New York State Attorney General Letitia James has rejected federal charges of bank fraud and making false statements, calling it a baseless case of revenge for her successful litigation against Donald Trump and his companies.
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After months of waiting, and several committee meetings, the Florida House is offering a slate of ideas for sweeping property tax reform next session.
Should you have to think twice before posting a protest flyer to your Instagram story? Or feel pressure to delete that bald JD Vance meme that you shared? Now imagine that you could get kicked out of the country—potentially losing your job or education—based on the Trump administration’s dislike of your views on social media.
That threat to free expression and dissent is happening now, but we won’t let it stand.
“…they’re not just targeting individuals—they’re targeting the very idea of freedom itself.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-counsel are representing the United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in a lawsuit against the U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of noncitizens’ First Amendment-protected speech online. The lawsuit asks a federal court to stop the government’s unconstitutional surveillance program, which has silenced citizens and noncitizens alike. It has even hindered unions’ ability to associate with their members.
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“When they spy on, silence, and fire union members for speaking out, they’re not just targeting individuals—they’re targeting the very idea of freedom itself,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.
The Trump administration has built this mass surveillance program to monitor the constitutionally protected online speech of noncitizens who are lawfully present in the U.S. The program uses AI and automated technologies to scour social media and other online platforms to identify and punish individuals who express viewpoints the government considers “hostile” to “our culture” and “our civilization”. But make no mistake: no one should be forced to conform to the views of the state.
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