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Ride the Lightning
Appeals Court Rules: Trump Can’t Block Twitter Critics from His Twitter Account
The New York Times reported on July 9th that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled unanimously that President Trump has been violating the Constitution by blocking…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit: “RealDonaldTrump” Blocking Users on Twitter Violates First Amendment
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Knight First Amendment v. Trump, the Second Circuit ruled that the "First Amendment does not…
Media Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Upholds Lower Court: Public Official Cannot Block Followers From Twitter Account Through Which He Issues Communications About Official Duties
New from the U.S. Second Circuit, affirming a lower court: President Trump cannot block followers on Twitter because he disagrees with their speech. The salient issues in this case arise from…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Supreme Court Rules That Cross Monument Can Remain, Despite Religious Meaning
[caption id="attachment_2637" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Bladensburg cross. Source: The Humanist.[/caption] In a widely-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled late last month that a large concrete cross located on public…
Religion Clause
District Court, Citing 1st Circuit Precedent, Upholds Maine’s School Funding Plan
In Carson v. Makin, (D ME, June 26, 2019), the Maine federal district court rejected a 1st Amendment challenge to Maine's program for paying tuition to private high schools for students…
PrawfsBlawg
Justice Alito takes on SJWs and foreigners
Main Monday, June 24, 2019Justice Alito takes on SJWs and foreignersFrom the first paragraph of Justice Alito's concurrence in Iancu v. Brunetti: Viewpoint discrimination is poison to a free society.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Finds Batson Equal Protection Violation in Flowers v. Mississippi
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Flowers v. Mississippi, the Court reversed the decision of a divided Mississippi Supreme Court that…
Religion Clause
District Court Nominee Withdraws Amid Controversy Over Brief In 1st Amendment Case
The Hill and the Kansas City Star report that Michael Bogren, a Trump judicial nominee for a seat on the federal district court for the Western District of Michigan, has withdrawn himself…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Calls to ban the Muslim Brotherhood aim to criminalise US Muslim dissent
When America's founders passed the First Amendment, protecting the right to dissent was the objective. Having experienced a repressive English state, they understood the hallmark of authoritarianism lies in…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Pro Se Plaintiff Claims Victory Against Kansas Community In Sign Code Dispute
Earlier this month, a federal district court in Kansas awarded summary judgment to a plaintiff who claimed that the City of Williamsburg’s sign code violated the First Amendment. The plaintiff,…