When Congress returns to business next week, it will take up legislative responses to foreign meddling in American elections.Source: 'Honest' political ads: Watch out, Drudge, you're next...
As journalism blurs into partisan politics, the rules governing the latter are becoming unjustifiable.Source: End the Media’s Campaign Privilege...
America is awash in ugly, hateful speech. White nationalists march defiantly, and their slogans are echoed in murderous rampages. Government officials revel in disparaging the very people they patrol.Source: Don’t Use These Free-Speech Arguments Ever Again...
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced Wednesday that it is seeking public comments on a rule-making petition that would define "valuable information" as an official campaign contribution that must be regulated.Source: FEC considers making "valuable information" a campaign contribution...
California lawmakers, citing election integrity, are moving to ban the distribution of “deepfake” video or audio clips aimed at damaging political candidates, drawing condemnation from First Amendment supporters.Source: California is moving to ban deepfakes. What are they, anyway?...
Some stories practically write themselves, the details simple and clear. This investigation, spurred by a reader’s tip, was no such story.Source: Hiding in Plain Sight: PAC-Connected Activists Set Up ‘Local News’ Outlets...
Justice Clarence Thomas filed a solo opinion Tuesday that should appeal to President Trump. He said the high court should make it easier for public figures to sue for libel.Source: Clarence Thomas agrees with Trump that libel laws should be eased...
Once upon a time, there was a fringe news outlet with a loud and dissenting opinion. A fatal shooting, it claimed, was not at all what it seemed to be: It was a hoax, orchestrated by some shadowy force—probably Communists—bent on replacing freedom with dictatorship.Source: Win or Lose, the Alex Jones Lawsuit Will Redefine Free Speech...
NEWBURYPORT — Methuen Mayor James Jajuga's defamation lawsuit against Valley Patriot publisher Thomas Duggan will move forward, at least in part.Source: Judge advances portion of Jajuga's defamation lawsuit...
It isn't your usual bill, the "For The People Act" introduced Friday by House Democrats. Also known as H.R. 1, symbolically their first legislation, it is a 571-page compendium of existing problems and proposed solutions in four political hot zones: voting, political money, redistricting and ethics.Source: House Democrats Introduce Anti-Corruption Bill As Symbolic First Act...
