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Civil-Liberties and Press-Freedom Groups Applaud First Circuit Ruling in Rodríguez-Cotto v ...

4 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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4 August 2026

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regulatory

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Puerto Rico

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Fusion42 · 5 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The First Circuit upheld a permanent injunction against Puerto Rico's 'Fake News' law that criminalized sharing information about states of emergency, ruling it unconstitutional under the First Amendment for imposing impermissible content-based restrictions on speech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a stronger legal precedent protecting speech during emergencies that broad censorship laws cannot override. This ruling offers a legal shield for media and platforms resisting content restrictions framed as misinformation controls.

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