A free speech case over a pastry shop painting goes to trial
A New Hampshire town and a bakery owner are scheduled for trial in a First Amendment dispute about a painting of a sun and pastries.
What are the legalities around hate speech and free speech?
Fighting words are not protected speech. The test for whether hate speech is protected or not comes from a 1969 court case, Brandenburg v. Ohio, which stemmed from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Cincinnati.
In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side
Emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and President Donald Trump’s second term, conservative Christians are ...
Years-long Tastries Bakery lawsuit set to take even longer, as initial ruling reversed
Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery off Rosedale Highway, told 17 News it's business as usual, despite the years-long legal battle.
California court rules against baker in revival of same-sex wedding cake disputes
A California appeals court said a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple, part of a series of civil rights cases.
What Marbury v. Madison means for the Supreme Court — and America
President Donald Trump has been critical of federal judges who've moved to block some of his most contentious actions, such ...
‘Are we not creating a class of parasites?’: Supreme Court slams freebie culture, says people not willing to work
Advocate Prashant Bhushan sought to explain that the counsel had submitted so as some of the shelters were removed for the ...
Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks
The problem goes beyond the political leanings of judges to the speed of change and the administration’s apparent willingness ...
Starmer’s ‘outlandish’ Chagos deal ‘could be challenged in court’
Writing for The Telegraph, ex-attorney general Sir Michael Ellis says PM’s ‘irrational’ decision exposes Government to ...
Appeals court reverses local ruling in Tastries bakery case
The California Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in after a state appellate court on Tuesday overturned a Kern County Superior Court finding that a local baker did not discriminate against a ...
Police explain why no charges were filed after neo-Nazi display in Evendale
Police discussed why charges were not filed against members of the group who were seen displaying neo-Nazi signs.
Legal fight against AI-generated child pornography is complicated – a legal scholar explains why, and how the law could catch up
According to the child advocacy organization Enough Abuse, 37 states have criminalized AI-generated or AI-modified CSAM, either by amending existing child sexual abuse material laws or enacting new ...