@FirstAmendWatch

Project of New York University. We cover threats to the First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition.

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A judge on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant. firstamendmentwatch.org/meta…

Meta Ordered To Pay New Mexico $25 Billion for Deceiving Users About Privacy on Facebook

Facebook’s deception was intentional and executives consistently misled users about how the platform worked, the judge wrote in his ruling.

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. firstamendmentwatch.org/judg…

Judge Orders Trump To Sit for a Deposition in His Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC by Dec. 11

Trump, who has often avoided depositions, filed his lawsuit against the BBC last December.

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A nonprofit organization that surveys hospitals across the country and grades them based on standards of care, filed an opening brief in the 11th Circuit after a lower court found its grading system violates Florida consumer protection law. firstamendmentwatch.org/nonp…

Nonprofit That Rates Hospitals Claims Its First Amendment Rights Were Violated in Florida Hospital...

The core question of the case — which pits consumer protection law against the First Amendment — asks how the First Amendment protects ratings and reviews if claims arise that the methodology behind...

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Already embroiled in a tense legal standoff with the White House, CNN is threatening further action in the courts if its journalists continue to be denied access to Air Force One and the “pool” of journalists who accompany President Trump when he travels. firstamendmentwatch.org/cnn-…

CNN Threatens New Legal Action, Saying It’s Still Being Denied Access To Air Force One

The network has been entangled in legal action with Trump’s administration ever since the president issued its reporters a sudden ban from White House grounds a month ago

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Lawyers for the BBC say President Donald Trump is trying to delay sitting for a deposition in the defamation case he brought against the British broadcaster until January 2027.firstamendmentwatch.org/bbc-…

BBC Asks Judge To Force Trump To Sit for Deposition in His Own Lawsuit Against the Channel

Trump, who has a history of avoiding depositions, filed the lawsuit against the BBC last December.

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The state of Florida won a key court decision Wednesday that allows it to enforce a ban on social media accounts for kids under 14 and other restrictions. firstamendmentwatch.org/flor…

Florida Wins Key Ruling Allowing It To Enforce a Law That Targets Social Media Use by Kids

The law implicates the First Amendment, an appeals court said, but “likely does so in a content-neutral manner.”

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A judge extended an order blocking Trump’s administration from banning reporters for three news outlets from the White House, a pivotal operational development for the organizations as the extraordinary case makes its way through the legal system. firstamendmentwatch.org/judg…

Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump From Banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters From White House

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are likely to succeed in their constitutional free speech and due process claims.

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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law, an agency spokesperson said Saturday.firstamendmentwatch.org/doj-…

DOJ Says It’s Investigating Whether White House TV Pool’s Coverage Halt Violated Antitrust Law

Emily Covington, a spokesperson for the department, said group boycotts among business competitors might violate U.S. law.

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An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House. firstamendmentwatch.org/medi…

Media Attorneys Ask Court for Help in Preventing White House Ban Until Legal Case Is Resolved

They argue the ban is a classic example of “viewpoint discrimination” that is punishing people for what they say — and violating the media outlets’ First Amendment rights.

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The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections.firstamendmentwatch.org/fcc-…

FCC Considers Allowing More Political Robocalls Before Midterms, Including Those Created With AI

The petition calls for a waiver that would allow political groups to use artificial or prerecorded voices in unsolicited wireless calls.

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A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses. firstamendmentwatch.org/abc-…

ABC and Trump’s FCC Battle in Federal Court Over Issues of Free Speech and Jurisdiction

ABC's attorney reiterated the First Amendment argument ABC has been making since the beginning — that it was being targeted for its content.

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Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island during a Fourth of July celebration and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation.firstamendmentwatch.org/3-of…

3 of Nolan Wells’ Friends Sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for Defamation

The lawsuit was among a handful of defamation claims the friends filed this week against content creators.

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Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university’s response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school’s main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight.firstamendmentwatch.org/a-cr…

A Crowd of Students Protest Cornell’s Response To Gang Rape Complaint

Speakers faulted fraternities, the university trustees and Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, saying he and his administration have prioritized protecting the university’s reputation over students’...

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The U.S. can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque — an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights — on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday.firstamendmentwatch.org/us-c…

US Can Deport the Leader of Wisconsin’s Largest Mosque on National Security Grounds, Judge Rules

“I will continue fighting to defend the right to free speech and to stay in the country I have called home for more than three decades,” Salah Sarsour said in a statement.

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Three news outlets that President Donald Trump abruptly banished from White House grounds this month asked a federal court to block the action until the case is resolved. firstamendmentwatch.org/cnn-…

CNN, MS NOW and Politico Ask a Court To Block Trump From Enforcing His White House Media Ban

It was the latest development in the back-and-forth saga of the Trump administration and the news media during the second term of his presidency.

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We spoke wth @acluct's legal director Dan Barrett about the Second Circuits recent decision affirming the First Amendment right to record police. Watch the full interview: firstamendmentwatch.org/news…

ACLU of CT Legal Director Dan Barrett on the Right to Record Police in the Second Circuit - First...

Barrett celebrated the ruling, explained how filming is just a different way to newsgather and share information, and examined the tension between qualified immunity and officer accountability.

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We spoke with Brian Klosterboer, senior staff attorney at @aclutx, about the recent decision finding the state's drag ban unconstitutional. Klosterboer described the state’s argument that drag is not protected speech as “dangerous." Watch the interview: firstamendmentwatch.org/news…
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A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. firstamendmentwatch.org/judg…

Judge Orders White House To Restore Access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Reporters Still Blocked

The back-and-forth is the latest in an extraordinary showdown between Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes.

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The tense moment was a stark reminder of how dramatically the bitter conflict between Trump and news outlets whose coverage he objects to as “fake news” has escalated in just a few days. firstamendmentwatch.org/you-…

‘You Should Not Be Here,’ Trump Tells CNN at UN as Standoff With Media Outlets Persists

The tense moment was a stark reminder of how dramatically the bitter conflict between Trump and news outlets whose coverage he objects to as “fake news” has escalated in just a few days.

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We spoke with Brian Klosterboer, senior staff attorney @ACLUTx, about U.S. District Judge David Hittner's Aug. 25 decision in which he found that a Texas law restricting public drag performances is an unconstitutional infringement on freedom of expression.
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