Jeff Zeman
@jdzeman.bsky.social
Dad. Michigander living in Philly. 1A attorney
at thefire.org. Posts my own - if I’m in your replies we’re friends irl.
at thefire.org. Posts my own - if I’m in your replies we’re friends irl.
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U.S. District Judge April Perry's temporary restraining order is in:
October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
U.S. District Judge April Perry's temporary restraining order is in:
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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In a webinar today about the threats to expression in the U.S., I said the question was ultimately more about whether people would have the courage to fight for their rights than whether they would win those fights. You do not retain rights you willingly give up.
September 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In a webinar today about the threats to expression in the U.S., I said the question was ultimately more about whether people would have the courage to fight for their rights than whether they would win those fights. You do not retain rights you willingly give up.
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ABC has spinelessly and swiftly responded to the government pressure and suspended Kimmel indefinitely.
My statement on this disappointing update:
My statement on this disappointing update:
September 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
ABC has spinelessly and swiftly responded to the government pressure and suspended Kimmel indefinitely.
My statement on this disappointing update:
My statement on this disappointing update:
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BREAKING: Free speech doesn’t stop when the sun sets—but Texas thinks it does. A new Texas law forces public universities to ban virtually all expressive activities after 10 PM, a violation of the First Amendment.
That’s why FIRE is suing to stop this chilling law in its tracks.
That’s why FIRE is suing to stop this chilling law in its tracks.
September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
BREAKING: Free speech doesn’t stop when the sun sets—but Texas thinks it does. A new Texas law forces public universities to ban virtually all expressive activities after 10 PM, a violation of the First Amendment.
That’s why FIRE is suing to stop this chilling law in its tracks.
That’s why FIRE is suing to stop this chilling law in its tracks.
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STATEMENT: President Trump may believe he has the power to revise the First Amendment with the stroke of a pen, but he doesn’t.
Flag burning as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. That’s nothing new.
Flag burning as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. That’s nothing new.
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
STATEMENT: President Trump may believe he has the power to revise the First Amendment with the stroke of a pen, but he doesn’t.
Flag burning as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. That’s nothing new.
Flag burning as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. That’s nothing new.
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4/ Today’s ruling places a hold on Wendler’s enforcement of his illegal directive, allowing Spectrum WT and any other student organization to hold drag shows while litigation continues.
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Opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — Spectrum W.T. v. Wendler
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overruled a lower court to halt an unconstitutional ban on student drag performances at West Texas A&M University.
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August 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
4/ Today’s ruling places a hold on Wendler’s enforcement of his illegal directive, allowing Spectrum WT and any other student organization to hold drag shows while litigation continues.
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
www.thefire.org/research-lea...
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3/ The First Amendment bars public officials at state universities, like Wendler, from censoring performances based on nothing more than personal disapproval.
August 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
3/ The First Amendment bars public officials at state universities, like Wendler, from censoring performances based on nothing more than personal disapproval.
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2/ In 2023, West Texas A&M President Walter Wendler unilaterally canceled a planned campus drag show intended to raise money for suicide prevention. Wendler claimed drag offends and demeans women, even though he admitted “the law of the land appears to require” him to allow the performance.
August 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
2/ In 2023, West Texas A&M President Walter Wendler unilaterally canceled a planned campus drag show intended to raise money for suicide prevention. Wendler claimed drag offends and demeans women, even though he admitted “the law of the land appears to require” him to allow the performance.
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VICTORY! In a win for student expression on campus, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today overruled a lower court's decision, sided with FIRE’s clients, and blocked West Texas A&M University’s unconstitutional ban on drag shows.
August 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
VICTORY! In a win for student expression on campus, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today overruled a lower court's decision, sided with FIRE’s clients, and blocked West Texas A&M University’s unconstitutional ban on drag shows.
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“In the United States of America, no one should fear a midnight knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion.”
NEW: FIRE is challenging provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act allowing Rubio to target noncitizens for 1A protected speech.
Proud of this work and my colleagues. Let's go.
NEW: FIRE is challenging provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act allowing Rubio to target noncitizens for 1A protected speech.
Proud of this work and my colleagues. Let's go.
LAWSUIT: FIRE challenges unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses in crusade to deport legal immigrants over protected speech
FIRE seeks a landmark ruling that the First Amendment forbids the government from deporting lawfully present noncitizens for constitutionally protected speech
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August 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“In the United States of America, no one should fear a midnight knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion.”
NEW: FIRE is challenging provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act allowing Rubio to target noncitizens for 1A protected speech.
Proud of this work and my colleagues. Let's go.
NEW: FIRE is challenging provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act allowing Rubio to target noncitizens for 1A protected speech.
Proud of this work and my colleagues. Let's go.
Somebody please stop Jeff Bezos already.
I've spent the last decade confusing Ryan Gosling action comedy The Nice Guys (2016) with Will Ferrell action comedy The Other Guys (2010), and now this: deadline.com/2025/07/ryan...
I've spent the last decade confusing Ryan Gosling action comedy The Nice Guys (2016) with Will Ferrell action comedy The Other Guys (2010), and now this: deadline.com/2025/07/ryan...
