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Media Law Prof Blog
Student Reporters and Their First Amendment Rights
Writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education, Peter Schmidt discusses a push to protect student journalists.
E2 Law Blog
Ordinance Requiring Pesticide Warning Signs Found to Violate First Amendment
By Robert M Rosenthal, Jennifer M. Gómez
A town cannot compel a utility company to post a warning notice that its utility poles contain a wood preservative. That is the effect of U.S. District Judge Spatt’s February…
Media Law Prof Blog
Groves on the Publicity Rights of College Athletes and First Amendment Rights of Other Parties
Roger M. Groves, Florida Coastal School of Law, is publishing 'Can I Profit from My Own Name and Likeness as a College Athlete?' The Predictive Legal Analytics of a College…
Reverse & Render
First Amendment Speech vs. State Regulation of Health and Safety
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion addressing First Amendment protections over political speech and First Amendment challenges to the state regulation of psychological services. In Serafine…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Hears Oral Arguments in First Amendment Public Employee Case: Heffernan v. City of Paterson
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe Court heard oral arguments in Heffernan v. City of Paterson, NJ today, a situation presenting a question that…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Zombie Case Just Won’t Die
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam, John Peloso, Guest Contributor
It’s maybe one of our favorite blog posts titles of all time: “Zombies Outshine Satan? More Controversial Holiday Displays, Including Baby, Fanged, Undead Jesus and Dogs in Costumes.” The case…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
New York State Appellate Court Rejects First Amendment Claim in Same-Sex Wedding Discrimination Case
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Gifford v. McCarthy, an appellate court in New York upheld the decision of the State…
Drug & Device Law
First Amendment Follow-Up
By Bexis
The other day, we posted about, inter alia, the Department of Justice’s proposed jury instruction, in the Vascular Solutions case in Texas conceding the legality of truthful off-label promotion. In…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc Ninth Circuit Finds “Stolen Valor” Falsely Wearing Medal Provision Violates First Amendment
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in United States v. Swisher authored by Judge Sandra Ikuta, the en banc Ninth Circuit found…
California Employment Law
Supreme Court Poised To End Compulsory Union Dues For California Teachers
Almost 40 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education ruled that states could require public employees to pay union dues. The Court, however, now…