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California Employment Law Update
“Bikini Baristas” Ordered to Cover-Up
The 9th Circuit court of appeals has enforced the City of Everett, Washington’s Dress Code Ordinance and amendments to the Lewd Conduct Ordinances. These ordinances require employees of “Quick-Service” facilities…
SDNY Blog
Second Circuit Affirms Judge Buchwald in Trump Twitter Case
In the ongoing case regarding whether President Trump can block individual Twitter users under the First Amendment (see our previous coverage here), the Second Circuit earlier this week affirmed Judge…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Fourth Circuit: Non-Disparagement Clause in Police Misconduct Settlement Violates First Amendment
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Overbey v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, the Fourth Circuit held that non-disparagement clauses…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit: “RealDonaldTrump” Blocking Users on Twitter Violates First Amendment
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Knight First Amendment v. Trump, the Second Circuit ruled that the "First Amendment does not…
Municipal Minute
BREAKING: Second Circuit Decides Trump Twitter Appeal
We have previously reported on the lawsuit filed against President Trump to challenge his blocking of users from his Twitter account, which the users argued violated their First Amendment rights.…
Intellectual Property Trends
First Amendment Trumps Trademark Law: Supreme Court Holds FUCT Is OK
By Peggy Keene
It has been well known that the federal government has long prohibited the registration of trademarks considered to be “immoral” or “scandalous.” Trademark attorneys have long advised clients to build brands…
Taft Technology and Artificial Intelligence Insights
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down a Longstanding U.S. Ban on “Immoral” and “Scandalous” Trademark
The U.S. government no longer has the authority to bar federal trademark registration for words or symbols that it determines to be immoral, obscene, vulgar or profane. On Monday, June…
All About Advertising Law
“Public Access” isn’t a “Public Function”: No First Amendment Liability for Privately Managed Public Access Channels
By Leonard L. Gordon, Liz Clark Rinehart
The Supreme Court recently plucked public access television out of your neighbor's basement and clarified the state-action doctrine in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck. The result has made it all…
CommLawBlog
Supreme Court Rules that Public Access Television is Actually Private
By FHH Law
As we neared the end of the 2018-2019 Supreme Court term, I was watching with bated breath for the issuance of three opinions relevant to my work and, I assumed,…
PrawfsBlawg
Whither Cohen?
Main Monday, June 24, 2019Whither Cohen?In Iancu, Justice Alito's concurrence and the Chief's partial dissent both assert that Congress could constitutionally prohibit trademarks for vulgar or profane words (The Chief…