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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Supreme Court Expands Free Speech Protections
People talk about "free speech rights" all the time. But, in reality, our free speech rights are rather limited. Until the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Lane v. Franks, No.…
Media Law Prof Blog
Looking Back at New York Times v. Sullivan
Ashley Messenger, American University, has published Reflections on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 50 Years Later at 12 First Amendment Law Review 423 (2014). Here is the abstract.The Supreme…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Zelinsky on I Know It When I See It
Nathaniel Zelinsky, writing over at Concurring Opinions, traces the history and subsequent use of Justice Potter Stewart's famous phrase from his concurring opinion in Jacobellis v. Ohio. Zelinsky found earlier…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Unanimous Supreme Court in Lane v. Franks: First Amendment Protects Public Employee’s Subpoenaed Testimony
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn an unanimous opinion authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, with an exceedingly brief concurring opinion by Justice Thomas, joined…
The Trademark Blog
3 Things To Think About WRT Yesterday’s REDSKINS Decision
Things to think about with regard to yesterday's TTAB decision cancelling the REDSKINS registrations: 1. The TTAB proceeding is not the main event. The interplay between First Amendment protections and…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Rules for Employee in Lane v. Franks
The Supreme Court just announced its decision in Lane v. Franks this morning. In a unanimous decision, the Court held an employee's sworn testimony is not part of his job duties…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Court Upholds Right of Public Employees to Testify
The Supreme Court issued its decision in Lane v. Franks, today, holding unanimously that a public employee is entitled to First Amendment protection for testifying in court where testifying is…
The Faculty Lounge
Public Employee Speech: The Fine Line Between Garcetti and Lane v. Franks
Today, in Lane v. Franks the Supreme Court held that sworn testimony by a public employee on matters that occurred in the course of the employee's official duties is shielded…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Supreme Court Clears Path For Ohio Political Speech Case
By Lauren Kuley
Yesterday, the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead to a First Amendment challenge to Ohio’s law on false campaign speech. Petitioners Susan B. Anthony List (“SBA”) and the Coalition Opposed to…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
‘The public’s right to know’
The Boston Globe lauds the First Circuit's recent decision confirming the right of citizens to videotape police officers as falling under the protection of the First Amendment in this editorial, writing:…