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Media Law Prof Blog
Patrick File, How Journalists Make the Meaning of the 1st Amendment @JHistoryJournal @PatrickCFile
From the site Journalism History, an essay by Patrick File, University of Nevada, Reno, How Journalists Make the Meaning of the First Amendment.
Media Law Prof Blog
Abraham and White on First Amendment Imperialism and the Constitutionalization of Tort Liability @UVALaw
Kenneth S. Abraham and G. Edward White, both of the University of Virginia School of Law, are publishing First Amendment Imperialism and the Constitutionalization of Tort Liability in the Texas…
Reverse & Render
Fifth Circuit Holds That the TCPA Does Not Apply in Federal Courts
Resolving a longstanding uncertainty in federal district courts, the Fifth Circuit has held that the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) conflicts with federal procedural rules and therefore does not apply…
Religion Clause
3rd Circuit: Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Challenge Remanded For Trial
In Turco v. City of Englewood, New Jersey, (3d Cir., Aug. 19, 2019), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held that neither side was entitled to summary judgment in a…
PrawfsBlawg
N.C. Court blows the mulligan
Main Tuesday, August 20, 2019N.C. Court blows the mulliganI was right that the withdrawal of the original opinion in the "flip-off-the-cop" case could have been for the majority to find…
Alcohol Law Advisor
TTB Label Approval System Survives First Amendment Challenge from DC Brewery
I. Factual Background During the 34-day government shutdown occurring between December 2018 and January 2019, producers and importers of beer, wine and distilled spirits needing label approval to bring new…
California Employment Law Update
Public Employee Union Members Sue Over Forced Dues Payments
Five In-Home Supportive Service (“IHSS”) providers filed a class-action lawsuit last month challenging their union’s practice of deducting union dues despite their quitting the union. The workers allege their First Amendment…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Missouri Federal Judge Finds State Representative Violated First Amendment by Twitter Blocking
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in Campbell v. Reisch, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Brian Wimes…
PrawfsBlawg
Hit Man Podcast
Main Saturday, August 17, 2019Hit Man PodcastiHeart Radio has a new podcast titled Hit Man. It tells the story of the book "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors,"…
PrawfsBlawg
N.C. court recalls opinion on the bird (updated)
Main Thursday, August 15, 2019N.C. court recalls opinion on the bird (updated)Earlier this month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that flipping-off a police officer provided probable cause to…