Tag Archives: First Amendment (US Constitution)

The New York Times 7:16 pm on June 3, 2022
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What Depp Trial Means for Media Companies’ Airing #MeToo Accusations

Both the women making accusations, and the press when it publishes them, assume the considerable risk that comes with antagonizing the rich, powerful and litigious.

#metoo-movement, #depp-johnny, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #heard-amber, #jury-system, #libel-and-slander, #newspapers, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #washington-post, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 9:31 pm on May 31, 2022
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Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms

The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express.

#censorship, #computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #paxton-ken, #social-media, #supreme-court-us, #texas, #twitter, #united-states-politics-and-government, #youtube-com

The New York Times 7:00 pm on May 19, 2022
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Regulating Online Speech Can Be a Terrible Idea

Both sides are moving too hastily to regulate online speech.

#4chan, #buffalo-ny-shooting-may-14-2022, #computers-and-the-internet, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #law-and-legislation, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #social-media

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 8, 2022
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Supreme Court Leak Inquiry Exposes Gray Area of Press Protections

No law or written code of conduct prescribes how an investigation into the leak of a draft opinion should proceed, or whether journalists will be swept into it.

#classified-information-and-state-secrets, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #news-and-news-media, #news-sources-confidential-status-of, #politico-the, #roberts-john-g-jr, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 3:19 pm on May 2, 2022
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Supreme Court Rules Against Boston in Case on Christian Flag

The court unanimously ruled that the city, which has approved many other requests to raise flags at its City Hall, violated a Christian group’s free speech rights.

#boston-mass, #breyer-stephen-g, #camp-constitution, #decisions-and-verdicts, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #flags-emblems-and-insignia, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 2, 2022
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Will Trump Face a Legal Reckoning in Georgia?

It may represent the most serious prospect of prosecution that Trump and his associates are facing.

#ethics-and-official-misconduct, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #fulton-county-ga, #georgia, #house-committee-on-the-judiciary, #immunity-from-prosecution, #meadows-mark-r-1959, #presidential-election-of-2020, #raffensperger-brad, #trump-donald-j, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #willis-fani-t

The New York Times 10:00 am on May 1, 2022
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What DeSantis and His Republican Allies Are Doing Will Have Grave Costs

Discarding core commitments is not a small concession to changing times but an abject desecration of everything the G.O.P. long claimed to believe.

#carlson-tucker, #citizens-united, #citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission-supreme-court-decision, #conservatism-us-politics, #corporations, #cruz-ted, #desantis-ron, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #florida, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #mcconnell-mitch, #republican-party, #shapiro-benjamin-a-1984, #supreme-court-us, #united-states, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vance-j-d

The New York Times 11:53 am on March 26, 2022
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Is Free Speech Endangered?

First of a two-part series: Readers discuss “cancel culture,” civility and the First Amendment, in response to an editorial. Next: Speech and self-censorship on campus.

#abrams-floyd, #cancel-culture, #censorship, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #colleges-and-universities, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #second-amendment-us-constitution, #siegel-norman-1943, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 6:11 pm on March 24, 2022
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Censure of Politician Did Not Violate First Amendment, Supreme Court Rules

A verbal reprimand, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote for a unanimous court, is itself a form of free speech.

#community-colleges, #decisions-and-verdicts, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #gorsuch-neil-m, #houston-community-college, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 3:28 pm on February 10, 2022
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New York Times May Publish Documents About Project Veritas, Court Says

A state appeals court said that a judge’s order preventing publication of the documents would not be enforced until a formal appeal could be heard.

#first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #libel-and-slander, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #newspapers, #okeefe-james-e-iii, #project-veritas, #wood-charles-d

The New York Times 8:52 pm on January 25, 2022
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They Need Legal Advice on Debts. Should It Have to Come From Lawyers?

A nonprofit has filed a lawsuit in New York, hoping to clear the way for volunteers to help people defend themselves against debt collection suits.

#consumer-protection, #credit-and-debt, #debt-collection, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #james-letitia, #legal-aid-for-the-poor-civil, #legal-profession, #new-york-state, #personal-finances, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #upsolve-inc

The New York Times 8:24 pm on January 18, 2022
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Boston’s Refusal to Fly Christian Flag

The court seemed poised to rule that the city, which has approved many other requests to raise flags at its City Hall, violated a Christian group’s free speech rights.

