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Mass Tort Defense
Stay in Amarin Extended
By Sean Wajert
The court recently extended its stay of the proceedings in Amarin Pharma Inc.'s suit against the FDA challenging threatened agency action concerning t
DuetsBlog
The TAKE YO PANTIES OFF Argument
— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney [caption id="attachment_30847" align="alignleft" width="650"] TJ Root/Getty Images[/caption] In appealing the cancellation of six trademarks, the Washington Redskins filed their opening brief in the Fourth…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc Sixth Circuit Rejects “Heckler’s Veto” in “Bible Believers” Protest at Arab-American Festival
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe en banc Sixth Circuit's opinion in Bible Believers v. Wayne County clearly rejected the existence of a "heckler's…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Supports Jury Verdict
Hilda Gonzalez Garza, an Assistant District Attorney in Starr County told her boss she intended to run for the local elected school board. Her boss, D.A. Victor Canales apparently opposed…
Drug & Device Law
First Amendment Notes: Amicus Briefs In Pacira & Application of IMS v. Sorrell
By Bexis
Today we discuss a couple of developments involving (actually or potentially) the application of the First Amendment to the FDA’s increasingly battered prohibition against truthful promotion of off-label use. First, we’ve mentioned…
SDNY Blog
Judge Seibel Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Local Law Requiring Price Labels on Supermarket Goods
Last week, Judge Seibel dismissed a First Amendment challenge to a Dutchess County law requiring retail supermarkets to clearly post prices on each item using a sticker, tag, or other…
The Legal Watercooler
The First Amendment should apply to everyone, even lawyers in Ohio
Once again the First Amendment, as it applies to lawyers, is under attack. The First Amendment! The one that says speech is protected from being abridged by the government. That…
Education Law Prof Blog
Eleventh Circuit: Ala. Education Assoc. Not Entitled To Discovery About Legislators’ Subjective Intent In Passing Law Limiting Use of Funds
The Eleventh Circuit held yesterday that the Alabama Education Association (AEA) could not enforce subpoenas for lawmakers' files in its suit claiming that state Republicans retaliated against the association by…
SDNY Blog
Judge McMahon Issues Injunction Allowing Subway Ads About Muslim Documentary
In a decision today, Judge McMahon granted a preliminary injunction allowing subway ads about a humorous documentary called “The Muslims Are Coming!” The ads included statements such as: “The Ugly…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
California Court Upholds Anti-Paparazzi Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawCalifornia's so-called anti-paparazzi law has been upheld against a facial First Amendment challenge by a state appellate court in…