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First Amendment protection

The First Amendment protection is often invoked in cases related to the Brandenburg test, focusing on the protection of speech and its limitations.

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Jan 11, 2026
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What legal arguments cite Trump's speech in January 6 cases?

The debate over how prosecutors and defense teams treat Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech splits into two principal legal arguments: that the speech can be evidence of criminal wrongdoing—includin...

Jan 12, 2026
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How have federal appeals courts ruled on whether streamed CSAM without saved files counts as possession?

Federal appeals courts have not produced a uniform, definitive rule that streaming child sexual abuse material (CSAM) without saving a file always constitutes “possession”; lower courts and commentato...

Jan 16, 2026

How have courts applied the Brandenburg test to cases involving paid organizers or stipends?

Courts apply the Brandenburg test by asking whether speech was “directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action” and was “likely to incite or produce such action,” a standard articulated in ...

Jan 13, 2026

Have any retired officers successfully challenged retirement‑grade reductions in federal court, and on what grounds?

Yes — retired officers have sometimes prevailed in federal litigation challenging retirement‑grade reductions, usually not by securing an across‑the‑board rule against the practice but by persuading c...

Jan 10, 2026

could contributing factually be considered domestic terrorisim

A narrow reading of federal law shows that mere factual contribution or truthful speech is generally not itself a federal domestic-terrorism crime, but providing information or resources that material...

Jan 10, 2026

Which U.S. states criminalize accessing sexual content depicting minors without requiring download or possession?

Federal law already reaches “accessing with intent to view” certain child sexual material transmitted via interstate commerce, and several states have statutes broader than mere possession that can cr...