Hacker News30-year sentence for transporting zines is a five-alarm fire for free speech
https://theintercept.com/2026/06/26/daniel-sanchez-estrada-zines-prairieland-free-speech/
#HackerNews #freeSpeech #zines #censorship #firstAmendment #justice #activism
Scary AustinOther resisters are posting in solidarity with the poll worker who was well within her free speech rights to call for the indictment of Jonathan Ross for the murder of Renee Good.
They say:
"In Trump’s America, they’ll send ICE to a polling place over an Instagram post.
That’s exactly what happened to @turndapaigeofficial last Tuesday in Syracuse. She was working the polls. Agents showed up, demanded she delete a post calling for an ICE agent to be charged..."
AI6YR BenD.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, record says
Nation Jun 29, 2026 5:05 PM EDT
"WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader's theme song from "Star Wars" on his cellphone, according to a document released Monday...."
D.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained while protesting guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, record says
A settlement document reveals the District of Columbia has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a resident who accused police officers of illegally detaining him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.
Voteinorout 🇺🇸Emails from Meta and Google are alerting users that government entities are requesting their account information. These notices give recipients 10 days to take legal action before their data might be shared. #Privacy #FirstAmendment
Steve Loney from ACLU-PA highlights cases where individuals received these emails, initially mistaking them for spam. One recipient was even visited by federal agen... https://instagr.am/p/DaLyiFUgBxA/
Steve Loney from ACLU-PA highlights cases where individuals received these emails, initially mistaking them for spam. One recipient was even visited by federal agen... https://instagr.am/p/DaLyiFUgBxA/
voteinorout on Instagram: "Emails from Meta and Google are alerting users that government entities are requesting their account information. These notices give recipients 10 days to take legal action before their data might be shared. #Privacy #FirstAmendment Steve Loney from ACLU-PA highlights cases where individuals received these emails, initially mistaking them for spam. One recipient was even visited by federal agents after sending a dissenting email to a public official. This raises concerns about privacy and free speech rights. Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @aclupa https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaEYPnGjJyt/ -- Do you know what to do if you get a subpoena notice in your email? DHS is sending administrative subpoenas to companies such as Google and Meta, to target users who have spoken out against them online. Steve Loney, an attorney with ACLU-PA, shares some examples of subpoena notices our clients have received. If you post or share your thoughts about the government online, this video will help you know what to watch for. These emails can sometimes land in your spam folder, so if you find one, reach out for help right away. Follow @aclupa for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"
1 likes, 0 comments - voteinorout on June 29, 2026: "Emails from Meta and Google are alerting users that government entities are requesting their account information. These notices give recipients 10 days to take legal action before their data might be shared. #Privacy #FirstAmendment Steve Loney from ACLU-PA highlights cases where individuals received these emails, initially mistaking them for spam. One recipient was even visited by federal agents after sending a dissenting email to a public official. This raises concerns about privacy and free speech rights. Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @aclupa https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaEYPnGjJyt/ -- Do you know what to do if you get a subpoena notice in your email? DHS is sending administrative subpoenas to companies such as Google and Meta, to target users who have spoken out against them online. Steve Loney, an attorney with ACLU-PA, shares some examples of subpoena notices our clients have received. If you post or share your thoughts about the government online, this video will help you know what to watch for. These emails can sometimes land in your spam folder, so if you find one, reach out for help right away. Follow @aclupa for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".
SpaceLifeFormThe fascists want ID so they can Dox, Swat, SLAPP, etc those that say mean words that hurt their fee-fees.
🐦🔥nemo™🐦⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Democrats & Republicans’ KIDS Act would push online age verification, forcing platforms to collect more identity data—undermining anonymity for everyone, especially journalists and whistleblowers. Mandating verification can hand government a “skeleton key” to sources, not make kids safer. 🗞️🔍🚫 https://theintercept.com/2026/06/28/age-verification-privacy-surveillance-journalists-whistleblowers/ #FirstAmendment #Privacy #PressFreedom #Whistleblowing
This is a very important bi-partisan privacy issue, and for anyone who is interested in free journalism, a must-read. It also has a section about Vimeo.
CCIAProtecting children online is essential, but government rationing of lawful speech is not the answer. Florida’s HB3 singles out social media platforms, restricts minors’ access to protected speech, and substitutes government mandates for parental choice. As a federal court recognized, these are “extraordinarily blunt” restrictions on #FirstAmendment rights. 1/2
Nonilex#AlanDershowitz had urged the justices to reconsider New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the landmark #FirstAmendment case that made it harder for public figures to win libel lawsuits by requiring proof that an outlet either knowingly published something false, or showed a reckless disregard for the truth.
#AlanDershowitz said #CNN aired only part of a comment he made, distorting his meaning to make him look like he’d “lost his mind,” acc/to court documents.
The network said that multiple outlets had interpreted his remarks in a similar way, & Dershowitz couldn’t show CNN was trying to mischaracterize what he said.
Good
#SCOTUS rebuffs #AlanDershowitz $300 million suit against #CNN
The Supreme Court refused Monday to revive the attorney’s #defamation lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of remarks he made while defending #Trump during his 2020 #impeachment.
Justices Neil #Gorsuch & #ClarenceThomas dissented from the majority decision, saying legal standards for public figures who claim defamation should be reconsidered.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-iran-updates-06-29-2026#0000019f-13aa-d928-adbf-3faf8d6c0000
