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PrawfsBlawg
@realDonaldTrump as public forum and state action
Main Sunday, June 11, 2017@realDonaldTrump as public forum and state actionLast week, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University has written an open letter to President Trump on behalf…
Data Law Insights
Gunning For An Anonymous Internet Defamer or Infringer’s Identity …
By 1560210056-httpswww.crowelldatalaw.com
… outside your main jurisdiction can have collateral consequences. In Gunning v. Doe, 2017 WL 1739442 (Me. May 4, 2017), Maine’s highest court just dodged the issue of the applicable…
The Right Coast
Poll: Plurality of Democrats say campuses should not allow speakers whose words are thought “hateful” or “offensive” by some – Hot Air Hot Air
Via WaPo, it s worth noting that the question asked by Morning Consult here mentioned universities, not public universities specifically. The latter implicates the First Amendment, the former doesn t…
The Right Coast
Poll: Plurality of Democrats say campuses should not allow speakers whose words are thought “hateful” or “offensive” by some – Hot Air Hot Air
Via WaPo, it s worth noting that the question asked by Morning Consult here mentioned universities, not public universities specifically. The latter implicates the First Amendment, the former doesn t…
PrawfsBlawg
Sport and speech, part 766
Main Thursday, May 04, 2017Sport and speech, part 766Two news stories, submitted largely without comment:1) The Boston Red Sox banned a fan from Fenway Park for life for using a…
Data Law Insights
Can You Copyright Infringe Anonymously?
By 1560210056-httpswww.crowelldatalaw.com
Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit heard an anonymous copyright infringement case of first impression. See Signature Management Team, LLC v. Doe, No. 16-2188 (6th Cir.). The issue: whether an adjudicated copyright…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Montana Legislature Rejects ABA Ethics Rule Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment
By Tracy Thomas
Montana Legislature Says ABA Model Rule on Discrimination and Harassment Violates First AmendmentA joint resolution passed Wednesday by the Montana state legislature condemns the ABA’s Model Rule 8.4(g) as a…
PrawfsBlawg
Counter-speech or heckler’s veto?
Main Monday, April 24, 2017Counter-speech or heckler's veto?There are some troubling aspects to this edition of FIRE's So to Speak podcast on the Manhattan Institute's Heather MacDonald being a victim…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds Berkeley Ordinance Requiring Cell Phone Retail Disclosures
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in CTIA - The Wireless Ass'n v. City of Berkeley, a panel of the Ninth Circuit…
PrawfsBlawg
Donald Trump’s First Amendment
Main Sunday, April 16, 2017Donald Trump's First AmendmentThis tweet from early this morning captures it: Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is…