Disney's ABC has sued the FCC in a Washington, D.C. court, claiming the agency's early license renewal review is a retaliatory move against the network's critical political coverage and programming, including comments made by Jimmy Kimmel and 'The View'.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a response defending HF-1606, a state law targeting AI tools generating realistic sexual images, against a constitutional challenge from Elon Musk's xAI.
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace defended her social media posts calling Muslim-American elected officials 'Trojan horses' during a tense CNN interview with host Oscar Jimenez, who repeatedly cited the First Amendment.
xAI, maker of Grok, sues Minnesota to block a law banning AI-generated 'nudification' content, arguing it violates the First Amendment and unfairly penalizes the platform for user-generated harmful outputs.
The U.S. government withdrew subpoenas compelling three New York Times reporters to reveal sources, following sharp criticism from a federal judge who cited "sloppy legal work" and emphasized that such demands on journalists should be a last resort. The subpoenas were linked to articles about President Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.
FIRE is suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging agents violated David Streever's First Amendment rights by tracking him down and issuing a warning notice over a critical email to the former head of ICE. A similar incident involved Paigelynne Gonyea regarding an Instagram post.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon's mandate requiring New York Times journalists to be accompanied by escorts, ruling the policy violates the First Amendment. The injunction remains in effect during the Times' legal challenge.
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down limits on coordinated campaign spending between political parties and candidates, citing First Amendment free speech grounds. The decision overturns a 50-year-old federal election law provision and impacts upcoming midterm elections.
Sam O'Hara, who played Star Wars music to protest National Guard troops in D.C., has settled a lawsuit accusing police of violating his First Amendment rights. The D.C. government will pay him $50,000, though his case against a National Guard sergeant remains ongoing.
The District of Columbia settled a lawsuit with Sam O'Hara, who was detained by police for playing Darth Vader's theme song in protest of a federal law-enforcement surge in 2025. The settlement amount remains undisclosed.
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is suing the tech giant in a US district court, alleging its efforts to silence her memoir, "Careless People," are unlawful and a "blatant violation of the first amendment." She claims Meta used "coercive surveillance" and that her severance agreement was signed under duress.
Paramount+ refused to air a 30-second ad during UFC Freedom 250 that criticized the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, highlighting concerns about potential censorship and influence from Donald Trump.
Robert De Niro led a crowd in chanting "shut the fuck up!" at Donald Trump during a New York event. The actor criticized Trump's remarks on Americans' financial situations, inflation, and the 2020 election, comparing patriotism to an abused spouse's love for an abuser.
The Tate brothers' defamation lawsuit against social media accounts, including anonymous ones, faces opposition from X (formerly Twitter) citing First Amendment protections for anonymous speech.
Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro faces a First Amendment battle with the Trump administration over an FCC investigation into ABC's The View, alleging violations of the 'equal time' rule, which may define his tenure.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to let First Choice Women’s Resource Centers challenge in federal court a New Jersey investigation into whether the faith-based pregnancy center misled women about abortion services. The case raises First Amendment concerns about subpoenas seeking donor lists.
Coin Center published a report arguing that writing and publishing crypto software code is protected speech under the First Amendment, comparable to writing a book or publishing a recipe. Executive Director Peter Van Valkenburgh and Director of Research Lizandro Pieper said developers who only publish and maintain software are speakers and inventors, not agents or custodians, and should not face regulatory requirements. The report comes amid ongoing uncertainty over developer liability following convictions of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and Samourai Wallet co-founders.
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the ban on two ICE-tracking portals, ruling that government officials may have violated First Amendment rights.
Jorge L. Alonso, a federal district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois, said that the Trump Administration violated the First Amendment when it pressured Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking groups and apps. Judge Alonso granted the plaintiffs, Kassandra Rosado, who runs the ICE Sightings - Chicagoland Facebook group, and Kreisau Group, the […]
