Free Speech, Privacy, and Civil Liberties Under Pressure
A Marine's free speech protest on campus ('No Kings') highlights First Amendment battles. The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to gag orders on immigration judges, upholding restrictions. The SECURE Data Privacy Bill offers a potential federal privacy framework. State constitutions sometimes provide narrower rights than the federal floor, as seen in an Ohio right-to-counsel case. Florida's civil rights claim filing rules are clarified.
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Updated May 27, 2026