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First Amendment doesn’t protect protests that disrupt church services, civil liberties org. says

In the aftermath of last Sunday's storming of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, a nonpartisan civil liberties group says that the First Amendment does not protect protesters who interrupt church ...
American Enterprise Institute

Should the First Amendment Protect Generative AI Outputs?

The most important free speech question of the decade may not be about social media. It may be about chatbots. As generative AI reshapes how people communicate, courts and legislators must confront ...
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First Amendment protects elementary school students, appeals court says in 'All Lives Matter' case

Nearly two years after a federal judge erased First Amendment rights for all students in first grade and below, based on a drawing with "undoubtedly … innocent" intentions, an appeals court slammed ...
JD Supra

Workplace Safety Obligations at the Edge of the First Amendment

As employers look to strengthen workplace safety programs in 2026, it is increasingly important to reassess when and how to use Workplace Protection Orders (WPOs) to address threatening or escalating ...
JD Supra

I Guess You Could Say That: Rescheduling and the Dawn of First Amendment Protection for Medical Marijuana Advertising

This is the fifth of 13 posts describing the impacts of marijuana’s rescheduling. An homage to Phish’s historic run at Madison Square Garden in the Summer of 2017, Budding Trends Baker’s Dozen will ...
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First Amendment protection applies to corporate newsletters

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that press protections extend to newsletters and commercial publications that are newsworthy and include legitimate matters of public concern. The Colorado Supreme ...
CoinTelegraph

Code is ‘functional’ free speech under the First Amendment: Coin Center

Crypto software developers are concerned about whether they may be held criminally liable for publishing their software, following high-profile convictions last year. Crypto lobby Coin Center expanded ...
Reason

Mother Ordered Not to Speak Publicly About Child Protection Proceedings; Maine High Court Says Order Violates First Amendment

From In re Child of Cassie S., decided by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court yesterday, in an opinion by Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill: Cassie S. is the mother of a child with a complex medical history ...