@kenpaulson.bsky.social
Free speech, journalism and rock 'n' roll. Host of "The Songwriters" on PBS affiliates this January. Winner of American Legion citizenship award in high school.
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“Are we living through a Yokossance?”
A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.
A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.
Is Yoko Ono Finally Getting Her Moment?
A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Are we living through a Yokossance?”
A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.
A new biography and film about Yoko Ono offer more opportunities to assess her contributions to culture. Two pop music critics debate if they’re worthy of their subject.
Just another airline. Hedge funds are not good for America.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just another airline. Hedge funds are not good for America.
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BREAKING: In a 5-4 win for unemployed workers, the Supreme Court allows their lawsuit to proceed alleging that Alabama is illegally delaying their benefits.
Kavanaugh writes the majority, joined by the Dem appointees and Chief Justice. Thomas writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Kavanaugh writes the majority, joined by the Dem appointees and Chief Justice. Thomas writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 23-191
NANCY WILLIAMS, ET AL., PETITIONERS v.
GREG REED, SECRETARY, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA
[February 21, 2025]
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH delivered the opinion of the Court.
Several unemployed workers in Alabama applied for unemployment benefits from the State. In their view, the Alabama Department of Labor has unlawfully delayed the processing of their benefits claims. So the claimants sued the Alabama Secretary of Labor in state court under 42 U.S. C. §1983, raising due process and federal statutory arguments and seeking a court order requiring the Department to process their claims more quickly. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the claimants could not sue under §1983 to challenge delays in the administrative process until the claimants completed that process. But that ruling created a catch-22: Because the claimants cannot sue until they complete the administrative process, they can never sue under §1983 to obtain an order expediting the administrative process.
This Court's
precedents do not permit States to immunize state officials from §1983 suits in that way. See Haywood v. Drown, 556
U. S. 729 (2009); Howlett v. Rose, 496 U. S. 356 (1990). On that narrow ground, we reverse.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibx4r5zklxmfxpklmnz24izbywxtt3rvq2a3zkmlcufqjnpcacnbm@jpeg)
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
BREAKING: In a 5-4 win for unemployed workers, the Supreme Court allows their lawsuit to proceed alleging that Alabama is illegally delaying their benefits.
Kavanaugh writes the majority, joined by the Dem appointees and Chief Justice. Thomas writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Kavanaugh writes the majority, joined by the Dem appointees and Chief Justice. Thomas writes the dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Important column from @davidplazas.bsky.social calling out the Tennessee legislature for not caring about the state's hungry children. This is what good newspapers do.
My latest column is about Tennessee's priorities. Link in the first comment.
What kind of state is Tennessee that it approves $1.5 billion in corporate tax refunds but won’t accept a $75 million federal grant to feed hungry children?
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
What kind of state is Tennessee that it approves $1.5 billion in corporate tax refunds but won’t accept a $75 million federal grant to feed hungry children?
www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Tennessee's priorities are off when tax refunds prevail over feeding children | Opinion
Tennessee approved $1.5 billion in corporate tax refunds, but the state recently backed out of $75 million federal program to feed hungry children.
www.tennessean.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Important column from @davidplazas.bsky.social calling out the Tennessee legislature for not caring about the state's hungry children. This is what good newspapers do.
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Unless we're mistaken, nobody that was allowed into Speaker Sexton's press conference live-streamed it yesterday. So the only clips anyone will see are whatever short clips news stations decide to use.
By keeping us out, Sexton is also keeping you out.
By keeping us out, Sexton is also keeping you out.
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Unless we're mistaken, nobody that was allowed into Speaker Sexton's press conference live-streamed it yesterday. So the only clips anyone will see are whatever short clips news stations decide to use.
By keeping us out, Sexton is also keeping you out.
By keeping us out, Sexton is also keeping you out.
Without Times v. Sullivan, investigative reporting would disappear.
Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure
Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited approvingly in the Supreme Court’s decisions.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Without Times v. Sullivan, investigative reporting would disappear.
