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In Texas, a disastrous ruling for journalists’ rights
The ruling concerned qualified immunity for police officers in Laredo, Texas. -
Gonzalez v. Trevino
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: Dec. 18, 2023 Background: In 2020, Sylvia Gonzalez, a former city council member for…By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment -
Texas attorney general’s lawsuit against Yelp poses serious threat to press freedom
Texas AG Ken Paxton is trying to punish Yelp for providing users with information about crisis pregnancy centers. That’s unconstitutional. -
Texas bills would undermine anti-SLAPP law, harm journalists
Update: Texas lawmakers failed to pass the legislation before the end of the 2023 legislative session. The Reporters Committee for…By Chris YoungCategorized in Libel and Privacy -
Supreme Court pushes Texas, Florida social media cases down the road
The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the social media cases. -
Florida and Silicon Valley agree: Justices, hear this case
Both parties are asking the Supreme Court to hear the First Amendment challenge to Florida’s content-moderation statute. -
In re application of the Associated Press, Gannett Co., Inc., Gray Media Group, Inc., Hearst Corporation, and the Texas Tribune to unseal court records
Case Number: 5:22-mc-00111 Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Clients: Associated Press, Gannett Co., Inc., Gray…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access -
New York wades into social media regulation waters with ‘hateful conduct’ law
New York is the latest state to attempt to control how social media platforms moderate content. -
In Supreme Court’s shadow, another important ruling for free speech online
If SCOTUS lets Texas’s content-moderation law stay in effect, the result will be a significant shift in internet law. -
In one-sentence ruling, appeals court upends the First Amendment online
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit could reshape online speech nationwide.