A federal judge in Texas on Monday upheld a ban that prevented state employees from using TikTok, the Chinese-owned short-form video app, on government devices and networks, rejecting a challenge by lawyers who argued that the prohibition had violated the First Amendment. The ban was challenged in July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at …
Prosecutors Ask Judge to Deny Trump’s Request to Freeze Election Case
Federal prosecutors on Sunday asked the judge handling former President Donald J. Trump’s trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election to reject his request to freeze the case in its entirety as Mr. Trump appeals her recent ruling that he is not immune from prosecution. The prosecutors told the judge, Tanya S. …
In Canada, a Judge Sentences an Incel Killer as a Terrorist
The teenager was lying next to his bloodied sword when the police captured him outside a Toronto massage business where one woman had been stabbed to death and another seriously injured. The sword was inscribed with a sexist epithet and a note promoting an ideology of violence against women was found in the pocket of …