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The IP Law Blog
The Briefing: Lemon Pound Cake and the First Amendment
By Scott Hervey, Richard Buckley
https://youtu.be/DeX1mciQnsE?si=ZtlNJ4DgiF_19yQN What happens when a failed police raid turns into a music video about lemon poundcake and a $3.9 million lawsuit? In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and…
Close-Ups
Navigating Targeted Protests at the Office and at Home
By Desirée Moore, Katie Wright Morrone, Victoria Villella
Targeted public protests can quickly place businesses and individuals in highly visible and legally sensitive situations. When demonstrators gather outside a workplace or private residence—for example, if an activist group…
Truth on the Market
Speech, Section 5, and Some Curious Scribbling: A First Amendment Story
The line between regulating conduct and regulating speech can be thin—and sometimes, suspiciously convenient. Last week, my International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) colleagues Ben Sperry and Jeff Westling…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Oregon Federal Court Blocks Termination of Grants Tied to DEI‑Related Speech
In DEI news: On March 12, 2026, a federal judge in the District of Oregon granted a preliminary injunction on First Amendment grounds, holding that various environmental groups were likely…
Missouri Lawyers Media
SCOTUS sides with street preacher in First Amendment case
By Staff Report
The U.S. Supreme Court allows a street preacher’s First Amendment challenge to proceed, ruling prior conviction does not bar prospective §1983 relief. The post SCOTUS sides with street preacher in…
Media and Communications Policy
The Most Patriotic Thing Broadcasters Can Do for America’s 250th
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced his “Pledge America Campaign” in mid-February, urging broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-America programming” in celebration of America’s 250th birthday this July 4. Among his suggestions:…
Religion Clause
9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Spa’s Policy on Transgender Women, With Unusually Controversial Dissent
Olympus Spa v. Armstrong, (9th Cir., March 12, 2026), is the denial of a panel and en banc rehearings to two Korean Spas that lost their 1st Amendment challenges to…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Protesting: What does the 1st Amendment actually cover?
Protests have shaped the United States since its creation, from the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Marches and Boycotts of the 1960s, and now to the demonstrations advocating…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Zelinsky, Defining Political Activity Under the First Amendment
Edward A. Zelinsky (Cardozo) has published Defining Political Activity Under the First Amendment, 190 Tax Notes Federal 1453 (March 2, 2026) (subscription required). Here is the abstract: In this article,…
Althouse
"Legal observers exist to help vindicate the First Amendment rights of the assembled. According to the National Lawyers Guild, which formalized the practice…"
By Ann Althouse
"... such observers 'create documentation during events which can later be use (sic) in defense cases, public statements, and litigation which aims to hold law enforcement agencies accountable for the…