#barrett-amy-coney, #constitution-us, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #flags-emblems-and-insignia, #freedom-of-religion, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hallward-driemeier-douglas, #kagan-elena, #religion-state-relations, #united-states

The New York Times 10:36 pm on January 14, 2022
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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Coach Who Lost His Job Over Postgame Prayers

A federal appeals court ruled that a school board in Washington State could require the coach to stop praying at the 50-yard line after high school football games.

#bremerton-wash, #coaches-and-managers, #education-k-12, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-religion, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #prayers-and-prayer-books, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 10:26 pm on January 6, 2022
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Let Marjorie Taylor Greene Keep Her Social Media Accounts

We’ve ceded too much control over our speech to Big Tech.

#censorship, #computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #google-inc, #greene-marjorie-taylor-1974, #internal-sub-only-nl, #social-media, #twitter, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:19 pm on January 6, 2022
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Is a Judge’s Order a Threat to a Free Press?

A case involving The Times and Project Veritas. Also: Elizabeth Holmes; Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens; dangers of biometrics; healthy is hard.

#baseball, #baseball-hall-of-fame, #biometrics, #bonds-barry, #clemens-roger, #diet-and-nutrition, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #holmes-elizabeth-1984, #medicine-and-health, #new-york-times, #project-veritas, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #theranos-inc

The New York Times 11:37 pm on December 28, 2021
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Judge Says New York Times Can Retain Project Veritas Memos, for Now

A New York appeals court said the paper did not need to immediately give up or destroy documents related to the conservative group. The paper is still prevented from publishing certain documents.

#first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #libel-and-slander, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #newspapers, #okeefe-james-e-iii, #project-veritas, #reporters-committee-for-freedom-of-the-press, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #sulzberger-a-g, #wood-charles-d

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 22, 2021
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The F.B.I. Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland Protests

Federal agents infiltrated Portland’s unruly racial justice protests, dressing to blend in and capturing clandestine video. The tactics raised internal concern.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #portland-ore

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 16, 2021
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Trump Weaponized the Supreme Court

The three justices appointed by Trump are doing exactly what they were sent to the court to do.

#abortion, #admissions-standards, #affirmative-action, #alito-samuel-a-jr, #american-federation-of-state-county-and-municipal-employees, #appointments-and-executive-changes, #barrett-amy-coney, #colleges-and-universities, #constitution-us, #firearms, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-religion, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #ginsburg-ruth-bader, #gun-control, #harvard-university, #jackson-womens-health-organization, #kagan-elena, #kavanaugh-brett-m, #maine, #mcconnell-mitch, #mississippi, #national-rifle-assn, #new-york-state, #new-york-state-rifle-and-pistol-assn, #private-and-sectarian-schools, #rehnquist-william-h, #religion-state-relations, #roberts-john-g-jr, #second-amendment-us-constitution, #senate, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us, #texas, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:09 pm on December 14, 2021
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Judge Clarifies Order on New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas

The decision allows some latitude for reporting until a final ruling is reached. The Times said the order remained “an unconstitutional prior restraint that should be dissolved.”

#baquet-dean, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #justice-department, #libel-and-slander, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #newspapers, #okeefe-james-e-iii, #project-veritas, #wood-charles-d

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 9, 2021
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Social Media Companies Are Trying to Co-opt the First Amendment

They want the same protections newspapers enjoy. But they are not newspapers.

#first-amendment-us-constitution, #florida, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #law-and-legislation, #newspapers, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #supreme-court-us, #texas

The New York Times 12:14 am on November 24, 2021
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Order Blocking New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas Stays in Place

A New York trial judge said he needed more time to deliberate on an order that the newspaper argued violates the First Amendment.

#first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #justice-department, #libel-and-slander, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #okeefe-james-e-iii, #project-veritas, #wood-charles-d

The New York Times 8:05 pm on November 23, 2021
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Jury Finds Rally Organizers Responsible for Charlottesville Violence

Jurors found the main organizers of the deadly right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 liable under state law, awarding more than $25 million in damages, but deadlocked on federal conspiracy charges.

