Free Speech
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Medical professionals still fighting COVID 'misinformation' probes after California scraps law
Canadian regulator faults nurse for nearly identical claim as then-CDC director about viral loads. Washington judge ignores likelihood of success on merits as required by 9th Circuit, doctors say.
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Campus speech codes used against students who dismiss Hamas terrorism as Israel's fault
New York University, which settled federal anti-Semitism civil rights investigation, says law student body president created "intimidating and unwelcoming environment." Free speech group warns this creates chilling effects.
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Constitutional? Feds and judges compel employees, litigants to use preferred gender pronouns
HHS hides video that mandates compelled speech based on "guidance" that courts have repeatedly knocked down. Kansas attorney general asks 10th Circuit to rein in district judges, questions their impartiality.
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Apple blocks presidential candidate's newsletter, Libs of TikTok banned from email marketing
No explanation given for actions against Michael Rectenwald's Citizens for Legitimate Government, Chaya Raichik's influential chronicler of progressive pieties. Email marketer blocks Just the News when asked.
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Schools cannot ban 'merely offensive' speech on gender identity, appeals court rules
Groups warn another appeals court that Obama appointee is gutting First Amendment rights of students with "unpopular opinions" guaranteed by SCOTUS five decades ago.
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Biden criticizes misinformation on "X" (Twitter), and targets Elon Musk's other companies widely
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the Biden administration was “certainly keeping an eye on” misinformation on the social media platform "X." Owner Elon Musk says "watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold." One newspaper opined: "Does the Biden Administration have it in for Elon Musk? The Tesla CEO faces a remarkable number of government probes."
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Anthropology groups shut down sex discussion to protect transgender people
American Anthropological Association and Canadian Anthropology Society play the eugenics card to silence academics previously targeted for cancellation but won't say how many members complained about their sex panel.
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Elon Musk on Russell Brand: 'It can't be guilty until proven innocent'
"We can't be destroying lives on the basis of potentially false accusations," Musk said.
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Judge troubled that snowboarding coach fired day after discussing sex differences: lawyer
School district didn't give David Bloch its investigative report on his conversation with students, completed seven months ago, until the day of the court hearing, his lawyer says.
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More than a third of Dems polled believe Americans have "too much freedom"
An RCP survey found that 34% of Democratic voters believe that Americans possess “too much freedom” compared to just 14.6% of Republican voters.
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Speech code for lawyers? Appeals courts poised to clash on constitutionality of state rules
3rd Circuit ruling means Pennsylvania lawyers "must await being targeted in a disciplinary proceeding before they are permitted to raise their First Amendment claims" against a policy no one can define, brief states.
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Rumble calls UK Parliament demands to demonetize Russell Brand 'deeply inappropriate and dangerous'
"We don't agree with the behavior of many Rumble creators, but we refuse to penalize them for actions that have nothing to do with our platform," Rumble said.
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Teachers fired for challenging gender ideology get legal support from doctors, lawyers, feminists
Judge gutted SCOTUS precedent on public employee speech and qualified immunity, silenced women, and promoted pseudoscience, according to friend-of-the-court briefs submitted to 9th Circuit.