The Aporia · Geof Stone and I on "The State of Free Speech in 2026" (from the National Constitution Center)

The National Constitution Center podcast "The State of Free Speech in 2026" features Geof Stone and the author discussing free speech. No specific numbers or key statistics are mentioned. The article does not delve into the content of the discussion but rather an enthusiastic endorsement from the author, who participated in the event. It appears to be a promotional piece for the podcast and Reason magazine.

Written by the local model on 2026-09-11, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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There is no actual news story to summarize here. The provided articles appear to be promotional or meta-content related to a blog or publication called "The Volokh Conspiracy" hosted by Reason Magazine. They mention an event or podcast discussion on the state of free speech in 2026, featuring Eugene Volokh and Geof Stone, but there is no concrete news story to report on. The articles seem to be mostly self-promotional or discussing upcoming events, rather than conveying new information or developments.

Written for “Free Speech in America” on 2026-09-12, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Leaning score +0.15 for article 7945 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-11

📰 Free Speech in America

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Reason

⚖️ Leans strongly right further right than this 🔴 no claims extracted 📰 publisher trust 91

“Both articles reference the same podcast or lecture, 'The State of Free Speech in 2026', and are from the same blog and date range.”

Open Thread same event · 100%

Reason

⚖️ Leans strongly right further right than this 🔴 no claims extracted 📰 publisher trust 91

“Both articles mention the same podcast participation by Geof Stone on 'The State of Free Speech in 2026' from the National Constitution Center.”

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Reason

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 no claims extracted 📰 publisher trust 91

“The articles have different titles and dates, indicating they describe separate events: one is about a specific discussion on free speech, while the other is an open thread post.”

Was D.C. Bar's Liquor License Denied Partly Based on Owner's Speech Criticizing Anti-Masking/Vax-Proof Requirement Speech? different event · 90%

Reason

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 4 of 34 📰 publisher trust 91

“Article A discusses a court decision (Flannery v. Eckenwiler) involving Eric Flannery's bar, while Article B is about a podcast discussion on free speech in 2026”

Reason · 100 article(s) · 1 correction(s) detected

Running correction rate · 1 correction(s)

2026-09-05

Lawyers' Responsibility for Hallucinations in Briefs That They Sign

Eugene Volokh

40 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent An excerpt from the long opinion today in Lewis-Williams v. S.F. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., decided by Judge Ryan Nelson, joined by Judges Johnnie Rawlinson and Bridget Bade: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District seeks to overturn a jury verdict of $7,824,580 to six former employees for Title VII violations for failure to accommodate their sincere religious objections to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

2026-09-12 · assertive framing · Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

🔮 Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent I much enjoyed participating in this, and I expect many of our readers will much enjoy listening to it.

2026-09-11 · assertive framing · Geof Stone and I on "The State of Free Speech in 2026" (from the National Constitution Center)

🔮 [Nor do they] offer … facts that would suggest inevitable or likely exposure to the curriculum (or its harmful effects)….

2026-09-08 · mixed framing · "Jewish, Zionist" Teachers' and Parents' Lawsuit Over Allegedly Anti-Capitalist and Anti-Zionist School Curriculum Can Be Refiled, Ninth Circuit Rules

🔮 The court concluded that "The Big Board's refusal to comply with the orders was not expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment," so not renewing his license based solely on such refusal would have been constitutional:

2026-09-08 · assertive framing · Was D.C. Bar's Liquor License Denied Partly Based on Owner's Speech Criticizing Anti-Masking/Vax-Proof Requirement Speech?

🔮 Lambert … falsely stated that the Plaintiffs had conflicts of interest with her clients and/or her firm, that she would sue the Plaintiffs if they were to be engaged in these relationships, and implicitly that she would take legal action against the relationships themselves if they were to hire Plaintiffs.

2026-09-08 · mixed framing · Forensic Election Fraud Analysts Allege Defendants Defamed Them as "Retaliation for Plaintiffs' Refusal to Report False Findings of Election Fraud"

🔮 The court concluded that, even "assuming arguendo that there's a fair chance that the press defendants have violated the federal and state trade secrets provisions," the First Amendment would preclude the TRO:

2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Judge's Opinion Denying TRO Against Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as to Publishing of Data Center Plans

🔮 Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent From the docket this morning; for more on the case, see here and here (the latter item notes the sealing, and expresses the now-realized hope that "the motion will be unsealed at some point soon"): Via email, Plaintiff has informed the Court that it will not be pursuing preliminary injunctive relief….

2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Brief Update on the Entergy / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Matter

🔮 Perhaps most analogously to alienation of affections, if Alan breaches his contract with Betty, and Cathy encouraged him to breach it, she will in many situations be liable for intentional interference with contract.

2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Alienation of Affections as Complicity

🔮 In a phone call on March 2, Gelb told Netrebko to issue a statement specifically denouncing Putin, or she would be fired.

2026-09-05 · assertive framing · Opera Star Anna Netrebko Loses Follow-Up Defamation Case Against the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera

🔮 A malicious act "include[s] any intentional conduct that would probably affect the marital relationship.

2026-09-05 · assertive framing · N.C. Court Has Jurisdiction over Alienation of Affection Claim Brought Against Ex-Arizona-Senator Kyrsten Sinema

Geof Stone and I on "The State of Free Speech in 2026" (from the National Constitution Center)

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