Veteran Supreme Court lawyer headed to Alaska to talk about free speech and social media cases
Veteran Supreme Court lawyer headed to Alaska to talk about free speech and social media
Supreme Court rules web designer doesn’t have to create sites for same-sex ‘weddings’
In a 6-3 ruling, which appears to have implications for local laws in Alaska, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that a Colorado web designer has the right to refuse to create websites for same-sex ‘weddings.’ Hailed as a victory for free speech, the case
Court ruling may give Anchorage School Board pause in barring parents from testifying against sex books
In a case that resembles what happened to an Anchorage man who was recently silenced during an Anchorage School Board meeting, a Georgia-based parental rights group has won a federal First Amendment case against a school district that barred parents from
Anchorage Assembly’s war on free speech is a threat to us all
Free speech advocates across the political spectrum should be concerned about the Anchorage Assembly’s effort to empower its newly formed Equity Committee to combat unwanted speech by members of the public. As recently reported in the Watchman, the Equity
We can – and must – stand up to lies
We live in a world of lies, falsehoods and deliberate deception. — Men can become women by willing it so. — Unborn babies with their own hearts, fingerprints and DNA are not “fully developed,” and can be justly dismembered in the womb. —
AK Senate bill bans forced speech in schools, requires curriculum transparency
The Alaska State Senate is considering a bill that would require government-run schools to display on their websites all training material used for teachers, curriculum and school procedures, as well as the title and author of materials, and any organizations
Resist Anchorage Assembly’s tactics to control our words, thoughts & bodies
The anger and frustration directed at the Anchorage Assembly is 100% their fault. We all got along just fine talking about tax caps and road construction until the far-leftist Assembly members ramped up their radical activism. Since then, conservatives and
Court ruling may doom Anchorage’s ban on LGBTQ counseling
Last week, the 11th Circuit struck down a South Florida ban against counseling that help youth overcome unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. The court ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights of counselors were violated. The
Film shows how college ‘Safe Spaces’ are really a ban on free speech
Benjamin Franklin, wrote that “Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government: When this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved.” Last night, I had the pleasure of watching “No Safe Spaces,” a wonderfully
Q&A: Conservative student leader ‘isolated’ at liberal Juneau campus
Nathan Block is the vice president of the Campus Conservatives Club at the University of Alaska, Southeast in Juneau where he has received an undergraduate in philosophy and English and is working on his master’s in public administration. The Watchman spoke
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