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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds Montana’s Campaign Disclosure Requirements
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe Ninth Circuit yesterday upheld Montana's political committee reporting and disclosure requirements against First Amendment challenges by a group whose major purpose was not…
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Trumps’ Twitter blocking violates First Amendment
Main Wednesday, May 23, 2018Trumps' Twitter blocking violates First AmendmentDistrict court decision here. Eugene Volokh comments. I agree with the First Amendment analysis. While a public official can speak on…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Finds First Amendment Violation in Presidential Blocking on Twitter
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn her Opinion in Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, United States District Judge for the Southern District of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Rejects Challenge to Erogenous Zoning
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe Seventh Circuit ruled today that a retailer was not likely to succeed on its First Amendment challenge to Indianapolis's adult-store zoning regulations.The case,…
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Heckler’s vetos and equal protection at Colorado State
Main Monday, May 07, 2018Heckler's vetos and equal protection at Colorado StateHeckling becomes a heckler's veto when government action ratifies private preferences; ratification is necessary to create a First-Amendment-violative veto…
Media Law Prof Blog
Lasson on The Decline of Free Speech on the Postmodern Campus: The Troubling Evolution of the Heckler’s Veto
Kenneth Lasson, University of Baltimore School of Law, is publishing The Decline of Free Speech on the Postmodern Campus: The Troubling Evolution of the Heckler's Veto in the Quinnipiac Law…
Media Law Prof Blog
Chen and Marceau on Developing a Taxonomy of Lies Under the First Amendment
Alan K. Chen and Justin F. Marceau, both of the University of Denver College of Law, have published Developing a Taxonomy of Lies Under the First Amendment at 89 Colorado…
Media Law Prof Blog
VanLandingham on Rethinking Why We Criminalize Military Speech @rachelv12
Rachel VanLandingham, Southwestern Law School, is publishing The First Amendment in Camouflage: Rethinking Why We Criminalize Military Speech in the Ohio State Law Journal. Here is the abstract.An American can…
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If everyone is a Nazi . . .
Main Saturday, April 14, 2018If everyone is a Nazi . . .Josh Blackman wrote at length about being the target of protests at CUNY Law when he went to do…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Denying Copyright Protection to Pornography to help Gender Inequality
By Tracy Thomas
Kayla Louis, Pornography and Gender Inequality: Using Copyright Law as a Step Forward, 24 William & Mary J. L. 267 (2018)Introduction:The pornography industry generates billions of dollars of revenue annually. The…