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PrawfsBlawg
Nonsense lawsuits don’t help
Main Wednesday, May 07, 2025Nonsense lawsuits don't helpEugene Volokh flags a decision dismissing suit by a Jewish UNLV student asserting IIED claims over pro-Palestin/anti-Israel campus protests. The court says the…
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. . . And I did not speak out–because I was glad they came for them (Update)
Main Friday, April 25, 2025 . . . And I did not speak out--because I was glad they came for them (Update)Deborah Lipstadt gets Isaac Chotinered. It is not good.…
Legal Theory Blog
Zick on Academic Freedom and Faculty Speech
Timothy Zick (William & Mary Law School) has posted Faculty Speech, Academic Freedom, and Democratic Backsliding (The Elgar Companion to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Bhagwat and Chen eds.) on…
Covering Your Ads® Blog
Redrawing the NIL Playbook: Key Legal Takeaways from MLB Players Inc. v. DraftKings and Bet365
Introduction The recent decision by U.S. District Judge Karen Marston in MLB Players Inc. v. DraftKings and Bet365[1] represents a pivotal development in the legal landscape surrounding name, image, and likeness (NIL)…
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More Law v. Antisemitism
Main Sunday, April 06, 2025More Law v. AntisemitismDavid Schraub writes about the ADL's announcement that it will not sponsor future editions of the Law vs. Antisemitism Conference unless the organizers…
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Searching for agreeable Jewish organizations
Main Monday, March 31, 2025Searching for agreeable Jewish organizationsMy wife and I are struggling to find space in the Jewish community, given our (to some extent) heterodox views about Israel…
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Free speech stuff
Main Friday, March 28, 2025Free speech stuffRandom stuff, connected by the Administration's assault on free speech and the refusal of many to recognize or acknowledge it for what it is.1)…
Religion Clause
Justice Department in Policy Change Files Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Charter School
As previously reported, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board v. Drummond and the related case of St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School…
Religion Clause
6th Circuit: Public Official Engaging in State Action Cannot Assert 1st Amendment Defense
In Emold v. Davis, (6th Cir., March 6, 2025), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $100,000 damage award to a same-sex couple who were refused a marriage license…
Levy Employment Law Blog
DEI in Crisis Part IX: First Amendment Rights Provide Partial Relief
By Tracey Levy
What is “illegal DEI”? That question was at the heart of a federal district court decision out of Maryland that issued a preliminary injunction against portions of the Trump executive…