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First Amendment/Media Law

The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore is shown in October 2024. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Dec 1, 2025

Big Tech lawsuit over MD ‘Kids Code’ can move forward, judge rules

A Big Tech lawsuit against Maryland over its 2024 “Kids Code,” a law intended to protect the data and privacy of minors, is moving forward.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., speaks to a crowd gathered at an event space during a two-day swing through South Carolina on July 8, 2025, in Bennettsville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Nov 19, 2025

Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk

A U.S. appeals court paused a California law requiring large companies to report on how climate change could hurt them financially.

Students walk past Royce Hall on the University of California, Los Angeles campus on Aug. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Nov 17, 2025

Judge bars Trump from fining University of California over alleged discrimination

The Trump administration cannot fine the University of California over claims it allows antisemitism or other discrimination, a judge ruled.

artificial intelligence illustration showing a person and laptop (Depositphotos)
Nov 12, 2025

Courts test new frontier of defamation law as AI enters the mix

The capacity of artificial intelligence to generate false or misleading information is creating a new legal frontier — defamation by AI.

The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted near the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Nov 7, 2025

Appeals court sides with parent group in fight over school pronoun policy

A divided federal appeals court ruled against an Ohio school district in a case over its gender pronoun policies.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announces measures he is supporting to improve public safety during a news conference in Annapolis on Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)
Nov 3, 2025

Anti-trafficking nonprofit suspends services after alleged breach of contract by Moore admin

A nonprofit serving victims of sex trafficking and domestic abuse has sued the Moore administration, alleging breach of contract.

National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Oct 24, 2025

Man detained for protesting Guard patrol with Darth Vader song

A man who says he was detained for following a National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader's song from "Star Wars" on his phone has sued.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
Oct 14, 2025

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4B defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him.

In this combination of images, rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, California, left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photos/Chris Pizzello, File)
Oct 10, 2025

Judge tosses Drake’s lawsuit over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar

A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

Censored and banned books on display at a local library last fall. (Sofia Appolonio/Capital News Service)
Oct 8, 2025

Some MD parents, school boards clash over what books students have access to

Officials in one Maryland county recently banned the book “Flamer,” but a group of local residents is fighting back.

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Oct 7, 2025

Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LBGTQ+ kids

A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed in favor of a Christian counselor challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids.

Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)
Oct 2, 2025

Charlie Kirk fallout a wakeup call for employers, employees

The murder of Charlie Kirk is proving to be a watershed moment in employment law, crystalizing the need for consistent social media policies.