Will Creeley
@WillatFIRE
I defend freedom of expression as Legal Director for @theFIREorg. Here for civil liberties. Opinions my own.
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention." vanityfair.com/news/story/rum…
Today, FIRE called on the @CityofKyleTX to stop violating the First Amendment rights of its constituents. At a recent city council meeting, a Kyle resident criticized proposed changes to the city’s ethics rules. When she suggested they were meant to conceal misconduct like an…
VICTORY: @CarnegieMellon has reopened The Fence after backlash over censoring student speech. The university president issued a statement: no new rules, no ban, no policy change.
Carnegie Mellon just shut down a century-old free speech platform. After students shared anti-Trump messages on “The Fence,” @CarnegieMellon painted over it and banned all new messages for lacking “respect.” But it's CMU that’s lacking respect for the free speech promises it…
I agree. I advise my students on the central point regularly: You don't just read to pull up key data. The act of reading and contemplating and seeing how others work through arguments and convey facts -- spending time with a text -- is valuable in itself. And you can't get…
Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.
Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.
This former flag head coach is blown away. Unreal. If one of my guys ever pulled this off, I'd commission a statue.
Ever see a better catch?
Trump’s media lawsuits are all garbage like this but the companies that own the outlets need to be willing to fight them in court.
President Trump's lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward and his publishing house Simon & Schuster was dismissed by a federal judge today. "We're very pleased the Court agreed with us and dismissed the case," S&S said in a statement.
Good time to re-up this explainer on the landmark New York Times v. Sullivan case, which established the “actual malice” standard for defamation—particularly for public figures—so powerful people couldn’t sue to silence criticism. thefire.org/news/why-new-y…
Then they have to show that the Wall Street Journal published it, either knowing it was false, or showing reckless disregard for the truth. And I seriously doubt the Wall Street Journal's lawyers would have let them do that. We should all be thankful that it’s a high bar for an…
Taking a step back: It's incredibly abnormal for an American president to be threatening a lawsuit against a news outlet. Most of Trump's suits – against ABC, CBS, the Pulitzer Board, etc – were filed before he returned to the White House.
Alina Habba is out as US Attorney for New Jersey. Good riddance newjerseyglobe.com/national/habba…
Then they have to show that the Wall Street Journal published it, either knowing it was false, or showing reckless disregard for the truth. And I seriously doubt the Wall Street Journal's lawyers would have let them do that. We should all be thankful that it’s a high bar for an…
What if the story is false, Greg? WHAT IF THE STORY IS FALSE
Kudos to the WSJ team who resisted legal threats from the president to do journalism about the president.
CBS: Our "we didn't cancel Late Night With Stephen Colbert because of Donald Trump's FCC" statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by our statement
CBS claims that "this is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."
Carnegie Mellon just shut down a century-old free speech platform. After students shared anti-Trump messages on “The Fence,” @CarnegieMellon painted over it and banned all new messages for lacking “respect.” But it's CMU that’s lacking respect for the free speech promises it…
In NRA v. Vullo, SCOTUS held that the NRA had a First Amendment claim against NY's finance czar because she coerced NRA's insurers to punish it for speech. Today, the 2d Cir. holds it doesn't matter. Why? QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. It's time for SCOTUS to end this lawless doctrine.
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