Yes, free speech is not consequence-free
By Chris Roberts It’s hard to think that $1 billion will actually ever be paid to victims of Alex Jones’ libelous speech about the parents whose children died in mass shootings, but it’s easy to recognize that our First Amendment right to free speech does not mean speech has no consequences. Here’s the FoxNews.com story […]
You gotta read The Onion’s ‘friend of the court’ brief
Reading court filings usually feels like having a tooth filed or filled, but The Onion’s amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court filed in early October 2022 is worth your time. This may be the most friendly written “friend of the court” brief ever. Background: Anthony Novak built a fake Facebook page that mocked […]
No, Sen. Hawley, the First Amendment does not limit ethical choices
By Chris Roberts Somehow, a U.S. senator with a law degree thinks that the First Amendment means a private speaker does not have the right to make an ethics choice. The background: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., had a contract with Simon & Schuster to publish The Tyranny of Big Tech. That was before […]
What if the First Amendment and Second Amendment were treated the same?
A bill before the Alabama Legislature would make it easier for people to store hidden weapons in their vehicle. The bill would, among other things, “prohibit a public or private employer, property owner, or business from establishing a policy against transporting or possessing a firearm or ammunition if the person is in compliance with other […]