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Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)

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California Judge "Cited and Relied on a Fictitious Case" Submitted by Lawyer, Even Though …

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Court Awards $400M Default Judgment Against North Korea to Victims of 1968 Attack on U.S.S. Pueblo

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Allegedly "Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess"

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Open Thread

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No Pseudonymity for Most Challengers of Visa Vetting Policy

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Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the First Amendment and Climate Change Lawsuits

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Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy on the Foreign Commerce Clause and Climate Change Lawsuits

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Open Thread

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A Prescient Poem About AI

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DoJ Sues UCLA for Allegedly Tolerating Discrimination and Harassment Against Jews and Israelis, Seeks Return of Federal Grants

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Open Thread

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First Amendment Likely Precludes Trump Administration's Canceling DEI-Promoting Contracts, Ninth Circuit Rules

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American Can't Sue Iraq and Lebanon for Allegedly Anti-Gay Policies

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Defamation Claim Against University-Owned Public Radio Station Dismissed on State Sovereign Immunity Grounds

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AI Prompts Used by Expert Are Subject to Compelled Discovery

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Prof. Ronald Den Otter Guest-Blogging on "Education in Democracy: The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Schools"

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The First Amendment and Off-Duty Police Officer's Counterprotest of Anti-ICE Student Protest

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Open Thread

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Open Thread

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Open Thread

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Judge Dismisses Author Michael Wolff's Lawsuit Over Melania Trump's Defamation Litigation Threat:

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Texas Juries Decide Child Custody Cases

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Open Thread

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FBI Director Kash Patel's Girlfriend's Defamation Suit Over Allegations She Was Israeli Spy Can Go Forward

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22.05.2026 5

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Professor's #TheyLied Defamation Case Against National Academy of Sciences (Related to Sexual Harassment Allegations) Can Go Forward

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22.05.2026 6

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"Tennessee Man Jailed 37 Days for Trump Meme Wins $835,000 Settlement"

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22.05.2026 10

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Law School Recommended Against Student's Bar Admission, Partly for Alleged "Celebration" of Charlie Kirk Assassination in Law School Clinic

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Open Thread

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$485K Settlement in Government Employee Speech Case Stemming from Comments About Charlie Kirk's Death

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21.05.2026 7

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No Pseudonymity for Parent Suing Over School Vaccination Mandate

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Lawsuit Against Virginia Tech Alleging Anti-Male Bias in Title IX Proceedings Can Go Forward in Part

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21.05.2026 2

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Racial Slurs as Actionable Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

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Open Thread

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Use This One Weird Trick to Keep Your Name Out of an Upcoming Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against You

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20.05.2026 20

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"Plaintiff Was Enticed by an Attractive, Busty Jewess, and Wet His Mouth with a Drink of Partially Unknown Provenance"

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Open Thread

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Court Rejects First Amendment Claims Against NYPD Commissioner Brought by "Most Wanted CEOs" Card Makers

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Plaintiff's Immigration Concerns Don't Justify Pseudonymity

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"Instead, Claude Just Made Up More Stuff"

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Open Thread

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Court Refuses to Order Pam Bondi to Delete Tweeted Booking Photos in Prosecution for Interference with ICE in Minneapolis

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18.05.2026 10

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The Second Amendment, Guns on Private Property, Guns in Parks, and "The Fifth Element"

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Plaintiff Can Sue Pseudonymously Because She's a Criminal Defense Lawyer with a Gambling Addiction

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8½-Year Sentence for American Who Fought for ISIS Is Too Lenient, Says Sixth Circuit

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Notre Dame Pro-Abortion-Rights Professor Ordered to Pay $200K in Fees in Failed Libel Lawsuit Against Student Newspaper

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Open Thread

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Memories of a Different Planet: Roentgenizdat

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Open Thread

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