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Supreme Court Decides Not To Destroy The First Amendment Just Yet

1 week 6 days ago
While we’ve been discussing a bunch of other Supreme Court end-of-term decisions this week, we should also call out two decisions the Supreme Court thankfully decided not to make. These non-decisions continue to help preserve First Amendment speech protections. First, and most importantly, they rejected Alan Dershowitz’s attempt to appeal his laughably embarrassing SLAPP suit […]
Mike Masnick

The DEA Is A Domestic Terrorist Organization That’s Trying To Kill Children

1 week 6 days ago
Plenty of people are going to disagree with this headline. But why should I bother defending it when I can let the government dig its own hole? From Executive Order 14367, issued by President Trump last December: Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic.  Two milligrams, an almost undetectable trace amount […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Luminar Neo Bundle

1 week 6 days ago
The Luminar Neo Bundle includes a one time purchase of the software, an introductory course on how to use it, and 6 add-ons. Luminar Neo is an easy-to-use photo editing software that empowers photography lovers to express the beauty they imagined using innovative tools. Luminar Neo was built from the ground up to be different […]
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The Supreme Court Upholds The Constitution. Barely.

1 week 6 days ago
Look, 5-4 Supreme Court decisions count just as much as 9-0 ones, and a 5-4 decision getting it right is still a win, but for a number of reasons, the 5-4 decision in Trump v. Barbara, regarding the issue of birthright citizenship is terrifying. This isn’t a complicated issue. This isn’t an issue that should […]
Mike Masnick

SCOTUS Hands Down Limited 4th Amendment Win In Geofence Warrant Case

2 weeks ago
We’ve been waiting for this one for a long time. And while it doesn’t disappoint, it doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for celebration. Okello Chatrie has been challenging the geofence warrant that led to his arrest and prosecution since 2019(!). Nearly seven years later, he’s a step closer to… well, maybe setting precedent […]
Tim Cushing

John Roberts Believes In The Unitary Executive, Except For When It Might Crash His Investment Portfolio

2 weeks ago
It is zero surprise that the Supreme Court officially overturned its 91-year-old precedent first created in Humphrey’s Executor. That case held that when Congress designates an agency as independent of the executive branch, the president cannot just fire its commissioners. The Humphrey’s Executor opinion stopped FDR from trying to fire an FTC Commissioner he didn’t […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The Courses Digest, Labs Digest, and Exams Digest Bundle

2 weeks ago
The Courses Digest, Labs Digest, and Exams Digest Bundle gives you unlimited access to expertly crafted online courses, interactive labs and study tools. Whether you’re aiming for industry-recognized certifications or expanding your tech expertise, this bundle will help you get there with courses on CompTIA, AWS, Microsoft, Cisco, Salesforce, and more. It’s on sale for […]
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Brendan Carr And The Trump FCC Hid Their Communications With Dodgy DOGE Bros

2 weeks ago
DOGE was always designed to provide flimsy pseudo-efficiency cover for wholesale corruption. It was designed to pretend that the government was “cutting waste and fraud” while a bunch of velour tracksuit wearing con men stripped the country for parts and sold what was left off the back loading dock. As we’ve since explored, DOGE also […]
Karl Bode

NCOSE Lawyers Got Caught Citing Fake Cases. Their Corrected Brief Had More Fake Cases.

2 weeks ago
The folks at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) have spent decades demonizing technology (and speech) they don’t understand, so it seems particularly ironic that they’re now getting benchslapped for allowing AI hallucinated citations in legal filings. First, some background: NCOSE has gone through a few different branding phases, but for a long while […]
Mike Masnick

How And Why To Fight Back Against Social Media Bans

2 weeks 1 day ago
Several U.S. states are pushing to ban young people from social media entirely. This marks the latest wave of censorship bills masquerading as “children’s online safety” measures, with states like Massachusetts, Idaho, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, and EFF’s home state of California leading the charge. Just a few years ago, lawmakers supporting age-gating laws insisted their efforts were narrowly targeted at limiting young […]
Molly Buckley

The Insurrection Payout Fund Is Dead. Long Live The Federal Tort Claims Act!

2 weeks 1 day ago
It just wasn’t enough to pardon hundreds of people who raided the Capitol building to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss — people who assaulted police officers, smashed windows to gain entrance, shut down election proceedings for several hours, stole stuff from federal offices, and generally acted liked they intended to kill Vice President Mike Pence […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: SunFounder GalaxyRVR Mars Rover Kit for Arduino

2 weeks 1 day ago
The SunFounder GalaxyRVR Mars Rover Kit is your gateway to hands-on learning on robotics, coding, and Mars-like adventures! Its durable aluminum frame and rocker-bogie suspension easily handle tough terrains, while smart sensors ensure smooth navigation. It’s compatible with the Arduino UNO R3, runs on solar power, and includes real-time FPV with app-based control for day […]
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CBS Ratings Continue Nosedive Under Bari Weiss

2 weeks 1 day ago
When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison hired trolling blogger Bari Weiss to run CBS News, Weiss arrived with the promise of “balanced, fact-based news,” “independent, principled journalism,” and a unique “entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision” that would completely modernize the network and reach the “everyday Americans” she claimed were being “ignored by mainstream media.” In […]
Karl Bode

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 weeks 2 days ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a reply to another comment about the charges against the guy who just got 30 years in prison for moving a box of zines: First I was just going to excoriate you for taking an FBI agent’s sworn testimony at face value […]
Leigh Beadon