Ryne Weiss
@rynoweiss.bsky.social
Free speech advocate @ FIRE. Views are my own.
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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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Lawyers from a free speech group brought a lawsuit on behalf of the Stanford Daily, a student newspaper, arguing that the use of an immigration law section to target the students is unconstitutional. Some of the paper's members have been forced to self-censor or quit, the lawyers said.
Stanford Newspaper Challenges Legal Basis for Student Deportations
A new lawsuit brought by a First Amendment watchdog group argues that the use of a rarely invoked immigration law to target pro-Palestinian demonstrators is unconstitutional.
nyti.ms
August 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lawyers from a free speech group brought a lawsuit on behalf of the Stanford Daily, a student newspaper, arguing that the use of an immigration law section to target the students is unconstitutional. Some of the paper's members have been forced to self-censor or quit, the lawyers said.
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BREAKING: FIRE is suing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, challenging the laws he is using to target lawfully present noncitizens for speech protected by the Constitution.
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
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
www.thefire.org
August 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
BREAKING: FIRE is suing Secretary of State Marco Rubio, challenging the laws he is using to target lawfully present noncitizens for speech protected by the Constitution.
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
No administration should be able to deport lawfully present noncitizens for their opinions.
www.thefire.org/news/lawsuit...
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TAKE ACTION: Secretary Rubio claims he can expel foreign students for voicing opinions contrary to the administration’s “foreign policy.” This unbounded power violates the First Amendment.
That’s why FIRE wants to fight it. If Rubio’s threats affect you, contact us ➡️ thefire.org/SOS
That’s why FIRE wants to fight it. If Rubio’s threats affect you, contact us ➡️ thefire.org/SOS
April 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
TAKE ACTION: Secretary Rubio claims he can expel foreign students for voicing opinions contrary to the administration’s “foreign policy.” This unbounded power violates the First Amendment.
That’s why FIRE wants to fight it. If Rubio’s threats affect you, contact us ➡️ thefire.org/SOS
That’s why FIRE wants to fight it. If Rubio’s threats affect you, contact us ➡️ thefire.org/SOS
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as a rule you should be extremely worried when a federal agency uses the phrase "hide behind the First Amendment"
April 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
as a rule you should be extremely worried when a federal agency uses the phrase "hide behind the First Amendment"
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BREAKING: Federal court blocks Texas A&M's ban on student drag shows in @thefireorg.bsky.social lawsuit.
"To ban the performance from taking place on campus because it offends some members of the campus community is precisely what the First Amendment prohibits."
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
"To ban the performance from taking place on campus because it offends some members of the campus community is precisely what the First Amendment prohibits."
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
VICTORY: Federal court blocks Texas A&M’s unconstitutional drag ban
A federal judge upheld the First Amendment rights of a Texas A&M student group by blocking an attempt by officials to ban the group's upcoming drag show "Draggieland"
www.thefire.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
BREAKING: Federal court blocks Texas A&M's ban on student drag shows in @thefireorg.bsky.social lawsuit.
"To ban the performance from taking place on campus because it offends some members of the campus community is precisely what the First Amendment prohibits."
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
"To ban the performance from taking place on campus because it offends some members of the campus community is precisely what the First Amendment prohibits."
www.thefire.org/news/victory...
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IRL today: woke up to a journal rejection and a LearnedLeague loss, sick doggo meant I stepped in poop twice, kid got in a fender bender driving to a band thing (they’re ok just rattled & we get fun with body repairs & insurance).
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March 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
IRL today: woke up to a journal rejection and a LearnedLeague loss, sick doggo meant I stepped in poop twice, kid got in a fender bender driving to a band thing (they’re ok just rattled & we get fun with body repairs & insurance).
Me on LinkedIn:
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We should protect the freedom to speak for all students—including international students. But with Trump's latest executive order and threat to deport what he deems “Hamas sympathizers,” international students will be rightfully afraid their words are under a microscope. My latest at @msnbc.com:
Opinion | Trump’s threat to deport anti-Israel protesters is an attack on free speech
The president’s executive order on antisemitism would make universities monitor students’ constitutionally protected speech.
www.msnbc.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We should protect the freedom to speak for all students—including international students. But with Trump's latest executive order and threat to deport what he deems “Hamas sympathizers,” international students will be rightfully afraid their words are under a microscope. My latest at @msnbc.com:
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Proud to say that we'll be defending Selzer from Trump's latest SLAPP.
www.thefire.org/news/fire-de...
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FIRE to defend veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump lawsuit over outlier election poll
FIRE will defend veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer against a lawsuit from President-elect Donald Trump that threatens Americans’ First Amendment right to speak on core political issues.
www.thefire.org
January 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Proud to say that we'll be defending Selzer from Trump's latest SLAPP.
www.thefire.org/news/fire-de...
www.thefire.org/news/fire-de...
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“Donald Trump is abusing the legal system to punish speech he dislikes. If you have to pay lawyers and spend time in court to defend your free speech, then you don’t have free speech.” — @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social on Trump's lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer
FIRE to defend veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump lawsuit over outlier election poll
FIRE to defend veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer in the lawsuit filed by President-Elect Donald Trump over outlier election poll.
www.thefire.org
January 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
“Donald Trump is abusing the legal system to punish speech he dislikes. If you have to pay lawyers and spend time in court to defend your free speech, then you don’t have free speech.” — @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social on Trump's lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer
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We must apply the First Amendment to artificial intelligence.
The Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas — and AI arguably holds more knowledge-producing potential than even the internet or the printing press.
My latest for the LA Times:
The Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas — and AI arguably holds more knowledge-producing potential than even the internet or the printing press.
My latest for the LA Times:
Opinion: California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they're missing
The next great free speech battle will be over artificial intelligence, which deserves as much constitutional deference as older communications technologies.
www.latimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:38 PM
We must apply the First Amendment to artificial intelligence.
The Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas — and AI arguably holds more knowledge-producing potential than even the internet or the printing press.
My latest for the LA Times:
The Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas — and AI arguably holds more knowledge-producing potential than even the internet or the printing press.
My latest for the LA Times:
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This amicus from a group of law professors makes some super interesting arguments! (And yes, I made a TikTok about it. :) )
Some quotes from our First Amendment and Internet Law Professor's TikTok amicus:
1. The Act amounts to a massive suppression of speech--literally losing huge amounts of speech posted by users, or their curated libraries of speech.
1. The Act amounts to a massive suppression of speech--literally losing huge amounts of speech posted by users, or their curated libraries of speech.
December 29, 2024 at 2:50 PM
This amicus from a group of law professors makes some super interesting arguments! (And yes, I made a TikTok about it. :) )