A Big Win For Free Speech: Judge Blocks Hawaii Censorship Law

Babylon Bee Wins Major Free Speech Case Against Hawaii's Satire Censorship Law

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A Big Win For Free Speech: Judge Blocks Hawaii Censorship Law

The Democrat-led law targeted the Babylon Bee and other satirical sites, claiming their content risks 'changing ... voter behavior.'

Hawaii court blocks state’s satire censorship law

A federal district court ruled Friday that a Hawaii law that censors online political speech is unconstitutional. In its decision in The Babylon Bee v. Lopez, the court ruled that the state can’t censor certain political speech it doesn’t like. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent satire website The Babylon Bee and Hawaii resident Dawn O’Brien in the lawsuit. Gov. Josh Green signed S2687 into law in July 2024, prohibiting the distribut…