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Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Appeals Court: Wrigley Field Peddling Ordinance Not a First Amendment Violation
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="252"] Matt Smerge of Left Field Media hawking newspapers at a Cubs game. Source: Chicago Reader.[/caption] On Monday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Chicago’s…
Media Law Prof Blog
Kitrosser on the Special Value of Public Employee Speech
Heidi Kitrosser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, School of Law, is publishing The Special Value of Public Employee Speech in the 2015 Supreme Court Review. Here is the abstract.In this…
Supplemental Conditions
Jury Verdict Obtained in “Landmark” Case Against the City of Philadelphia
Yesterday, in a case that attracted wide spread media attention (stories here and here), a jury in federal court ruled that the City of Philadelphia violated my client's first amendment…
DuetsBlog
Another Pom Case
By David Pabian
No, this one isn't about uniforms. The Supreme Court has refused to hear POM Wonderful's appeal of FTC findings that claims in POM's advertising were misleading. POM's ads claimed that…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Congressional Research Service on Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawCongressional Research Service Reports are almost always a terrific resource and this new one - - - Judge Merrick…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
But I Didn’t Mean To! U.S. Supreme Court Says Employer Intentions Govern in First Amendment Retaliation Case
For government employers, disciplining and terminating employees can be especially difficult. Not only does the public employer face the same challenges in complying with the standard alphabet soup of employment…
The Right Coast
Supreme Court rules on strangest First Amendment case in recent history « Hot Air
I m happy for the plaintiff because it clearly seemed to me that he d gotten a raw deal. At the same time, this is one of those dangling penumbra…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Base Campaign Contribution Limit Challenge Headed to Full D.C. Circuit
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe D.C. Circuit ruled today in Holmes v. FEC that a lower court erred in not certifying a challenge to federal base contribution limits…
Intellectual Property
IP Law is a Blunt Instrument for Disparaging Marks
The Fourth Circuit hasn’t ruled yet, but the D.C. NFL team is already appealing to the Supreme Court in order to hop on a similar case. Which is fair, since…
The Brand Protection Blog
Supreme Court asked to review disparaging trademarks decision
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office petitioned the Supreme Court to take up the case on disparaging trademarks. Petition, Michelle K. Lee, Director, United…