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DuetsBlog
Federal Trademark Registration, the First Amendment, and Freedom of Speech: Part III
By Steve Baird®
Of course, loyal readers have been eagerly awaiting Part III of the series (see Part I and Part II) focusing on Tam's intersection of federal trademark registration and the First Amendment.…
PrawfsBlawg
Barnette at 75
Main Monday, September 25, 2017Barnette at 75John Q. Barrett reminds us that next June is the 75th anniversary of West Virginia Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette, which makes the short…
PrawfsBlawg
Hecklers and counter-speakers (again)
Main Sunday, September 24, 2017Hecklers and counter-speakers (again)Mark Tushnet, writing on Vox and Balkinization, argues that the counter-speakers/hecklers/audience members who attempt to shout down other speakers engage in constitutionally protected…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Finds San Francisco’s Soda-Warning Ordinance Subject to Injunction Under First Amendment
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe Ninth Circuit's opinion in American Beverage Association v. City and County of San Francisco, reversing the district judge,…
DuetsBlog
Federal Trademark Registration, the First Amendment, and Freedom of Speech: Part II
By Steve Baird®
As the drum roll proceeds to the upcoming Midwest IP Institute in Minneapolis and sharing the podium with Joel MacMull of the Archer firm (and Simon Tam fame) on Thursday…
PrawfsBlawg
Reply Brief on the Geography of Campaign Finance Law
Main Monday, September 11, 2017Reply Brief on the Geography of Campaign Finance LawThe challengers in the Alaska campaign finance case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth…
PrawfsBlawg
Who Cares Whether Cake-Baking Is “Expressive”? The Doctrinal Costs of Focusing on Private Burdens Rather Than Governmental Purpose
Main Monday, September 11, 2017Who Cares Whether Cake-Baking Is "Expressive"? The Doctrinal Costs of Focusing on Private Burdens Rather Than Governmental PurposeIn their focus on the creative artistry of wedding…
Media Law Prof Blog
Rambo on When the First Amendment Should Protect Judges From Their Unethical Speech @TAMULawSchool
Lynne H. Rambo, Texas A&M University School of Law, is publishing When Should the First Amendment Protect Judges from Their Unethical Speech? in the Ohio State Law Journal. Here is…
Media Law Prof Blog
Collins on the First Amendment and Certainty @UWSchoolofLaw
Ronald K. L. Collins, University of Washington School of Law, is publishing 'And Yet it Moves' — The First Amendment & Certainty in volume 45 of the Hastings Constitutional Law…
Media Law Prof Blog
Redish and Fisher on Terrorizing Advocacy and the First Amendment @NorthwesternLaw
Martin H. Redish, Northwestern University School of Law, and Matthew Fisher, Northwestern University School of Law (Students), are publishing Terrorizing Advocacy and the First Amendment: Free Expression and the Fallacy…