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Ninth Circuit Extends Tinker to Elementary Students, Revives Suit Over First Grader’s Drawing

The panel vacated the district’s win, ordering factfinding on whether school officials actually punished the child.

NYC Council Ethics Panel Charges Vickie Paladino Over Islamophobic Posts

Appeals Court Reissues Ruling Letting Texas Enforce Narrowed Drag Performance Law in March

Justice Department Appeals Ruling That Shielded Sen. Mark Kelly From Pentagon Punishment

Judge Blocks Pentagon From Penalizing Sen. Mark Kelly Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

FIRE Sues Bondi and Noem Over Alleged Pressure on Apple and Facebook to Pull ICE-Tracking Tools

Fourth Circuit Clears Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders for Implementation

NewsGuard, Backed by FIRE, Sues FTC Over Alleged Retaliation and Overreach

Slotkin, Houlahan Reject DOJ Interviews Over Video Urging Troops to Refuse Unlawful Orders

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Anti-ESG Law, Halting State Enforcement

Buckley v. Valeo at 50 Rekindles the Fight Over Money in Politics

FBI Opens Probe Into Signal Chats on ICE Tracking, Drawing Bipartisan Free-Speech Criticism

Judge to Issue Order Presuming Retaliation in Deportations of Pro‑Palestinian Academics

University of Arkansas Rescinds Law Dean Offer After Political Pushback

Jack Smith Asserts Fraudulent Political Lies Lack First Amendment Shield, Drawing Editorial Pushback

Fourth Circuit Vacates Ali al‑Timimi Convictions on First Amendment Grounds

Ninth Circuit Halts Judge’s Order Letting Teachers Disclose Students’ Gender Identity to Parents

U.S. Bars Five European Figures Over Alleged Online Censorship, Triggering EU Condemnation

Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age Verification Law

First Circuit Says Nashua’s Flag Decisions Violated First Amendment