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Labor & Employment Report
Workplace Lessons From Charlottesville
By Fiona W. Ong
So, following the violent events and controversy surrounding the white nationalist/supremacist rally in Charlottesville, it was reported by Berkeleyside that an employee was fired from his job because of his…
Media Law Prof Blog
Amar and Brownstein on the First Amendment Academic Freedom Rights of Public College Students and Faculty
Vikram D. Amar, University of Illinois College of Law, and Alan E. Brownstein, University of California, Davis, College of Law, are publishing A Close-Up, Modern Look at First Amendment Academic…
The Right Coast
Trump’s amazing Q&A on Charlottesville: What about the alt-left? – Hot Air Hot Air
The ten Trumpiest minutes of his presidency so far. On Saturday his statement on Charlottesville blamed both sides</a>; yesterday, after taking flak, he made a second statement specifically condemning white…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Eighth Circuit Upholds Nebraska Funeral Picketing Statute in First Amendment Challenge
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law In its opinion in Phelps-Roper v. Ricketts, a panel of the Eighth Circuit, affirming the district judge, rejected First…
PrawfsBlawg
First Amendment procedure
Main Friday, August 11, 2017First Amendment procedureSarah Palin sued The New York Times for defamation over a June editorial (following the congressional ballgame shooting) that linked Palin's rhetoric to the…
PrawfsBlawg
Commercial Photography in Public Parks–Is Police Presence Required?
Main Sunday, August 06, 2017Commercial Photography in Public Parks--Is Police Presence Required?Is a municipal ordinance requiring all businesses, including commercial photographers, to get a permit to use a public park…
The Right Coast
My Resignation from UNC-Wilmington – Mike Adams
On August 12, 2017, I will get in my car and make my annual cross-country trip from my summer home in Colorado to my other home in North Carolina. After…
Land Use Prof Blog
Mandelker 2017 Supplement on First Amendment Law for On Premise Signs
Dan Mandelker (Wash U Law) has issued a supplement to his work on First Amendment Law for On Premise Signs, which reviews sign cases from the last year. Here is…
Drug & Device Law
The Rule of Law is the Best Medicine, Part 2
Last week, we summarized PhRMA’s comments on the FDA’s proposed amendments to regulations regarding “intended uses.” PhRMA showed how the FDA’s insistence that it could read manufacturer’s minds about intended…
PrawfsBlawg
Self interest or political stand?
Main Monday, July 31, 2017Self interest or political stand?One strand of criticism of media coverage of the 2016 election was that outlets such as CNN only called out Donald Trump's…