How COVID-19 church shutdowns broke the First Amendment

Gabriel Rench didn’t expect to be arrested for singing hymns. On September 23, 2020, he and two fellow congregants from Christ Church joined roughly 150 people at a Moscow, Idaho, parking lot for a 20 ...
Yahoo

Arresting a Reporter for Asking Questions Was a 'Blatant First Amendment Violation,' Sonia Sotomayor Says

The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a petition from Priscilla Villarreal, the independent Texas journalist who was arrested on felony charges in 2017 for asking a Laredo police officer to confirm ...
American Enterprise Institute

Anthropic and First Amendment Retaliation: Social Media Posts May Bolster Lawsuit

If the plaintiff’s allegations in Anthropic PBC v. US Department of War hold up in federal court in Northern California, then a bellicose post by President Donald Trump and one by Secretary of War ...
Courthouse News Service

Phoenix police officer won't get job back while his First Amendment lawsuit plays out in court

Two Phoenix police officers sit in their cruiser as the homeless encampment known as "The Zone" is cleared in October. (Joe Duhownik/Courthouse News) PHOENIX (CN) — A Phoenix police officer who was ...
The Washington Post

The Supreme Court repels ‘an egregious assault’ on the First Amendment

The Supreme Court’s decisions are unanimous or near-unanimous almost half the time, and one area where there is often cross-ideological agreement is the First Amendment. On Tuesday that consensus was ...