- Arizona court allows artists to refuse to express LGBT messages
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Sept. 16 that the city of Phoenix can’t use a criminal law to compel two artists to produce custom wedding invitations for LGBT couples because that would force them to express messages that conflict with their personal religious beliefs. Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski of Phoenix-based Brush & Nib Studio were threatened by the city with [...]
- Court dismisses lawsuit over ‘hate group’ label
A federal court dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by the nonpartisan Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) against leaders of the Southern Poverty Law Center for blacklisting it as a “hate group.” CIS Executive Director Mark Krikorian told The Associated Press the group hasn’t yet decided if it should appeal the ruling. Critics say the Montgomery, Alabama-based [...]
- Trump administration to look at immigrants’ social media accounts
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is proposing that immigrants be required for the first time to provide information about their social media accounts as part of the application process for U.S. citizenship and other immigration-related benefits. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to collect social media user names—but not passwords—for at least 19 [...]
- Gabbard campaign sues Google over suspending ads, suppressing free speech
Search engine giant Google is denying wrongdoing after being sued for $50 million for undermining Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign by suspending its online advertising after Gabbard’s attention-grabbing performance in the first candidates’ debate June 26. “We filed a lawsuit against Google because no tech monopoly or any other entity should have [...]
