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Simple Justice
Bribes Under Color Of Law
A basic premise of First Amendment law is that the government can’t censor protected speech, but a private entity can for the simple reason that it’s not the government. Sure,…
Religion Clause
Canceling Church’s Sunday Lease on School Gym Violated 1st Amendment
In Truth Family Bible Church Middleton v. Idaho Housing and Finance Association, (D ID, Sept. 22, 2025), an Idaho federal district court held that plaintiff's First Amendment rights were violated…
Religion Clause
Another Suit Challenges Texas’ Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Classrooms
On August 20 a Texas federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring 11 Texas school districts from complying with Texas SB 10 that requires posting of a particular version…
Faruki Blog
President Trump And the First Amendment
By jgreinerficlaw-com-jack-greiner
The Trump Administration's takedown of Jimmy Kimmel should come as no surprise to anyone who is paying attention. From the moment he was inaugurated, Trump made it clear that he…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025
By David Oxenford, Keenan Adamchak
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past weeks, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Legal Theory Blog
Barbas on Beauharnais
Samantha Barbas (University of Iowa - College of Law) has posted The Story Of Beauharnais v. Illinois (Journal of Free Speech Law, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2023) on SSRN. Here…
Simple Justice
Dumb And Dumber: Bondi Doubles Down
After being roundly criticized for her stunningly wrong (legally and politically, judging from Republican reactions) claim that “hate speech” isn’t protected under the First Amendment, Attorney General Pam Bondi attempted…
PrawfsBlawg
Civility in content v. Civility in tone
Main Sunday, September 14, 2025Civility in content v. Civility in toneRight-wing calls for "civility" focus entirely on tone and not on content. They* should be able to say the most…
Media & Privacy Risk Report
Fifth Circuit Holds that Drag Show is Expressive Conduct Protected Under First Amendment
In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Fifth Circuit in Spectrum WT v. Wendler held that a drag show hosted by an LGBTQ+ student organization at West Texas A&M University…
PrawfsBlawg
Thoughts on Harvard
Main Monday, September 08, 2025Thoughts on HarvardI finally had a chance to read the district court opinion granting summary judgment and a permanent injunction to Harvard and its AAUP chapter…