Ryan Gosling & Will Ferrell To Star In Action Comedy ‘Tough Guys’ For Amazon MGM Studios – The Dish
Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell will star in action comedy 'Tough Guys' for Amazon MGM Studios, sources tell Deadline,.
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July 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Somebody please stop Jeff Bezos already.
I've spent the last decade confusing Ryan Gosling action comedy The Nice Guys (2016) with Will Ferrell action comedy The Other Guys (2010), and now this: deadline.com/2025/07/ryan...
I've spent the last decade confusing Ryan Gosling action comedy The Nice Guys (2016) with Will Ferrell action comedy The Other Guys (2010), and now this: deadline.com/2025/07/ryan...
FINALLY
The Social Network 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Social Network 2: Electric Boogaloo
June 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
FINALLY
The Social Network 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Social Network 2: Electric Boogaloo
NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!
June 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!
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Texas v Johnson: “We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so we dilute the freedom that this cherished emblem represents.” This is one of the strongest notions of the First Amendment—the idea that symbols of freedom are worth more when allowed to be insulted, burned.
Trump: "People that burn the American flag should go to jail for one year ... we're working with some of your senators."
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Texas v Johnson: “We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so we dilute the freedom that this cherished emblem represents.” This is one of the strongest notions of the First Amendment—the idea that symbols of freedom are worth more when allowed to be insulted, burned.
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It is bad for a government official to say that protests will be "met with very big force."
June 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It is bad for a government official to say that protests will be "met with very big force."
Probably the worst thing to happen at 14 and Orchard since we lost Max & Erma's to that BDubs
A quick correction of fact in here. The Tesla dealer is in West Bloomfield, but this strip mall is just across the border to the south in Farmington Hills. But there's no edit feature on Bluesky, so it's too late for me to relabel it The White Elephant Graveyard of Farmington Hills. Alas.
May 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Probably the worst thing to happen at 14 and Orchard since we lost Max & Erma's to that BDubs
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to put this another way, it is not news that the president is a racist. it very much IS news that his information diet as president appears to consist of the stuff that made dylann roof horny
May 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
to put this another way, it is not news that the president is a racist. it very much IS news that his information diet as president appears to consist of the stuff that made dylann roof horny
Must read:
"That we do not agree with everything our classmates might say is beside the point; they deserve the same First Amendment rights we do. Free expression, including unpopular speech, is a cornerstone not just of our universities, but of our democracy."
forward.com/opinion/7218...
"That we do not agree with everything our classmates might say is beside the point; they deserve the same First Amendment rights we do. Free expression, including unpopular speech, is a cornerstone not just of our universities, but of our democracy."
forward.com/opinion/7218...
We are Jewish students from universities Trump is targeting. He’s not protecting us
The president and his allies are using our pain as a pretext for an assault on higher education we didn’t ask for.
forward.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Must read:
"That we do not agree with everything our classmates might say is beside the point; they deserve the same First Amendment rights we do. Free expression, including unpopular speech, is a cornerstone not just of our universities, but of our democracy."
forward.com/opinion/7218...
"That we do not agree with everything our classmates might say is beside the point; they deserve the same First Amendment rights we do. Free expression, including unpopular speech, is a cornerstone not just of our universities, but of our democracy."
forward.com/opinion/7218...
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FIRE is looking for students, faculty, student organizations, and institutions of higher learning who are affected by the administration’s threat to deport non-citizens for protected speech. Help us fight back ⬇️
Defend free expression against Marco Rubio’s speech police
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is claiming authority to expel any non-citizen at any time for any speech the administration deems contrary to its “foreign policy.”
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May 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
FIRE is looking for students, faculty, student organizations, and institutions of higher learning who are affected by the administration’s threat to deport non-citizens for protected speech. Help us fight back ⬇️
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#BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, who faces deportation for writing an op-ed critical of Israel.
No one in America — citizen or not — should fear the government’s wrath for speaking their mind.
No one in America — citizen or not — should fear the government’s wrath for speaking their mind.
#FILED: Detaining Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk for writing an op-ed critical of Israel is both unlawful and un-American. Now, FIRE is standing with Ms. Öztürk against this authoritarian act.
Detaining Öztürk over an op-ed is unlawful and un-American
A Tufts international student's detention for writing an op-ed revives the ghost of the Alien Acts and puts the First Amendment at risk.
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May 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, who faces deportation for writing an op-ed critical of Israel.
No one in America — citizen or not — should fear the government’s wrath for speaking their mind.
No one in America — citizen or not — should fear the government’s wrath for speaking their mind.
From @nymag.com: "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College"
The existence of AI tools to evaluate student essays "raises the possibility that AIs are now evaluating AI-generated papers, reducing the entire academic exercise to a conversation between two robots."
nymag.com/intelligence...
The existence of AI tools to evaluate student essays "raises the possibility that AIs are now evaluating AI-generated papers, reducing the entire academic exercise to a conversation between two robots."
nymag.com/intelligence...
May 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
From @nymag.com: "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College"
The existence of AI tools to evaluate student essays "raises the possibility that AIs are now evaluating AI-generated papers, reducing the entire academic exercise to a conversation between two robots."
nymag.com/intelligence...
The existence of AI tools to evaluate student essays "raises the possibility that AIs are now evaluating AI-generated papers, reducing the entire academic exercise to a conversation between two robots."
nymag.com/intelligence...
May 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
