The government can’t censor individuals for criticizing government officials. But that’s exactly what happened last week in the Mississippi Delta — with the approval of a judge.
The criticisms, from Professor Kenneth Lawson were made 2 years ago. Why the lawsuit now? Could it be because Lawson went public last month with claims the university doctored his course materials?
FIRE will defend veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer against a lawsuit from President-elect Donald Trump that threatens Americans’ First Amendment right to speak on core political issues.
President-elect Donald Trump called for an investigation after Des Moines Register pollster Ann Selzer predicted just days before the election that he would lose Iowa by three points.
When 15-year-old Samson Cournane wrote a petition calling attention to patient-safety concerns at a local hospital, the hospital threatened to sue his mother for defamation.
Sen. Doug Mastriano’s lawsuit is a textbook “SLAPP” case, in which powerful individuals sue their critics into silence through long, costly litigation.
