Two new podcast series on free speech: “Make No Law,” from Ken White (Popehat) on Legal Talk Network; Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech from Jacob Mchangama for FIRE and other groups;
No, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not require tech companies to provide a “neutral public forum.” Has Sen. Ted Cruz been properly briefed on this? [John Samples]
“Arizona naturopath Colleen Huber is suing me in Germany for defamation over my opinions about her so-called natural cancer treatments and research.” [Britt Hermes, Naturopathic Diaries]
“Should the Government Get to Define ‘Native-American’ Art? One Woman’s Free Speech Fight” [Paul Detrick, Reason]
“Minnesota prohibits any insignia deemed to be “political” — as determined solely at the discretion of the on-site election judges—from being worn into a polling place.” Overbroad? [Ilya Shapiro and Reilly Stephens on Cato brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky]
Free speech was under fire in 2017 [Jeffrey M. McCall, Providence Journal]

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Irony — an example — Huber by suing in Germany where there is no Daubert rule avoids the application of Peter Huber’s Galileo’s Revenge in a court proceeding about alleged junk science. [If only Zeus would show up and toss a few lightning bolts, we’d have a classic case of mythic legendary status].
- January 29, 2018 12:50 PM
- By wfjag