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first amendment
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Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
First Amendment Challenge To Local Nightclub Ordinance Rejected
Nightclub operators challenged Wickliffe, Ohio’s nightclub ordinance, which required permits for the operation of for-profit nightclubs, defined by the ordinance as places “to engage in social activities such as dancing;…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
More on Apple’s possible First Amendment defense to the federal government’s attempts to unlock Apple devices.
More on Apple’s possible First Amendment defense to the federal government’s attempts to unlock Apple devices.
The Brand Protection Blog
Amarin and FDA settle off-label suit
By Katharyn Grant (US), Robert Rouder (US), Saul Perloff (US)
As we reported last August, US District Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled that Amarin Pharma has a First Amendment right to truthfully promote its prescription drug Vascepa for off-label uses. August…
Media Law Prof Blog
Ghosh on the First Amendment and Trademark Law
Shubha Ghosh, Syracuse University College of Law, has published Fuck the Draft ®: Notes on the First Amendment and Trademark Law. Here is the abstract.This draft presents an analytical critique…
PropertyProf Blog
McConnell & Goodrich on Church Property Disputes
Michael McConnell (Stanford) & Luke Goodrich (Utah) have posted On Resolving Church Property Disputes (Arizona Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:In recent decades, major religious denominations have experienced some of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Finds No Constitutional Violation in Denying Permit to “Wandering Dago” Food Truck
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn her extensive opinion in Wandering Dago, Inc. v. Desito, United States District Judge for the Northern District of…
Administrative and Regulatory
Court Rules First Amendment Doesn’t Protect All Police Photography—Not So Fast
Over the past few years courts have held the First Amendment as a right that protects civilians to record (whether by video or photograph) public places and, in some of…
Reverse & Render
Plaintiffs avoid getting (anti) SLAPPed
By Helen Hutton
Appellate courts in Texas have seen an influx of defamation, business disparagement, and other similar actions since 2011 when the Texas Citizens Participation Act ("TCPA"), Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.…
The Right Coast
Think pieces on Justice Scalia, funeral sermons, humility and the First Amendment GetReligion
Who will speak during the funeral Mass? Whoever it is will want to read a fascinating letter that Scalia wrote to the Rev. James C. Goodloe after the funeral of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit: First Amendment
The Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling dismissing the claims of Sergeant Jeffrey S. Sarver that the film The Hurt Locker infringes his rights of publicity under California…