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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Eighth Circuit Says Missouri Flag Desecration Law Unconstitutional, No Qualified Immunity
The Eighth Circuit ruled in Snider v. City of Cape Girardeau that Missouri's statute banning flag desecration was facially unconstitutional. The court held that the statue was overbroad in violation…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Denies Certiorari in James Risen’s “Reporter’s Privilege” Case
The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in the closely watched case of Risen v. United States (13-1009).NYT Reporter James Risen viaRecall our analysis of the sharply divided Fourth Circuit…
Media Law Prof Blog
Government Funding and Free Speech
Charles W. (Rocky) Rhodes IV, has published Speech, Subsidies, and Traditions: AID v. AOSI and the First Amendment in the 2013 Cato Supreme Court Review 363. Here is the abstract.In…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Decision in Wood v. Moss: Guidance on Pleading Standards?
Today the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Wood v. Moss, with Justice Ginsburg authoring the opinion for the Court. As covered earlier here, Wood v. Moss is a…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Unanimous Supreme Court in Wood v. Moss: Secret Service Agents Have Qualified Immunity in First Amendment Challenge
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn a relatively brief opinion in Wood v. Moss, Justice Ginsburg, writing for a unanimous Court, reversed the Ninth…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
North American Meat Producers Say Labeling Laws Infringe Upon First Amendment
The heat is turning up on the North American meat industry and the result is a free speech lawsuit instead of a medium rare steak. American, Canadian and Mexican livestock…
inversecondemnation.com
CLE Of Interest: “Legislative Prayer, Tradition, and the Establishment Clause”
We're straying outside the usual subjects of this blog (but not that far, since we also do a lot of work related to municipal governments and constitutional law). Our "home" in…
New York Federal Criminal Practice
Bloomsday, June 16, 2014 at 60 Centre Street with the Hon. Gerard E. Lynch
Please join me and the Irish American Bar Association on June 16, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in the rotunda of the New York State Courthouse at 60 Centre Street for…
Media Law Prof Blog
Reminder: 2015 First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition Deadline Is May 30
From Steve Zansberg, Levine, Sullivan, Chair, ABA Forum on Communications Law:A reminder that the deadline for law students to participate in the 2015 First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
First Amendment and the Workplace: An Update from “Where We Live”
[caption id="attachment_5618" align="alignright" width="300"] WNPR's "Where We Live"[/caption] This morning, I had the pleasure of visiting again with John Dankosky on his WNPR show, Where We Live. Much of the discussion on the show revolved…