Lawyers

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  UK Student Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Tweets Supporting Women's Rights Released After Decades-Long Sentence Drastically Reduced

  A woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting in support of women's rights has been released after four years following international outrage.

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  Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Allowing Doctors to Disagree with the Medical Opinions of State Officials

  Gov. Mike DeWine blocked a bill seeking to protect medical professionals from disciplinary action for stating opinions that contradict state health officials.

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  Supreme Court's Refuse Revision of Florida Law Limiting Drag Shows, Judge Claims Its Too Vague

  Explore the ramifications of the Supreme Court's refusal to revise Florida's law limiting drag shows. Uncover the legal intricacies and implications for free speech and LGBTQ rights. Read more about this significant decision and its broader impact for an in-depth analysis.

• California Bill To Ban Fake News, Critics Call It ‘Disastrous For Free Speech’

  The California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Affairs will consider A.B. 1104, a censorship bill to ban fake news, unconstitutional.

• People Debate Over Punishment For Terrorizing 8-Year-Olds With Shotguns

  People are actually debating how long racially-motivated assault convicts should go to prison, for terrorizing a black child with a shotgun in Georgia.

• Supreme Court To Review Law Banning Sex Offenders From Facebook

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday whether a North Carolina law banning registered sex offenders from accessing social media sites, including Facebook, violates the First Amendment.

• Woman in Hulk Hogan’s sex tape says Hogan likes publicity

  Heather Cole, the woman in the infamous Hulk Hogan sex tape, testifies that Hogan likes publicity. Heather Cole, the woman in Hulk Hogan's sex tape released by Gawker on 2012, testified that, in her opinion, Hulk Hogan likes publicity.

• Apple files motion to dismiss court order of unlocking iPhone; FBI says case is not a 'trailblazer'

  Apple has filed a motion to dismiss a court order after FBI asked for their help in unlocking an iPhone. The iPhone belongs to one of the San Bernardino shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook.

• Florida City's Police Guidance Criminalizes Citizen Recording

  Florida City's Police Guidance receives attention as it was revealed that it released suggestions on how to impede the constitutional rights of citizens to free speech including recording or photographing police officers on duty. Journalists are the most unhappy about it.

• Jessica Valenti means war for censorship of Planned Parenthood videos

  Jessica Valenti advocates the censorship of Planned Parenthood videos as she claims that they should not be considered free speech. However, another report suggests that she is trying to commence censorship of political speech altogether.

• Supreme Court divided over Florida judicial election law

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared closely divided as it weighed a free speech challenge to a Florida law that bars candidates running for elected judge positions from soliciting campaign contributions.

• Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith Ask for 'Compassion and Kindness' From Russian Judge to Release 'Pussy Riot' Member

  Despite letters from singers Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith, a Russian court denied parole on Thursday to Pussy Riot band members Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova serving a two-year sentence, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.