Dominic Coletti

What a weird fumble.

"Turn down the temp" is a normative exhortation. Defending protected speech (even cursing at college students or celebrating Kirk's death) is how we make sure the First Amendment stays a strong bulwark for political advocacy

One of those posts is about turning down the temp, and isn't partisan. The other is exactly what I'd expect from a principled advocate for expression

Complaint - Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio et al. FIRE sues to challenge unconstitutional provisions Secretary of State Marco Rubio uses to deport legal immigrants over their speech

Here's a complaint against the administration: www.thefire.org/research-lea...

That enough for you?

Someone isn't reading FIRE's actual statements: www.thefire.org/news/fire-st... www.thefire.org/news/why-ric... www.thefire.org/news/inside-... www.thefire.org/news/three-t... www.thefire.org/news/trumps-... www.thefire.org/news/trump-a...

"Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed."

They will never learn that capitulation doesn't work. Never

Go birds. Censorship sucks.

LAWSUIT: FIRE challenges unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses in crusade to deport legal immigrants over protected speech FIRE seeks a landmark ruling that the First Amendment forbids the government from deporting lawfully present noncitizens for constitutionally protected speech

BREAKING: FIRE is suing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, challenging the laws he is using to target lawfully present noncitizens for speech protected by the Constitution.

No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.

www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...

The TikTok and Paxton decisions made it pretty clear that the government doesn't have to prove their interest nor whether their means burden a substantial amount of speech. There's a massive runway for upholding age verification for social media now.

It was always the plan.

It's bad on a more thorough read, too

Happy ALA

Nerds stream on Twitch. Wonks stream on twitter dot com. Choose your tribe

Federal lawsuit alleging mishandling of antisemitism at Penn is dismissed The judge will allow plaintiffs to amend their complaint on two of the claims one more time.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the University of Pennsylvania of mishandling antisemitism complaints.

🔗 inquirer.com/education/up...

saving this one

A failed plot to steal a local PA election shows how hard it is to pull off fraud A case of election manipulation in Pennsylvania serves as a reality check amid a raging national debate over election security and the threat of voter fraud.

This is such a great story. A mayoral candidate for a teeny tiny Pennsylvania borough tried to steal the election, and couldn't, showing how hard it would be to pull off something similar at a national scale.

This is bad for free speech.

there is no form of tv more satisfying than camera cuts to the cheering squad of family, friends, and mentors attending an athlete's first game in the big league

This is the opposite of traditionalist. It used to take months.

I am doing my part to bring them back. For Kruk

“That they should be the ones to welcome Pope Francis’s coffin in the basilica is because these people are those who represented the focus of his mission,” said Father Giulio Albanese, head of missionary cooperation and communications for the Vicariate of Rome. “They are those who live on the peripheries, geographical and existential peripheries.”

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.

Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

Yes, they could. It's why they fought like hell to make sure most people couldn't vote, and those that could couldn't vote for everything.

"X violates the Constitution, but we'll let the cops do it this one time, as a treat" is the perfect summary of QI doctrine

RFA forced to furlough at-risk visa holders Deportation threat looms due to halted Congressional funds

“These individuals, who come from countries where they could face reprisal for their work with RFA, have made great personal sacrifices to advance U.S. foreign policy interests overseas. They do not deserve to pay such an unthinkable price that may cost them their freedom and safety."

just a day after DHS uses the phrase "hide behind the first amendment," ICE says its job is to stop "ideas" from crossing the border.

The Court congratulates itself for having guaranteed due process but the actual, foreseeable, almost-certain result of its opinion will be to ensure that most disappeared people don’t receive any process at all.

*He* was operating without the last 100 years of economic research into this very topic

A new chapter begins! The new and improved Blanche A. Nixon Library is OPEN!
Thank you to everyone involved in making this transformation possible: Mayor Parker, Rebuild PHL, Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, Sen. Williams, former Councilmember Jannie Blackwell and our #CobbsCreek community!

Maddeningly the link to Westlaw doesn't actually take you to the case in Westlaw, it just takes you to the Westlaw subscription page.

I cannot believe IP litigators have had "Squirt surveys" as a major part of their practice for years and have not made more jokes about this

I'm in Columbus to speak about why Generative AI needs a Section 230-like immunity to survive. I took a detour to find the CompuServe plaque, which felt especially appropriate for the occasion. 🖱️🛜