free speech protection
Trump's $5 Billion BBC Lawsuit: The Legal Challenges and Constitutional Hurdles
Nov 16, 2025 02:21 pm CST
President Trump continues pursuing a $5 billion lawsuit against the BBC over edited footage of his January 6 speech, despite the network's apology and executive resignations. Legal experts highlight significant obstacles to his case, including jurisdictional questions, the high "actual malice" standard for public figures, and constitutional free speech protections designed to prevent media censorship through litigation threats.
First Amendment Protection: How the US Constitution Limits Government Crackdowns on Controversial Speech
Sep 26, 2025 04:52 pm CST
This article explores how the First Amendment protects controversial speech in America, even as the Trump administration vows to crack down on hate speech. Through landmark Supreme Court cases and recent controversies, it examines the constitutional limits on government censorship, the distinction between protected and unprotected speech, and why the freedom to criticize government remains at the heart of First Amendment protections regardless of political viewpoint.
US Judge Rejects $180 Million Lawsuit By Amazon's Marubo Tribe Against The New York Times
Sep 18, 2025 04:22 pm CST
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Indigenous tribe in Amazon against The New York Times and TMZ that claimed newspaper's reporting on tribe's first exposure to internet led to its members being portrayed as technology-addled