#charlottesville-va, #charlottesville-va-violence-august-2017, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #heyer-heather-d-1985-2017, #hill-michael-1971, #league-of-the-south, #neo-nazi-groups, #race-and-ethnicity, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right

The New York Times 10:23 pm on November 22, 2021
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I Live in Arkansas. Why is My State Telling Me Not to Boycott Israel?

I publish The Arkansas Times. We refused to sign an anti-B.D.S. law because it violates our First Amendment rights.

#arkansas, #boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-bds, #boycotts, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #israel, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 11:25 pm on November 11, 2021
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Project Veritas: Journalists or Political Spies?

Documents show how the conservative group worked with lawyers to gauge how far its deceptive reporting practices could go before running afoul of federal laws.

#espionage-and-intelligence-services, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #news-and-news-media, #okeefe-james-e-iii, #project-veritas, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:34 pm on October 29, 2021
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Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case

After being hired as expert witnesses for groups opposing a restrictive voting law, three University of Florida academics were told they could not participate in the lawsuit against the state.

#academic-freedom, #colleges-and-universities, #desantis-ron, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #florida, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #university-of-florida, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 27, 2021
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Facebook Is Bad. Fixing It Rashly Could Make It Much Worse.

 Lawmakers should proceed cautiously when altering the rules governing the internet.

#computers-and-the-internet, #constitution-us, #facebook-inc, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #klobuchar-amy, #law-and-legislation, #lujan-ben-ray, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #rumors-and-misinformation, #senate, #social-media, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 22, 2021
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The Supreme Court Faces a Huge Test on Libel Law

Two of the justices want to revisit a landmark decision for free expression. They may soon get the chance.

#belton-catherine-journalist, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #gorsuch-neil-m, #harpercollins-publishers, #law-and-legislation, #libel-and-slander, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #obama-barack, #putin-vladimir-v, #putins-people-how-the-kgb-took-back-russia-and-then-took-on-the-west-book, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us, #thomas-clarence

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 4, 2021
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The Supreme Court Has Gone Off the Rails

Justices who once derided judicial “meddling” are now meddlers themselves.

#barrett-amy-coney, #breyer-stephen-g, #constitution-us, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #gorsuch-neil-m, #gun-control, #kagan-elena, #kavanaugh-brett-m, #law-and-legislation, #reagan-ronald-wilson, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #roberts-john-g-jr, #scalia-antonin, #supreme-court-us, #voting-rights-act-1965

The New York Times 3:17 pm on October 2, 2021
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Cancel Culture: Are We Overreacting?

Readers mostly disagree with a column by Michelle Goldberg that suggests that we are, and she responds to their critiques.

#censorship, #colleges-and-universities, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #goldberg-michelle-1975, #liberalism-us-politics, #the-chair-tv-program

The New York Times 8:03 pm on July 7, 2021
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Trump Announces Suit Against Facebook, Twitter & Google Over Bans

Speaking about “freedom of speech” and the First Amendment — which applies to the government, not to private-sector companies — Mr. Trump called his lawsuit a “very beautiful development.”

#facebook-inc, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #google-inc, #social-media, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #trump-donald-j, #twitter

The New York Times 2:18 pm on July 1, 2021
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Supreme Court Backs Donor Privacy for California Charities

Conservative groups challenged the state’s disclosure requirements, saying they could lead to harassment.

#americans-for-prosperity, #cato-institute, #decisions-and-verdicts, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #philanthropy, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 2:31 pm on June 23, 2021
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Supreme Court Rules for Student in First Amendment Case

A Pennsylvania school district violated the First Amendment by disciplining a student for off-campus speech, the court ruled.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #levy-brandi, #school-discipline-students, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 14, 2021
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Special IDs for Sex Offenders: Safety Measures or Scarlet Letters?

The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Louisiana law that required driver’s licenses to identify sex offenders.

#drivers-licenses, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #louisiana, #sex-crimes, #supreme-court-us, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 2:20 pm on June 12, 2021
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Garland Confronts Long-Building Crisis Over Leak Inquiries and Journalism

Prosecutors’ approach to unauthorized disclosures of government secrets has undergone a sea change in the 21st century.