A win for free speech in Tennessee.
Her grad school tried to expel her for a tweet about Cardi B. Now they’ll pay a $250K lawsuit settlement
Kim Diei's settlement is a warning to colleges around the country: If you police students’ personal online expression, there will be consequences.
www.thefire.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A win for free speech in Tennessee.
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine.
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State TV says Trump owes his presidency to Russia
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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January 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine.
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4I
This cannot stand. There's no line in the Constitution saying "If Tennessee lawmakers wish it, it is so."
January 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This cannot stand. There's no line in the Constitution saying "If Tennessee lawmakers wish it, it is so."
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“The dismissals appeared to violate federal law.”
January 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“The dismissals appeared to violate federal law.”
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“Harry's claim alleges that Murdoch's journalists and private investigators unlawfully gained access to the prince's personal information for years.”
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Prince Harry's case against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids goes to trial
A trial begins Tuesday over complaints filed by Prince Harry and a senior British lawmaker against Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspapers. The trial carries high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Harry's claim alleges that Murdoch's journalists and private investigators unlawfully gained access to the prince's personal information for years.”
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Coolest event of the week: Ringo and the cream of Americana music at the Ryman in Nashville.
January 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Coolest event of the week: Ringo and the cream of Americana music at the Ryman in Nashville.
Those internal documents put CNN in a very big hole.
CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict
CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021.
www.npr.org
January 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Those internal documents put CNN in a very big hole.
Did no one think before pressing "send?"
Opinion | CNN’s really, really dumb messages
In an ongoing trial, CNN is coming face to face with its own internal correspondence.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Did no one think before pressing "send?"
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TikTok started as “the dance app.” It spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s a timeline of its meteoric rise, from "bored in the house" to the Supreme Court ruling.
A Timeline of TikTok’s Evolution, From Dances to BookTok to the Supreme Court
What started as “the dance app” spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s how it got here.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
TikTok started as “the dance app.” It spawned countless memes, launched lucrative careers and shaped entire industries. Here’s a timeline of its meteoric rise, from "bored in the house" to the Supreme Court ruling.
RIP Bob Uecker, one of the best things about baseball.
Bob Uecker, Hall of Famer and legendary broadcaster, dies at 90
The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.
www.usatoday.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
RIP Bob Uecker, one of the best things about baseball.
Protecting the press protects the people.
Outgoing FCC chair rejects high-profile TV petitions as attempt to set ‘dangerous precedent’ | CNN Business
The outgoing Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission is taking bold action on the way out the door, rejecting what she described as four efforts to weaponize the government’s TV lice...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Protecting the press protects the people.
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It’s was heartening to hear President Biden support the press during his speech last night.
January 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s was heartening to hear President Biden support the press during his speech last night.
A reminder of the challenge of protecting free speech at private schools.
No speech for you: College fires professor for calling America ‘racist fascist country’ in email to students
A Mississippi college fired a professor for using his faculty email to share an opinion about the 2024 election, cites a made up policy violation and then adds a new violation.
www.thefire.org
January 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A reminder of the challenge of protecting free speech at private schools.
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a law requiring that TikTok be sold or that the app be effectively shut down in the U.S. on Jan. 19.
TikTok Ban Live Updates: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Shut Down App
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress see a threat to the nation’s security from the app’s Chinese ownership and passed a law requiring it to be sold or effectively shut down in the United States...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold a law requiring that TikTok be sold or that the app be effectively shut down in the U.S. on Jan. 19.
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In one of the most important cases of the social media age, #FreeSpeech and national security collide at the Supreme Court tomorrow, Jan. 10, in arguments over the fate of TikTok. tinyurl.com/4as6be9s
TikTok's fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech, national security
As it weighs the case, the Court will have to decide what level of review it applies to the law. Under the most searching review, strict scrutiny, laws almost always fail.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, #FreeSpeech and national security collide at the Supreme Court tomorrow, Jan. 10, in arguments over the fate of TikTok. tinyurl.com/4as6be9s
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