Oversight Board Case of Iranian Woman Confronted on Street
The Oversight Board overturned Meta’s original decision to remove an Instagram video of a man confronting a woman for not wearing a hijab in Iran.
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National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo
SCOTUS ruled that a government agency violated the First Amendment’s free speech clause when it compelled a third party to suppress the speech of another person or entity.
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D. Eliseo v. Spanish Personal Data Protection Agency
Spain’s Supreme Court rejected a right to be forgotten claim lodged by the relatives of a court clerk involved in the case in which poet Miguel Hernández was sentenced to death in 1940.
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Kaka Ramakrishna v. State of Andhra Pradesh
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh set aside the order by which the Government of Andhra Pradesh sought to regulate public meetings/assemblies on roads, roadsides, and margins.
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Campos Mello v. Jair Bolsonaro
A Brazilian court sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to pay compensation for moral damages to a journalist for a statement that violated her honor and dignity.
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Noudehouenou v. Benin
The AfCHPR held that Benin’s Criminal Code violated freedom of expression as it restricted the critique of judicial decisions only to specialized journals without a legitimate aim.
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