Josh Hawley’s Conflicting Opinions on Compelled Speech
Senator Hawley had it right the first time: To compel speech, or in this case, to compel others to amplify your own speech, is wrong.
First Amendment
Free Speech Is a Value, Not Just a Right
The problems raised by banning Trump from Twitter and undercutting Parler.
Andrew Cuomo Continues His Assault on the First Amendment
If he had his way, New York governor Andrew Cuomo would do to the Constitution what he’s already done to the elderly of his state.
Stunning Findings on Campaign-Finance Law
New research illustrates how public opinion, often misinformed, has served as a basis for courts to bless the restriction of First Amendment liberties.
Supreme Court Case Could Rewrite the Book on Free-Speech Lawsuits
In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, the Court should recognize that nominal damages ensure justice for damages that are anything but nominal.
The Censors Will Never Give Up
Emily Bazelon reminds us that a number of journalists, law professors, and other academics simply cannot be trusted to defend the First Amendment.
Fifth Circuit to Decide Whether Southern Baptist Minister Can Sue Southern Baptist Ministry over Religious Dispute
The bottom line is that courts shouldn’t be deciding religious disputes between Baptists. That is not how we do church and state in this country.
Tom Cotton Introduces Campus Free-Speech Bill
Tom Cotton’s Campus Free Speech Restoration Act is at the leading edge of the fight to restore liberty and constitutional principle to our college campuses.
Mask of Command
Some people continue to be fixated on the question of a federal or even presidential mask-wearing order.
