Censorship

‘We’re All Jimmy Kimmel’ Could Hit A Little Closer To Home Than You Think

Watch who you quote -- it could get you arrested.

What’s In A Name? It Depends.

Sapir-Whorf enthusiasts, attend carefully.

JD Vance’s ‘Hilbilly Elegy’ Deemed Too Woke By The Department of Defense

Not even the Hillbillies are safe from the DoD.

Tenured Law Professor Allegedly Removed From Class Over Political Comments

We're only three days into this thing and academics are already being carried off.

TikTok Is Under New Management And Features New Free Speech Issues

Back with a new song and dance: State censorship.

Harvard Triples Down On Punishing Campus Free Speech, Adds Prayer To No-No List

Praying and studying at Harvard. What, like it's hard?

Australia’s Anti-Misinformation Laws Target Twitter

Common sense regulation isn't a hard ask.

Texas Library Censorship Attempt Struck Down By 5th Circuit

I'll read to that!

Elon ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Musk Threatens To Sue Nonprofit For Pointing Out He Seems To Like Hate Speech

He's about as good at free speech as he is with rockets.

Now That The Evil Of Blacks Learning American History Is Covered, New Censorship Laws Are Targeting Girls In Tech

It's Adam and Eve, Not Florence and the Machine!

Law Makes It Harder To Get Books In The Hands Of Kids Living In America’s Third Most Illiterate State

Imagine school being held up because some smart aleck submitted a copy of ‘A Portrait Of Dorian Gray.’

Morning Docket: 05.19.22

* Hopefully, Texas's "Big Companies Don't Need Freedom Of Speech" law will go to the Supreme Court. [The Hill] * Gov. Murphy wants officers to be licensed to protect. [Bronx News] * The Due Process clause was invoked to suspend a law that would make abortions illegal if an opinion like Dobbs overrules Roe. [MSNBC] * Biden bumps baby bumpers to save sleeping babes. Say that 5 times fast. [NPR] * You're not the only one checking your emails. Hopefully, other states will make it so your job has to tell you when they snoop around. [INC]

Morning Docket: 05.13.22

* I know that Nietzsche had some thoughts on the utility of truth and lies, but actively fighting history is just silly. [NBC News] * No, Patrick, you cannot puff, puff, drive. [Oregon Live] * Sports betting was legalized in Kansas. Finally, something to do for fun besides eat barbecue. [Kansas Reflector] * Ding Dong Protest: Wonder who was behind the SCOTUS home meet and greets? [USA Today] * The Louisiana bill that tried to classify abortions as homicides didn't make it into law. Woop Woop! [Reuters]

Morning Docket: 04.27.22

* Musk thinks censorship shouldn't go "beyond the law." Big talk for a guy facing a securities fraud case. [The Hill] * Just because: Man who passes bar after 20th attempt still can't practice law in Massachusetts.  [ABA Journal] * Adam and Eve, not Adam and Xe: Florida is like two steps away from legally mandating heterosexuality. [Tampa Bay Times] * You are a boy, Damon! Oklahoma's Gov. makes it illegal to put that your child is non-binary on their birth certificate. [CNN] * Law students spent part of their 3L year protecting their clients civil rights! Power to them — I just played OSRS. [UARK]

Morning Docket: 03.09.22

* When worlds collide: Russian censorship laws make it difficult to report on what’s happening overseas. [CNN] * Touch my ass again and I'll sue yours! Just a reminder that under federal law, sexual harassment claims are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration. [JDSupra] * The girls who know know, the girls who don't should read this: Ohio's Supreme Court clarifies a common law concept. [NLR] * Gritty would be proud: Temple law students help refugees make it safely out of Ukraine. [ABC] * Censorship is in: "Don't Say Gay" law goes into effect in Florida. [Politico]