Missouri governor rebuffed: Journalist won’t be prosecuted for viewing HTML
A Cole County prosecutor has rebuffed Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s request to file criminal charges against a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who identified a major […]
Free Speech
Kentucky bill would make it a crime to insult a police officer – CBS News
A bill moving through Kentucky’s Senate would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer during a riot. Supporters say the bill […]
The Important First Amendment Principle Now at Risk – The Atlantic
The Supreme Court has before it a petition to review the lower court’s Mckesson decision. Groups as diverse as the NAACP, the Rutherford Institute, and […]
Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation | The Guardian
Prosecutor says country will not proceed with investigation into WikiLeaks founder Source: Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation | The Guardian
The ‘largest internet shutdown ever’ in Iran is happening now. Here’s what you need to know – CNN
Iran has shut down most of its internet in an apparent attempt to stem the spread of nationwide protests. Here’s what you need to know. […]
White House Told Officials to Go Easy on China Over Hong Kong – WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration offered guidance to officials to maintain a measured response to antigovernment protests in Hong Kong over fears that any public statements favoring […]
Police can access full details of injured protesters in hospital, says medical sector lawmaker following patient arrests | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong’s medical sector lawmaker has said that he has proof that police can access the Hospital Authority’s system to check details of injured protesters […]
Opinion | Losing Our Fourth Amendment Data Protection – The New York Times
In 1967, in the landmark case United States v. Katz, the Supreme Court ruled that those protections applied to phone conversations, and not just in […]
University charges students for protesting against border patrol | US news | The Guardian
Denisse Moreno Melchor, 20, and Mariel Alexandra Bustamante, 22, allegedly disrupted an appearance of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representatives at the university on 19 […]
A Mass Murder of, and for, the Internet – The New York Times
The attack was teased on Twitter, announced on the online message board 8chan and broadcast live on Facebook. The footage was then replayed endlessly on […]