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Wikimedia Challenges India Content Takedown, Warns of Chilling Effect on Free Speech

The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has asked India’s Supreme Court to quash an order directing the online encyclopedia operator to take down a page describing its legal dispute with a domestic news agency. Wikimedia told the court that complying …

Musk Decries Australian Court ‘Censorship’ of Terror Posts on X

Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire …

Musk’s X Corp. Loses Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog

A U.S. judge on Monday threw out Elon Musk’s lawsuit against a nonprofit group that faulted him for allowing a rise in hate speech on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco …

Kansas University Settles Free-Speech Lawsuit

Haskell Indian Nations University has settled a lawsuit filed after a former university president sought to dictate what student journalists could report and write. Free-speech advocates said the settlement agreement with former Haskell student journalist Jared Nally includes policy reforms …

Chicago State U. to Pay $650K in Faculty Free Speech Lawsuit

Chicago State University has agreed to pay two professors $650,000 to end a lawsuit over their blog that criticized school leadership. The Chicago Tribune reports that professors Robert Bionaz and Phillip Beverly sued the university in 2014 for allegedly violating …

Oregon School Settles Lawsuit Over Student’s Pro-Trump Shirt

Lawyers for an Oregon high school student who was disciplined for wearing a T-shirt promoting President Donald Trump’s effort to build a border wall say they have reached a settlement of his lawsuit. The lawyers say that settlement entails a …

Green Bay Fan Sues Chicago Bears over Sideline Packers Gear Ban

A Green Bay Packers fan is making a federal case out of a dispute with the Chicago Bears, filing a lawsuit accusing the rival team of violating his free-speech rights by prohibiting him from wearing Packers apparel at Bears’ pregame …

Political Commentators File Suit over Ohio’s Online Harassment Ban

A group of liberal and conservative online political commentators in Ohio has filed a constitutional challenge to the state’s recently enacted law against internet harassment. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland alleges a prohibition against …

Deleted Social Media Comments Trigger Suit Against Indianapolis Suburb

An Indianapolis suburb removed social media pages for the city and its police department after a lawsuit accused it of violating residents’ First Amendment rights by removing posted comments. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the lawsuit last …

Georgia Tour Guides Move Forward with Free Speech Suit Against Savannah

Months after a federal lawsuit prompted Savannah to revise a local law regulating guided tours, Dan Leger remains determined to press ahead with the case in court. “Until they quit licensing my free speech, I won’t be satisfied,” said Leger, …