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ImmigrationProf Blog December 15, 2011
U.S. DOJ’s Investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office: A Textbook Pattern and Practice of Civil Rights Violations of Latinos and Immigrants
By immigrationprof
The long-awaited report on the Department of Justice's investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office, featured often on ImmigrationProf, is finally complete. Read it for yourself. The facts -- and rampant…
The Faculty Lounge October 26, 2011
Constitutional Law Class Blog Radio
The students in Brenda Reddix-Smalls' advanced Constitutional law class at North Carolina Central have launched a blog radio show on the first amendment. You can listen live this afternoon at…
M & A Law Prof Blog October 25, 2011
Arbitration system challenged in Delaware (updated)
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Reuters is reporting that the Delaware Coalition for Open Government has sued the Chancery Court in the federal district court in Delaware for holding "secret hearings." The secret hearings they…
Media Law Prof Blog October 10, 2011
Government Funding of Political Speech and the First Amendment
By Media Law Prof Blog
Joel M. Gora, Brooklyn Law School, has published Don't Feed the Alligators: Government Funding of Political Speech and the Unyielding Vigilance of the First Amendment at 2010/2011 Cato Supreme Court Review…
Sentencing Law and Policy September 14, 2011
“Of Speech and Sanctions: Toward a Penalty-Sensitive Approach to the First Amendment”
By Douglas Berman
Main September 14, 2011"Of Speech and Sanctions: Toward a Penalty-Sensitive Approach to the First Amendment" I just came across this interesting paper by Michael Coenen, which has the same title…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog August 30, 2011
United States Supreme Court Clarifies Public Employee Petition Clause Protections
By Adam Santucci
This post was contributed by James Welch, a Summer Associate with McNees Wallace and Nurick LLC. Mr. Welch will begin his third year of law school at William & Mary School of Law in the…
PropertyProf Blog August 2, 2011
Property & Religion: The Eruv
By propertyprof
Sometimes it's ok to mix public property and religious purpose: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe Thin Jew Linewww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe…
inversecondemnation.com July 26, 2011
Texas App To Developer: Eminent Domain Book Just Not That Into You
By Robert H. Thomas
Note to appellate practitioners: it's not a good sign when an opinion's treatment of your arguments starts with the phrase "[t]o the extent we are able to discern the arguments,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog July 25, 2011
Second Circuit Finds Garcetti Does Not Bar First Amendment Claim of Police Officer
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Overcoming Garcetti v. Ceballos has become a challenge for any public employee seeking to assert her or his First Amendment rights. A school teacher's assignment may be grounds for her…
Sentencing Law and Policy July 19, 2011
Are there First Amendment problems with California officials blocking media access to all hunger-striking prisoners?
By Douglas Berman
Main July 19, 2011Are there First Amendment problems with California officials blocking media access to all hunger-striking prisoners?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new…