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Journalism, Libel, and Political Messaging in America - UConn's Expert Weighs in
Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin didn't cause the deadly 2011 shooting in Tuscon, Arizona, that injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, says former journalist ...
Expert: Supreme Court poised to issue biggest decision in 50 years on First Amendment and limitations of student speech
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue its biggest decision in 50 years on the First Amendment protections and limitations of student speech. The 1969 ...
Is Twitter the beginning of a social media crackdown on political advertising?
Social media companies are under increasing pressure to crack down on misleading political advertising leading into the 2020 presidential election. Twitter’s ban on political advertising ...
Can white evangelicals still swing the midterms?
Evangelicals overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. And they overwhelmingly prefer Republican candidates in the midterms. They’re also reliable voters -- and ...
Trump's Twitter Practices Unconstitutional: New Media, First Amendment Expert Weighs In
On Wednesday, a federal judge declared that President Trump's practice of blocking critics from his Twitter account is unconstitutional. The ruling was reached after several ...