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Judge Jackson's 'chilling' First Amendment comments leave Jonathan Turley 'very concerned'

In a big week for the Supreme Court, justices heard several cases relating to the First Amendment. Arguments from one case relating to government censorship sparked viral backlash after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to suggest govenment collusion with social media companies could be justified. On “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday, Fox News contributor and constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley outlined his …

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Supreme Court hears case of Texas grandmother thrown in jail after criticizing city government

Supreme Court justices heard arguments Wednesday in the case of a former Texas councilwoman who was jailed after criticizing a city manager and will now consider whether she can sue city leaders for politically motivated retaliation. “Hopefully, by taking this case all the way to the Supreme Court, we showed to petty tyrants all across the country that they shouldn’t …

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Justice Jackson ripped for worrying about the First Amendment 'hamstringing' government: 'Literally the point'

Social media users were shocked and slightly bemused at Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s comments on the First Amendment Monday. The Supreme Court heard Murthy v. Missouri, a case challenging the Biden administration’s alleged coordination with Big Tech to censor certain messages. The case stemmed from a lawsuit brought by Republican-led states Missouri and Louisiana that accused high-ranking government …

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