A trial involving the Dakota Access Pipeline is drawing significant attention as media organizations push for expanded access. Judge James Gion has restricted photography, video, and audio recording during the proceedings in Morton County, citing witness concerns. Media attorney Jack McDonald has[...]
Tag: Free Speech
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Jury hears opening statements in bellwether trial between Dakota Access Pipeline owner and Greenpeace
A high-stakes courtroom battle is unfolding in Mandan, North Dakota, where pipeline giant Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace for $300 million over its role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case, deemed the most complex civil trial in state history, could[...]
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What would our Founders think of this Iowa official’s warning letter?
A small-town dispute in Iowa has become a textbook case of how free speech works—or should. When 73-year-old Rita Audlehelm wrote a letter to her local newspaper questioning an elected official’s prolonged absence from meetings, she didn’t expect a legal threat in[...]
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Port: The attack on Prairie Public’s funding is political discrimination
“It’s one thing to defund a public broadcaster based on fiscal considerations. It’s quite another to defund it based on political content. Prairie Public doesn’t have a right to public funds; they do have a First Amendment right not to be discriminated[...]
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Technology & Culture: Leaked Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm
The idea of free speech, what it means, and where we can use it is constantly being redefined in the new world where technological tools are reshaping everything about our culture. And in that light, Motherboard has the story on a leaked[...]
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