Imagine suing an idea. Well, you don’t really have to imagine, since a Louisiana police officer tried to do just that. Injured in a protest, the officer tried to sue the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Judge Brian A. Jackson stated “A hashtag is patently incapable of being sued.” He also tried to sue “Black Lives Matter,” but... Continue Reading →

Former Kennesaw State University cheerleader Tommia Dean, who was punished for taking a knee during the national anthem at a college football game, was just awarded a $145,000 settlement. Dean, as well as several other cheerleaders, took a knee during the national anthem in September 2017, and were later prohibited from being on the field... Continue Reading →

An Indiana University professors’ racist, sexist, and homophobic comments throughout the years recently came to light via Twitter account SheRatesDogs, but the University provost stated that it was not enough to fire him (though she did denunciate him and his actions). The quote I find most troubling about provost Professor Robel’s statement, however, is this:... Continue Reading →

Charels Donnelly, 23: “I will shoot any woman any time for any reason.” Police in Redmond, Washington seized Charels Donnelly’s weapons from his home after assessing the threat of Donnelly’s social media posts, including an image of Donnelly holding two AK-47 rifles with the caption “one ticket for joker please,” as well as posts regarding... Continue Reading →

Kentucky man Ben Hart just won a three-year legal battle over the right to personalize his license plate. Why? His requested license plate read “IM GOD.”             This might seem a bit ridiculous, but this was an important win in Kentucky. For the courts to allow other God related license plates because they have to... Continue Reading →

On October 31st, 2019, Aaron Sorkin, writer of “The Social Network,” wrote an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg for The New York Times on his hypocrisy and the irony of his Georgetown speech on protecting free speech. Recently, Zuckerberg has been defending his company’s posting of false advertisements regarding political candidates under the guise of... Continue Reading →

In Chapter 6 of “Freedom for the Thought We Hate” by Anthony Lewis, we gain insight on the issue of “press privilege,” and what exactly that means for reporters at the witness stand. One of the most important issues within this is that of defining what it really means to be part of the press.... Continue Reading →

On October 16th, 2019 the ACLU of Tennessee requested an investigation into Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s speech delivered 5 days before. Entitled “Being a Christian Leader” and delivered to the American Association of Christian Counselors, the ACLU claims it acted essentially as a Christian sermon and that using the State Department’s social media, website,... Continue Reading →

In Chapter 4 of Freedom for the Thought We Hate, I found the case of Near v. Minnesota to be the most interesting. Reading about the Minnesota “Public Nuisance” law, that shut down “malicious, scandalous, and defamatory newspapers,” reminded me of the tons of malicious, scandalous, and defamatory newspapers I see at CVS every day... Continue Reading →