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12(b)(6) denied in Beckman v. Chicago Bears
Main Saturday, March 31, 201812(b)(6) denied in Beckman v. Chicago BearsI wrote last year about Beckman v. Chicago Bears, a First Amendment lawsuit by a Green Bay Packers fan who…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court: No First Amendment Right Against Release of FEC Investigation
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Amy Berman Jackson (D.D.C.) ruled on Friday that donors to a PAC don't have a First Amendment right against public disclosure of their…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NIFLA v. Becera Argument Preview
SCOTUS Blog (March 14, 2016): Argument Preview: Justices take on First Amendment challenge to state abortion-disclosure laws, by Amy Howe:Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in NIFLA v.…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Summary Judgment Granted to Christian Evangelist in Syracuse Pride Parade Case
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="384"] James Deferio protesting same-sex marriage in Syracuse. Source: Syracuse University Student Voice.[/caption] In a case that we reported on in 2016, a federal district court in…
SDNY Blog
In Trump Twitter Case, Parties Dispute Whether President’s Tweets Are Government Action; Judge Buchwald Floats “Muting” Compromise
Last week, Judge Buchwald heard oral argument (see transcript here) on summary judgment motions in Knight First Amendment Institute v. Donald J. Trump (see our previous coverage here). The suit alleges that President Trump…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Interesting bits on pleading standards during SCOTUS oral argument in Lozman v. Riviera Beach
In Lozman v. Riviera Beach, the Supreme Court granted certiorari on the following question: “Does the existence of probable cause defeat a First Amendment retaliatory-arrest claim as a matter of…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/27/2018
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter. Written by attorney Thomas B. Mooney.Dear Legal Mailbag: As the principal in my building, I try to give teachers some space, so I…
K-12 Legal Insights
Jeena Lee-Walker v. N.Y.C. Dep’t of Educ. et al.: Book Banning and the First Amendment
An application for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court was recently filed by Plaintiff Lee-Walker in, Jeena Lee-Walker v. N.Y.C. Dep’t of Educ. et al. Plaintiff teacher…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
No Surprises in Fair-Share Fee Oral Arguments
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThere were no surprises today at oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, the case testing whether a state law that permits a public-sector collective-bargaining…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public-Sector Unions : NPR
Unions fear that, if Mark Janus prevails, they would bleed operating funds to the point of ineffectiveness. There is some evidence to support that notion. AFSCME the union involved in…