In Lawsuit Over Teen’s Death, Judge Rejects Free Speech Rights for AI Chatbots May 23, 2025 By Kate Payne A federal judge on Wednesday rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the...
Court Upholds Firing of Philadelphia Cops Over Offensive Facebook Posts November 1, 2024 The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for...
Fishing Community Mayor, Top Officials Off the Hook in Retaliation Claims December 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The mayor and other city officials in the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts are protected under qualified immunity against claims...
Kansas Police Chief Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Seizure of Reporter’s Cellphone During Newspaper Raid September 1, 2023 By Josh Funk One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed...
Protester Sues Police for Over Arrest Near Maine Home of Federalist Society’s Leo July 24, 2023 A demonstrator arrested outside the home of conservative legal activist Leonard Leo contends police violated his First Amendment rights. Eli...
Cleveland to Pay $540,000 to 12 Arrested in Racial Protests September 7, 2022 Twelve people arrested while peacefully protesting in downtown Cleveland in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd will receive a...
Small New Hampshire Town Political Spats Devolve Into Defamation, Free Speech Claims August 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The small town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire and a selectman who owns a winery have successfully defended themselves against multiple...
Louisiana Court: Protest Leader Can be Sued For Cop’s Injury March 28, 2022 By Kevin McGill A Louisiana police officer injured when violence broke out over the police killing of a Black man in Baton Rouge...
More Capitol Hill Rioters Face Firings Back at Work January 12, 2021 By Joseph Pisani and Cathy Bussewitz A printing company in Maryland saw the photo on Twitter Wednesday night: an employee roaming the halls of the U.S....
Former Delaware Administrative Officer’s Defamation Suit To Move Forward August 22, 2016 By Randall Chase A judge says New Castle County, Delaware’s former chief administrative officer can proceed with a defamation suit over his firing...