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The Conversation: A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion.
There’s a certain school of thought that says no. Persuasion is too perilous.
I call this way of thinking “swallow-a-fly logic.” I’m referring, o ... (full story)
Federal judge upholds West Texas A&M drag show ban, short-circuiting student group’s appeal
A federal judge’s ruling has reset the legal fight over a drag show ban at West Texas A&M, handing the school a win after a full trial and wiping out a pending appeal.
The case had been on track for a closely watched hearing before the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later this week. Instead, U.S. District Judge ... (full story)
Washington Post seeks court order for government to return electronics seized from reporter's home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post asked a federal court for an order requiring federal authorities to return electronic devices that they seized from a Post reporter's Virginia home last week.
The newspaper argued that the federal government's search and seizures violated reporter Hannah Natanson's First Amendment free ... (full story)
Lawmakers can sue to ensure release of Epstein files, but not as part of Maxwell case, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) — Congressional cosponsors of a law forcing the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell can file a lawsuit seeking a court-appointed observer to ensure compliance, but they lack the legal right to append their demand to her criminal case, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge ... (full story)
Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads
(THE CONVERSATION) Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI's development hadn't consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized on consumer attention, surveilling users and delivering ads.
Unfortunately, the AI ind ... (full story)