Tag: Freedom of speech
Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back
A Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is suing...
Man charged with threatening Iowa governor cites free speech
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa man charged with leaving a threatening voicemail telling Gov. Kim Reynolds she should be “hung for treason” defended...
Tennessee man suing officials over social media post arrest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man arrested over a social media post sued law enforcement officers Tuesday, claiming they violated his First Amendment rights,...
Man linked to Capitol riot convicted of threats to lawmakers
NEW YORK — A social media agitator was convicted Wednesday on federal charges of threatening to kill members of Congress in a verdict that...
Student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case
WASHINGTON — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting...
Drone operators challenge surveyors’ turf in mapping dispute
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Michael Jones started a side hustle shooting drone photos and videos for realtors, his clients wanted more: Images with property...
Florida’s governor sued over new ‘anti-riot’ law
ORLANDO, Fla. — A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed...
Watchdog: Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic
PARIS — There's been a “dramatic deterioration” of press freedom since the pandemic tore across the world, Reporters Without Borders said in its annual...
Apple signals return of right-wing ‘free speech’ app Parler
Apple said it has reached an agreement with the right-wing social app Parler that could lead to its reinstatement in the company's app store....
Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostages
LAHORE, Pakistan — An outlawed Pakistani Islamist political group freed 11 policemen almost a day after taking them hostage in the eastern city of...