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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Allows Steven Saliata’s Constitutional Claims to Proceed
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn an over 50 page decision in Salaita v. Kennedy, United States District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber largely denied the…
PropertyProf Blog
Reid on Roadside Crosses
Amanda Reid (Florida Coastal) has posted Place, Meaning, and the Visual Argument of the Roadside Cross (Savannah Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Roadside memorials are cenotaphic in so far…
Education Law Prof Blog
Legal News on IDEA, School Prayer, and Taxpayer Funding for School Board’s Political Activities
Second Circuit Holds That School District Must Provide Full Value of Compensatory Services Under IDEA, Not Just Lesser Value of What Parents Could AffordIn Doe v. E. Lyme Bd. of…
Education Law Prof Blog
Court Holds Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies Violates First Amendment and Remands for Further Findings on Discrimination
By Derek Black
The Ninth Circuit has issued its decision in Arce v. Huppenthal. The case arises out of the 2010 ban on Mexican American Studies programs in Arizona. The legislature passed A.R.S. § 15-112(A), which…
Vorys on Labor
Requesting Police Enforcement of Trespass Law is a “Petition” to the Government
By Nelson Cary
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Courts have concluded that when a person…
LawSites
Lawyer Can't Unmask Anonymous Critic on Avvo, Court Rules
A Florida lawyer has lost her bid in a defamation action to force the legal directory site Avvo to reveal the identify of an anonymous poster who wrote a negative…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Upholds Ban on Contractor Political Contributions
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe full D.C. Circuit today upheld the federal ban on government contractor political contributions to candidates and parties. The ruling is a significant victory…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Abortion License Plates
By Tracy Thomas
Slate, SCOTUS Clears Way for North Carolina to Ban Pro-Choice License PlatesBuried among the Supreme Court's orders on Monday was a decision to vacate a Fourth Circuit ruling requiring North…
Education Law Prof Blog
Colorado Voucher Program Declared Unconstitutional
By Derek Black
On Monday, the Supreme Court of Colorado in Taxpayers for Public Education v. Douglas County School District struck down a voucher program in Douglas County, finding that the Choice Scholarship Pilot…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Reed v. Gilbert: Impact to municipalities across the nation
By Karla Chaffee, Evan Seeman, John Peloso, Dwight Merriam
Although the case is outside the RLUIPA realm or even specific to religious-based speech, the Supreme Court’s decision last week in Reed v. Gilbert will undoubtedly impact RLUIPA Defense readers.…