#barr-william-p, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #cnn, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #garland-merrick-b, #justice-department, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #news-sources-confidential-status-of, #newspapers, #search-and-seizure, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-post

The New York Times 2:20 pm on June 12, 2021
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Garland Confronts Crisis Over Leak Inquiries and Journalism

Prosecutors’ approach to unauthorized disclosures of government secrets has undergone a sea change in the 21st century.

#barr-william-p, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #cnn, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #garland-merrick-b, #justice-department, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #news-sources-confidential-status-of, #search-and-seizure, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-post

The New York Times 11:19 pm on June 9, 2021
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CNN Lawyers Gagged in Fight With Justice Dept. Over Reporter’s Emails

The disclosure of the aggressive leak investigation tactic followed a similar revelation involving The New York Times.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #cnn, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-the-press, #garland-merrick-b, #justice-department, #new-york-times, #news-and-news-media, #news-sources-confidential-status-of, #starr-barbara-journalist, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-post

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 2, 2021
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The FISA Court’s Unnecessary Secrecy

Many of the decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have not seen the light of day. That’s irreconcilable with the Constitution.

#american-civil-liberties-union, #constitution-us, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #privacy, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #usa-freedom-act, #usa-patriot-act

The New York Times 10:00 am on May 25, 2021
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A Cheerleader, a Snapchat Post and the Supreme Court

Inside the unusual sequence of events behind one of the most important student free speech cases for 50 years.

#cheerleaders, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #school-discipline-students, #snap-inc, #social-media, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 22, 2021
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Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known

The famed source of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has made another unauthorized disclosure — and wants to be prosecuted for it.

#china, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #cold-war-era, #defense-department, #eisenhower-dwight-david, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #nuclear-weapons, #pentagon-papers, #taiwan, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:27 am on May 18, 2021
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Trump Justice Dept. Tried to Use Grand Jury to Identify Nunes Critic on Twitter

An unsealed court filing shows that the social media company fought the subpoena, which the Biden administration is said to have withdrawn.

#first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #justice-department, #nunes-devin-g, #subpoenas, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #twitter, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 3, 2021
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Debate Erupts at N.J. Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur

A Rutgers Law student repeated an epithet from a legal case, and now Black students at the New Jersey school are calling for a policy on slurs — and apologies.

#academic-freedom, #apologies, #black-people, #colleges-and-universities, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #foundation-for-individual-rights-in-education, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #handler-alan-b, #law-schools, #legal-profession, #new-jersey, #race-and-ethnicity, #rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey, #vera-bergelson

The New York Times 11:56 pm on April 28, 2021
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A Lively Supreme Court Argument Over a Cheerleader’s Vulgar Rant

The justices struggled to determine how the First Amendment applies to public schools’ power to punish students for social media posts and other off-campus speech.

#alito-samuel-a-jr, #american-civil-liberties-union, #appeals-courts-us, #breyer-stephen-g, #cheerleaders, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #indecency-obscenity-and-profanity, #kavanaugh-brett-m, #school-discipline-students, #snap-inc, #social-media, #sotomayor-sonia, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 7:13 pm on April 15, 2021
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The Supreme Court Is Making New Law in the Shadows

The justices are defying their procedural rules to rewrite the Constitution.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #california, #decisions-and-verdicts, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-religion, #religion-state-relations, #scalia-antonin, #supreme-court-us, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 10:00 am on April 14, 2021
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A Legal Winning Streak for Religion

A series of victories in the Supreme Court has fueled claims that the justices are giving preference to faith groups.

#california, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #religion-and-belief, #supreme-court-us

The New York Times 4:38 am on April 10, 2021
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By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes

The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 8, 2021
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This Is What Judicial Activism Looks Like on the Supreme Court

In a dissent, two conservative justices invite a case to overturn a precedent on religion in the workplace that they dislike.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 5, 2021
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An Extraordinary Winning Streak for Religion at the Supreme Court

More broadly, one new study found, “the politicization of religious freedom has infiltrated every level of the federal judiciary.”

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 26, 2021
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The Social Justice Purge at Idaho Colleges

Republican lawmakers try to cancel diversity programs.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 11, 2021
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Our Lonely Chief Justice

A recent solitary dissent by John Roberts points to his isolation from the court’s other conservatives.

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