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Large Libel Models Decision in China

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Open Thread

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Court Notes Apparent AI-Generated Errors in Court Reporter's Transcript

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Conservative Commentator Robby Starbuck's Lawsuit Alleging Google AI Had Defamed Him Can Go Forward

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"Plaintiff Argues That, If She Does Not Use Her Chosen Name, She Will Suffer Serious and Lasting Effects to Her Mental Health"

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Court Considering Whether Litigant Should Be Barred from Further Self-Represented Filings, Because of Fabricated Citations

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Jewish Teacher Sued Portland Public Schools + Union for Discrimination Over Colleagues' Anti-Israel Speech

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Open Thread

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Sharia Divorce Law in American Courts

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Sharia Divorce Law in American Court

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23.07.2026 3

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No Pseudonymity for Sex Offender Immigration Detainee Who Speculates He May Face Harm in Syria if Identified

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U Tennessee Track & Field Head Coach Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against "Untruthful, Derogatory and Offensive Statements" Plus More Commentary

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22.07.2026 3

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Odd January 6 Trial Follow-On: Copying Expert's Report from Another Case, to File It in Your Case, May Infringe Copyright

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Deliberately Arming Oneself to Answer Door to Police May Be "Privileged" Against "Obstructing Official Business" Prosecution

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I've Seen Fake Cites on Both Sides Now (II)

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21.07.2026 7

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Can't Ban Parent from School Property for "Mean and Demeaning Posts" About "Opposing Student Athletes"

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21.07.2026 5

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Open Thread

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Plaintiff Loses Suit Against Sex/Love Addiction Recovery Program That Led Ex-Boyfriend to Cut Off Contact

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20.07.2026 10

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Lawsuit Over Alleged Harassment in Forge of Empires Game Thrown Out

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20.07.2026 10

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Plaintiff Lose Suit Against Sex/Love Addiction Recovery Program That Led Ex-Boyfriend to Cut Off Contact

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"Lexi Love": Drag or Porn? (+ RuPaul's Drag Race)

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20.07.2026 10

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"Academics Spent Years Lending Their Institutional Credibility to Various Political Projects"

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19.07.2026 3

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Open Thread

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Open Thread

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Judge Faults Federal Government Lawyer for Apparent AI Hallucination

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17.07.2026 1

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Helpful Judges

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"Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression"

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Site Linking to Abortion-Pill-Selling Websites Likely Protected by First Amendment, Even in States That Generally Ban Abortions

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17.07.2026 3

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "A Cure Worse than the Disease: Why the EU's Proposal to Criminalize Hate Speech Violates Freedom of Expression—and Won't Reduce Intolerance or Extremism," by Jacob Mchangama & Natalie Alkiviadou

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Court Affirms Rejection of Allegedly Anti-Zionist Professors' Claims That University Should Have Stopped Jewish Professors from Filing Religious Discrimination Complaints Against Them

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Open Thread

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Trump Media's Lawsuit Against Wash. Post Over "Trust Linked to Porn-Friendly Bank Could Gain a Stake in Trump's Truth Social" Thrown Out

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16.07.2026 5

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Policing Expressive Governance: A Framework for Judicial Review of Executive Viewpoint Retaliation," by Simona Grossi

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16.07.2026 4

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Death Metal and the Statute of Frauds (plus Alleged Cancellation Because of Sexual Assault Claims)

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Claim That Accuracy in Media Misidentified the Person Holding Allegedly Pro-Hamas-Violence Sign at Columbia Protest …

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Seeming Likely En Banc Call in Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions Case

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15.07.2026 3

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"There Is No Material Dispute That Tom Brady Is the GOAT"

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Ban on "Personal, Impertinent or Slanderous Remarks" in City Council Public Comments Is Unconstitutional

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Federal Judge in Texas Not Wild About Fifth Circuit's Recent Precedent

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Libel Defendant Can't "Stroll into a Deposition, Pull a Jon Lovitz and Announce," …

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Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "Actual Malice" When Defendants' Couldn't Explain How They Arrived at Their Accusations

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Stop Posting "Personal, Confidential, or Humiliating Information" About Your Ex, Influencer Is Ordered

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Open Thread

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Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop

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