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PrawfsBlawg
Irony Alert, Academic Freedom Edition
Main Tuesday, October 17, 2023Irony Alert, Academic Freedom EditionOn Steve's post about former Purdue President calling for the end of tenure: The last episode (Sept. 2022) of Keith Whittington's unfortunately…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Exploring the New US Supreme Court Libel Opinions: Protecting Free Speech in the Digital Age
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Introduction In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and the omnipresence of the internet, the boundaries of free speech have become more ambiguous than ever before. In the United…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Daylight Between Sixth and Fifth Circuits in Social Media Censorship Cases
The Sixth Circuit opened a rift with the Fifth Circuit last Thursday in Changizi v. HHS, No. 22-3573 (6th Cir. Sep. 14, 2023). Judge Bush wrote the opinion for the…
The Right Coast
Biden Administration s Policing of Online Content Likely Violated Free-Speech Rights, Court Rules – WSJ
A federal appeals court ruled the Biden administration s policing of social-media content during the pandemic likely violated the First Amendment, a decision that bars White House aides and other…
Media Law Prof Blog
Koningisor and Lidsky on First Amendment Equilibrium @ckoningisor @VirginiaLawRev @LidskyLidsky
Christina Koningisor, UC Law, San Francisco, and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, University of Florida College of Law, are publishing First Amendment Disequilibrium in volume 109 of the Virginia Law Review. Here…
Religion Clause
1st Amendment Requires Exemption from Anti-Bias Law for Business That Discriminates Against Same-Sex Weddings
In Country Mill Farms, LLC v. City of East Lansing, (ED MI, Aug. 21, 2023), a Michigan federal district court held that the city of East Lansing violated the Free…
Religion Clause
Catholic Couple Sues Foster Care Agency For Religious Discrimination [Revised]
A Catholic couple has filed suit in a Massachusetts federal district court against the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families claiming free exercise and free speech violations. Plaintiffs were denied…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Color me unsurprised that businesses are already using 303 Creative to discriminate
If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer. You are not welcome at this salon. Period. Those are the words…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Ruling on Online Harassment Outrages Advocates
By Tracy Thomas
I have to say, I agree with Justice Amy Coney Barrett's dissent on this one. Threats are not protected speech. Period.Wash Post, Supreme Court Harassment Ruling on Online Harassment Outrages…
Simple Justice
The “Blatantly Unconstitutional” Injunction Against The Government
Being a fan of history, I often enjoy Heather Cox Richardson’s discussion of current events in a historical context. But she’s a much better historian than lawyer, which makes sense…