rights

by   |  09.21.09  |  Free Speech, Internet speech

This story is by Mary Flood, a friend of mine who reports for the Houston Chronicle and has taught Communication Law at the University of Houston. I taught her class a couple of times, which was my introduction to college teaching. More »

Facebook urged to remove Holocaust-denial groups

by   |  05.08.09  |  Current Events, Free Speech, Internet speech

The effort is being led my the brother of Dallas Maverick’s owner Mark Cuban. More »

Time for a muzzle

by   |  02.16.09  |  Free Speech, Internet speech

This column refers to a couple of current events: Juicy Campus and the posting of names of supporters of Proposition 8. It’s a good example of the modern arguments against free speech. More »

Supreme Court won’t revive online content law

by   |  01.21.09  |  Current Events, Internet speech, Obscenity and Pornography

SCOTUS won’t hear the a case involving the Child Online Protection Act, which was struck down by a trial court in 2007. In 2004, the court upheld an injunction that had prevented the law from going into force and indicated the law was probably unconstitutional. More »

Internet justice?

by   |  11.27.06  |  Internet speech

What are the legal implications of this? I couldn’t write a better test question. More »