Two entrepreneurs—a billionaire sports team owner and an investor known for his role on a business-themed reality TV show—are joining together in a last-ditch effort to buy TikTok. The popular social media app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, faces a Jan. 19 deadline to either sell to a U.S.-based owner or face a potential ban.…

A federal appeals court upheld Oregon’s law blocking most secret recordings of conversations. The ruling blocked a challenge by conservative media group Project Veritas, known for releasing undercover recordings featuring members of media and liberal organizations. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 9-2 that Oregon’s law did not violate Project Veritas’ First Amendment rights.…

A parent is suing her son’s former Texas high school football coach and a dozen assistant coaches after she says her son was pushed over his limit and ended up in the hospital.  According to the lawsuit, in January 2023, the staff ordered the Rockwall-Heath High School players to complete nearly 400 push-ups in under…

A Kentucky man is suing his local police department, claiming officers violated his First Amendment right to free speech and his Fourth Amendment right, which protects against unreasonable searches by the government. According to the lawsuit, on the night of June 8, 2024, Brandon Rettig was sitting on the balcony of his girlfriend’s apartment when…

Idaho Republican state Rep. Heather Scott called on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. Scott made the announcement just days into the state’s 2025 legislative session. Scott, who represents Idaho’s 1st District, introduced a resolution on Tuesday. Jan. 7, asking the state House committee to challenge the…

A Tennessee law requiring pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age was largely blocked in court before it was to take effect on Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman ruled that the law would likely suppress the First Amendment free speech rights of adults.The Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment trade group, is suing…

Vice President Kamala Harris is certifying her own defeat in the 2024 election during the joint session of Congress on Monday, Jan. 6. She will oversee the counting of each state’s electoral votes as Congress fulfills its constitutional duty to ensure there are no irregularities. The vice president has been responsible for certifying the election…

The popular social media app TikTok could be banned in the U.S. in a matter of days and the looming threat has some small business owners concerned. Since the app launched in 2017, small business owners say they have used TikTok in several ways, from advertising and marketing to selling goods directly. But come Jan.…

Donald Trump is continuing to engage in the legal battle over a possible TikTok ban. In a brief filed Friday, Dec. 27, the president-elect said the court should block the law from taking effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, one day before he takes office. Trump’s brief is unusual because it does not comment on the…

A federal judge upheld a lower court ruling against part of Act 372, an Arkansas bill signed into law in 2023 aimed at regulating libraries and bookshops. The legislation would have paved the way for criminal charges against booksellers and librarians who provided “harmful” material to children. Gov. Sarah Sanders said the law is based…