The Right Is Becoming What It Hates

The pile-on of false accusations against Gavin Newsom is exactly what the right claims to condemn. On Sunday, California ...
JD Supra

Trump Administration Drops Appeal to Defend Dear Colleague Letter on DEI – Implications for Higher Education Institutions

The U.S. Department of Education, on Jan. 21, 2026, withdrew its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit aimed at defending its anti-DEI Dear Colleague Letter issued last year. The ...
Reuters

Appeal tests campus free speech in expelled Florida law student's case

Feb 3 (Reuters) - The University of Florida has asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge's order that it readmit an expelled law student who administrators say demonstrated a “pattern of ...
Variety

Ricky Gervais Reminds Celebrities Not to Make Political Speeches After Grammys Sees Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish Slam ICE: ‘They’re Still Not Listening’

Ricky Gervais appeared to laugh at this year’s crop of Grammy winners for their politically-charged speeches, taking to X after the 2026 ceremony to share an excerpt from his 2020 Golden Globes ...
WRIC

Virginia Democrats file notice of appeal to challenge Tazewell judge’s block on redistricting amendment

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Democrats filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday to challenge a Tazewell County judge’s ruling, which blocked their proposed constitutional amendment on mid-decade ...
ZDNet

The best text-to-speech tools: Expert tested

ZDNET experts put every product through rigorous testing and research to curate the best options for you. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn Our Process 'ZDNET Recommends': ...
The New York Times

Canada Flexes on Global Stage With an Eye to Its Own Survival

Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and ...
JD Supra

Corporate Speech and Climate Policy Collide: The Appeal at the Center of California’s Disclosure Laws

In 2023, the California State Assembly approved two bills – SB 253 and SB 261 – as part of the state legislature’s climate accountability package. SB 253 mandates that public and private companies ...
The Hill

Walz to Trump after threat of troops: ‘Let’s turn the temperature down’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) made a direct appeal to President Trump to “turn the temperature down” after the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy more federal troops to Walz’s ...
Washington Examiner

Appeals court revives free speech case over school DEI training

A federal appeals court revived a First Amendment case challenging diversity, equity, and inclusion training imposed by a Missouri school district. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth ...
Reuters

US appeals court revives free-speech challenge to school's anti-racism training

Dec 30 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said two employees of a Missouri school district were compelled to self-censor and make statements they disagreed with in order to complete ...