Ronald K.L. Collins' First Amendment News

Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023) will live on in infamy in many liberal minds.

Even before his ethics trial began this month in California, John Eastman, the lawyer who advised Donald Trump on how to block the election of Joe Biden, suffered a setback in his argument that the First Amendment shields him from disbarment.

Across the country, drag events and Pride celebrations have faced an uptick in protests and threats, as conservative activists have sought to limit the events in public or in the presence of children.

“While certain hypocritical governors are banning books written by L.G.B.T.Q. authors, but then claiming censorship when the media fact-checks them, we are showing the nation what it really looks like to stand up for liberty.” — Gov. J.B. Pritzker

The new documentary “features the stories of several journalists who were assaulted or arrested while reporting at protests and explores the conflict and tension experienced on the frontlines, the changing role of the press, and the hardening of attitudes among the police toward journalists.”

First Amendment Watch and the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University have partnered to create an in-depth video guide focused on the rights of those who wish to photograph or record video in public places.

On April 18, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit stemming from allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.