On July 4, 11 federal agencies and dozens of their officials were legally blocked from further interaction with more than 20 social media companies about the censoring of information deemed by the government as misinformation. Communication about criminal activity, national security threats, attempted foreign influence, cyberattacks, illegal campaign contributions, and voter suppression are exempt from…
IN-DEPTH: Court Order Halts Government-Instigated Censorship by Big Tech
July 9, 2023
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Judges Award Steve Bannon’s Ex-attorney $480,000 Unpaid Legal Fee
A new york judge ruled Friday that Steve Bannon, former White House adviser and one-time Trump administration official, must pay his former legal team more than $480,000 in unpaid legal fees. “ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is granted on its account stated cause of action and the Clerk is directed to enter judgment…
Judge Allows Tennessee Law Shielding Minors From Transgender Procedures to Take Effect
July 8, 2023
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On Saturday, Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a preliminary injunction that allows Tennessee’s law to prohibit health care providers from performing or administering cross-sex procedures on minors to take place, a week after a federal judge blocked it. “Because Tennessee is likely to succeed on…
Free Speech Limits in the Balance as DOJ Pursues Appeal of Big Tech Censorship Case
July 7, 2023
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The Biden administration on Thursday filed a motion to stay a preliminary injunction in which various government agencies were prohibited from continuing their meeting or contacting social media companies in regard to the removal of content. “The Government faces irreparable harm with each day the injunction remains in effect,” the defendants state. They assert the…
Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Against Felon Seeking to Restore Voting Rights
A decision to deny a man the right to register to vote in Tennessee after receiving clemency in Virginia for a crime he committed in 1986 was upheld by the Tennessee Supreme Court on June 29. The 3–1 decision (pdf) came after Ernest Falls, a Tennessee resident since 2018, tried to register to vote in…
Supreme Court Ethics Reform Bill Moving Forward, Top Senate Democrat Says
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote soon on Supreme Court ethics reform legislation, its chairman announced on July 6. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a press release: “The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards. That’s why, as I previously announced, the Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up…
[PREMIERING NOW] Heather Mac Donald: SCOTUS Left Key Loophole in Affirmative Action Decision [ATL:NOW]
July 7, 2023
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“I’m too familiar with colleges to believe that this is going to be the radical change in college admissions and academic standards, as many conservatives are portraying … Rather inexplicably, the majority opinion left open a wide loophole for colleges to continue to use race to lower their academic admission standards for black students,” argues…
Heather Mac Donald: SCOTUS Left Key Loophole in Affirmative Action Decision [ATL:NOW]
July 7, 2023
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“I’m too familiar with colleges to believe that this is going to be the radical change in college admissions and academic standards, as many conservatives are portraying … Rather inexplicably, the majority opinion left open a wide loophole for colleges to continue to use race to lower their academic admission standards for black students,” argues…
NY Times, Getty Photographers Sue Kenosha Police Over Alleged Injuries Sustained During 2020 Protests
Two freelance photographers have filed a federal lawsuit against police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, alleging that they were unlawfully shot with rubber bullets during a protest over police racism in 2020. The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on July 4 by photographers Alyssa Schukar and Scott Olson who claim their civil…
Supreme Court to Hear Veteran’s Claim He Was Unfairly Denied Education Benefits
July 7, 2023
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The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could make 1.7 million post-9/11 veterans eligible for additional education benefits potentially worth billions of dollars. The case is about whether a veteran who qualifies for education benefits under multiple GI Bill programs is required to use up or abandon the benefits of one…
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