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Religion Clause
Supreme Court Hears Street Preacher’s Appeal Today
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning in Olivier v. City of Brandon. In the case, at issue is whether a street preacher who was previously convicted of violating…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today in Appeal from Faith-Based Pregnancy Center Over Subpoena for Identity of Donors
The Supreme Court today hears oral arguments in First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin. At issue in the case is an investigatory subpoena issued by the New Jersey Attorney General seeking…
Media & Privacy Risk Report
Beware Plaintiffs Threatening the First Amendment – Colorado PTFA Listing Provision Litigation Seeks to Muzzle Freedom of Speech
By Blaine C. Kimrey, Hannah Yozzo
What was intended as a safeguard against abusive telemarketing is being twisted into a potentially far more sweeping restriction, raising serious First Amendment concerns for corporate communicators of people’s contact…
ContractsProf Blog
FBI Employee Allegedly Fired For Displaying a Gay Pride Flag at Work
I have been writing at the intersection of contracts law and constitutional law for the past few years. See, for example posts here, here, here, here, here, and here. Aside…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Hears First Amendment Challenge to Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Ryan VanOver, Sadie Betting
On October 7, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that tests the extent of First Amendment protections for regulated professionals. After a divided…
Regulatory Oversight
FDA Takes Cigarette Graphic Health Warnings Fight to Eleventh Circuit
By Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez, Michael Jordan
On October 27, the FDA appealed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia that vacated the agency's 2020 rule requiring graphic health warnings on…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
CA Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Protecting Officers From False Misconduct Claims
By Mastagni Law
In a 6-1 decision issued on November 10, 2025, the California Supreme Court invalidated Penal Code section 148.6, overturning its own prior ruling in People v. Stanistreet (2002) 29 Cal.4th…
Religion Clause
New Oklahoma Superintendent Reverses Policies on Bibles in Classrooms
Oklahoma's new State Superintendent of Schools has announced he is reversing the policy of his predecessor Ryan Walters' plans to distribute Bibles to every Oklahoma classroom and incorporate Biblical stories…
Religion Clause
Splintered 5th Circuit Says Suit Against City for Failing to Train Police on 1st Amendment Rights Can Move Ahead
In Hershey v. City of Bossier City, (5th Cir., Oct. 7, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a splintered decision reversed a Louisiana federal district court's dismissal of…
School Law
See You in Court – October 2025
The beginning of the school year in Nutmeg was peaceful. But the peace ended in Nutmeg after a prominent political figure was assassinated on a college campus. Tom Teacher, an…