Secret leaks to the media are protected under the First Amendment
Government employees who secretly leak information to the press are protected by the First Amendment, according to a new decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In DeCrane v. Eckart, Cleveland firefighter Sean DeCrane was pushed out of his job and subjected to other retaliation after his boss misidentified him as the source for […]
Sixth Circuit rejects First Amendment challenge to mask mandates
Your right to religious liberty does not permit you to dodge government regulations requiring the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Sixth Circuit held yesterday that even if Catholics truly believe that wearing masks is a sin, the government may nonetheless compel them to do so. The decision in Resurrection […]