Filed Under: “Lawsuits”
Indicting Mark Meadows for contempt of Congress is not a political act
By Mark Sumner
Only the current president should have control over assertions of executive privilege, saying otherwise is a political act
Newspapers’ lawsuit against Facebook and Google shows courts may be best for reining in tech abuses
By Cory Doctorow
An online ad marketplace stripped of surveillance can thrive, but it will not happen without government intervention
Supreme Court seemingly ready to remove key portion of Roe v. Wade
By Shefali Luthra
A majority of justices seems likely to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, a major weakening of the landmark 1973 case
Alex Jones keeps losing defamation lawsuits, but the underlying issues behind them remain unresolved
By Enrique Armijo
The question of whether private figures who become temporarily famous should face stricter defamation claim standards has yet to be resolved in court
Trump is gone but governmental attacks on press freedom are continuing
By Kelly Simon and Kate Ruane
Progressives and Democrats must remember that freedom of speech is vital to democracy, no matter who is in power
Trump’s lawsuits against Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube aren’t about winning in court
By Frank LoMonte
No court is going to rule in the ex-president’s favor, his lawsuits are more to keep his supporters riled up
Supreme Court: You can’t sue corporations for wrongfully labeling you a terrorist
By Cindy Cohn
Being falsely slandered as a terrorist by credit score companies has huge consequences for anyone, but in a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS prohibited lawsuits against them
The Department of Justice sued an imaginary cow, but it’s no laughing matter
By Mark Sumner
Conspiracy-promoting congressman Devin Nunes appears to have enlisted the federal government to help him discover the identities of people ridiculing him on the internet