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15 May 2024, 10:47 am by Eugene Volokh
"  The authors argue that the sheer number of professors being fired is "truly unprecedented" and has not "been seen since the Supreme Court first established First Amendment protections of academic freedom and campus speech. [read post]
In the second half of the 20th century, amid burgeoning concerns about the qualities of life and fundamental freedoms of patients relegated to mental institutions, US authorities initiated policies aimed at curbing the institutionalization of psychiatric patients. [read post]
15 May 2024, 5:43 am by James E. Novak, P.L.L.C.
Novak, we work relentlessly to get your charges dropped, because we understand how much is at stake when your freedom is on the line. [read post]
14 May 2024, 1:22 pm by Ilya Somin
Magnitude of effects on human freedom and happiness. [read post]
14 May 2024, 12:22 pm by Matthew Guariglia
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to work on the activism team at EFF, or if you are curious about applying for a job at EFF, take a look at one exceptional (but also fairly ordinary) day in the life of five members of the team: Jillian York, Director For International Freedom of Expression I wake up around 9:00, make coffee, and check my email and internal messages (we use Mattermost, a self-hosted chat tool). [read post]
13 May 2024, 10:02 am by Cory Doctorow
” That’s when platforms push their often inferior, in-house products and hide superior products made by their rivals. [read post]
13 May 2024, 8:03 am by Michael Geist
Last week, Jewish students from multiple universities appeared at a national press conference and before the House of Commons Justice committee. [read post]
13 May 2024, 7:15 am by Ilya Somin
If you want to learn the economics, ethics, and political economy of YIMBY― namely the freedom to build this is the very best place to start. [read post]
13 May 2024, 12:57 am by INFORRM
The event is free and will cover data protection and freedom of information legislation. [read post]
12 May 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding
On April 22, 2024, the Tennessee Governor signed into law House Bill 2100 (“TN HB 2100”), a fair access law that will, effective July 1, 2024, apply to, among others, national banks and state banks with more than $100 billion in assets, as well as insurers. [read post]
12 May 2024, 8:00 am by Paul Caron
Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: The Smear Campaign Against ‘Christian Nationalists’, by Ralph Reed (Founder & Chairman, Faith & Freedom Coalition): House Speaker Mike Johnson stared down anti-Israel protesters at Columbia University last month and affirmed the nation’s support for Jewish students. [read post]
12 May 2024, 3:59 am by jonathanturley
Cotton was calling for the use of the troops to restore order in Washington after days of rioting around the White House. [read post]
12 May 2024, 1:20 am by Frank Cranmer
US Commission on International Religious Freedom: Annual Report, May 2024. [read post]
The Secretary for Justice Paul Lam highlighted that the injunction balanced the interest of national security and freedom of speech by narrowing the scope to activities with seditious intent and providing exemptions for academic and journalistic purposes. [read post]
In particular, the applicants raised their complaints in reliance of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment), Article 10 (Freedom of Expression), Article 11 (Freedom of Assembly and Association), article 13 (right to an effective remedy) and Article 38 (Examinations of the Case) of the Convention. [read post]
7 May 2024, 7:43 am by centerforartlaw
The amicus brief focuses on the importance of the case for artists and freedom of expression, framing the February ruling as a threat to the First Amendment.[38] Specifically, the coalition seeks the court’s clarification that an artist’s intent to sell or otherwise commercialize their art does not impact the balancing test between trademark owners’ rights and artists’ rights.[39] In an interesting comparison, the brief notes that Hermès itself took the name… [read post]
7 May 2024, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
Lawyers also made arguments sounding in racial equality; federalism; the requirement of rational regulation; the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment; freedom of speech; and freedom of religion. [read post]
7 May 2024, 5:30 am by Yosi Yahoudai
At the Rhode Island School of Design, where students started occupying a building Monday, a spokesperson said that the school affirms students’ rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly and that it supports all members of its community. [read post]