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Shiloh Hendrix Appeals Disorderly‑Conduct Conviction

Her appeal raises whether a heated, viral playground exchange can be punished under the narrow 'fighting words' exception to the First Amendment.

Milwaukee Mosque Leader’s Deportation Hearing Continues After Testimony on Coerced Confessions

Second Circuit Reverses Release Order for Columbia Activist Mohsen Mahdawi

DOJ Reviews Fort Worth Police After Officers Told Preachers They Could Be Ticketed for ‘Offensive’ Speech

Native Church Asks Supreme Court to Review San Antonio Park Renovation Ruling

D.C. Agrees to $50,000 Settlement With Protester Detained While Playing ‘Star Wars’ Theme

Clash Between SFPD and Marchers Erupts Near End of San Francisco Trans March

D.C. Settles With Protester Who Played ‘Imperial March’ While Following National Guard

Charlotte School District Settles Student Free‑Speech Suit for $95,000

No Kings Sets Nationwide Day of Action for Trump’s 80th Birthday

11 Arrested at Burlington ICE Office After Care-Package Protest

Phoenix Sergeant on Leave After Video Shows Plan to Provoke Student Arrests

Phoenix Police Sergeant Placed on Leave After Off-Duty Incident at Student Walkout

New Amicus Briefs Back UMG in Drake Appeal Over Kendrick Lamar Diss

Jury Clears Afroman in Deputies’ Defamation Suit Over Raid Videos

DOJ Drops Case Against Veteran Who Burned Flag Near White House

Don Lemon Says 'Cost of Truth Is Rising' in Surprise HRC Speech After Arrest

Don Lemon Released on Bail After Federal Arrest Over Minnesota Church Protest

Diddy Appeals 50-Month Sentence, Seeks Immediate Release

Alabama Students Deliver Petitions After University Shuts Identity-Focused Magazines Citing DOJ Memo