“The norms of confidentiality at the court, they’re not gentle or subtle,” said Allison Orr Larsen, a professor at William and Mary Law School who clerked for Justice David H. […]
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Back to news homeMusk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — When Elon Musk opened a Tesla factory in Shanghai in 2019, the Chinese government welcomed him with billions of dollars’ worth of cheap land, loans, tax breaks […]
Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers?
The government attempted to rebalance the scales with the passage of the Defamation Act of 2013. It required plaintiffs to show a connection to the country in order to file […]
The Lies Putin Tells to Justify Russia’s War on Ukraine
In the tense weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russian officials denied that it planned anything of the sort, denouncing the United States and its NATO allies for […]
China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
When Russia blocked Facebook and limited Twitter this month, many Chinese internet users were surprised. Wait a moment, they said: The Russians could use Facebook and Twitter? Both social media […]
First Amendment Scholars Want to See the Media Lose These Cases
As Fox News mounts its defense in the Dominion case and in a lawsuit by another voting systems company, Smartmatic, the network’s lawyers have argued that core to the First […]
How China Uses Bots and Fake Twitter Accounts to Shape the Olympics
This article is published with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom.BEIJING — Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda, the Winter Olympics have unfolded as an unalloyed success, a celebration of […]
Judge Upholds His Block on New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas
The leader of Project Veritas, Mr. O’Keefe, often uses surreptitious cameras and faked identities in videos that are meant to embarrass news outlets, Democratic officials, labor groups and liberals. In […]
Li Guangman’s Essay Ignites Guessing Over Xi’s Plans for China
For years, Li Guangman, a retired Chinese newspaper editor, wrote in obscurity, firing off attack after attack at chic celebrities and celebrated tycoons whom he accused of betraying the sturdy […]
After the Floods, China Found a Target for Its Pain: Foreign Media
After extreme flooding in central China last week destroyed homes, engulfed subways and killed at least 73, the ruling Communist Party found a convenient outlet for the public’s pent-up emotions: […]