Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
In brief The CFTC’s Market Participants Division issued no-action relief to Phantom Technologies, letting it connect users to regulated futures…
I do a lot of legal history research in my academic work, often studying late 18th Century legal understandings and…
In brief Senator Warren sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers over Grok’s Pentagon access Security agencies…
Can a “schoolyard dispute” warrant federal court intervention? Do first-graders have First Amendment rights? The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
In brief The Iran conflict is impacting on a wide range of commodities including fertilizers, with a third of global…
from the every-conviction-an-admission dept The DOJ is filled with grossly incompetent prosecutors these days. It’s a bunch of subservients acting…
From McCaffery v NYU School of Law, decided yesterday by Judge John Murphy (E.D. Pa.): This is a defamation case.…
In brief Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) introduced the BETS OFF Act on Tuesday, a bill…
from the a-failure-at-any-level dept Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have…
From Toles v. Toles, decided yesterday by the Washington Court of Appeals (opinion by Judge Leonard Feldman, joined by Judges…
In brief XRP has jumped above BNB, becoming the fourth-largest crypto asset by market cap. The Ripple-linked token hit $1.60…
From today’s opinion in Doe v. Combs, by Second Circuit Judges Michael Park, William Nardini, and Maria Araújo Kahn, the…