Category: Judiciary

Ban on Recording Without Consent Is Unconstitutional, US Court Rules

An Oregon law that forbids recording in public without consent runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, a U.S. court has ruled. Oregon law 165.540, first enacted in 1955 and subsequently broadened to bar secret recording of conversations, is unconstitutional, Judge Sandra Ikuta, a George W. Bush appointee writing for the majority in the 2–1…


Supreme Court Narrows Trademark Protections Outside US

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 29 that a trademark law does not regulate the use of U.S. trademarks outside the United States. At the same time, the justices split 5–4 on whether the holder of an infringed trademark could still seek damages domestically for the trademark infringement that took place abroad if it…


Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Hails Ruling in Govt-Big Tech Censorship Case as Independence Day Triumph

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Tuesday hailed a major victory for the First Amendment after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction partially restraining the federal government from working with Big Tech companies to censor Americans’ speech on social media platforms. The decision, handed down on Independence Day, comes amid a lengthy legal battle…


Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Hails Ruling in Government–Big Tech Censorship Case as Independence Day Triumph

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Tuesday hailed a major victory for the First Amendment after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction partially restraining the federal government from working with big tech companies to censor Americans’ speech on social media platforms. The decision, handed down on Independence Day, comes amid a lengthy legal battle…


Watchdog Group Warns Universities of Lawsuits If They Fail to Observe Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings

The Supreme Court has spoken on the constitutionality of using affirmative action in higher education admissions.  On June 29, the court ruled, in two separate cases, that for colleges and universities to use race in making admissions decisions is unlawful, violating the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  Students for…


[PREMIERING NOW] Major Blow to Biden Admin and Federal Agencies in Free Speech Case, Judge Blocks Communication With Big Tech: Louisiana AG Jeff Landry [ATL:NOW]

On Tuesday, a federal judge made a landmark ruling in the Missouri v. Biden case on free speech and partially granted an injunction that blocks various Biden administration officials and government agencies like the DOJ, FBI, CDC, and DHS from communicating with Big Tech to censor posts. The injunction says the agencies and their staff…


[ATL:NOW] Major Blow to Biden Admin and Federal Agencies in Free Speech Case, Judge Blocks Communication With Big Tech: Louisiana AG Jeff Landry

On Tuesday, a federal judge made a landmark ruling in the Missouri v. Biden case on free speech and partially granted an injunction that blocks various Biden administration officials and government agencies like the DOJ, FBI, CDC, and DHS from communicating with Big Tech to censor posts. The injunction says the agencies and their staff…


[PREMIERING 9PM ET] Major Blow to Biden Admin and Federal Agencies in Free Speech Case, Judge Blocks Communication With Big Tech: Louisiana AG Jeff Landry [ATL:NOW]

On Tuesday, a federal judge made a landmark ruling in the Missouri v. Biden case on free speech and partially granted an injunction that blocks various Biden administration officials and government agencies like the DOJ, FBI, CDC, and DHS from communicating with Big Tech to censor posts. The injunction says the agencies and their staff…


Judge Delivers Major Blow to Biden Admin in Social Media Censorship Case

A federal judge has made a historic ruling by partially granting an injunction that blocks various Biden administration officials and government agencies like the Justice Department and the FBI from working with big tech firms to censor posts on social media. The injunction came in response to a censorship-by-proxy lawsuit brought by attorneys general in…


Arkansas Governor Pushes For State’s First Supreme Court Conservative Majority

Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has decided her appointee for the state Supreme Court justice—a move she claims will ensure the first conservative majority in the state’s history. “Today, I appointed former prosecutor and U.S. attorney Cody Hiland to the Arkansas Supreme Court—marking the first time the Court will have a conservative majority. Cody…