First Amendment lawyer, @theFIREorg. Licensed in PA and CA. Opinions are my own. @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social.
Feb 19 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Wow: The City of Clarksdale, Mississippi, got a court order yesterday directing a newspaper to delete an editorial criticizing city officials -- without a hearing. Here's the TRO issuing the prior restraint:
Here's the editorial, questioning why the city didn't notify the media about a special meeting to pursue a tax increase.
May 18, 2024 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Video obtained by @theFIREorg: After Gov. Abbott's executive order targeting student demonstrators, UT San Antonio administrators filmed themselves telling students that if they chant "from the river to the sea," they will be reported to law enforcement.
This wasn't an accident. This is UTSA's Senior Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students making sure to document their enforcement of Abbott's executive order. It's a deliberate chilling of speech protected by the First Amendment.
May 20, 2022 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
NEW: @HoodCountyTX Constable Chad Jordan says his office is conducting an "active and pending criminal investigation" following complaints from members of a school book review committee aggrieved that books were not removed from a high school library. muckrock.com/foi/hood-count…
The two members of the committee, Karen Lowery and Monica Brown, are listed as the complainants in the police report. They are upset that the book review committee voted to restore dozens of books: thetexan.news/after-media-fi…