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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc DC Circuit to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Mandatory Labeling of Meat Regulation
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn an order today, the District of Columbia Circuit Court that American Meat Institute v. United States Dep't of…
The Right Coast
Breyer s dangerous dissent in McCutcheon (the campaign finance case)
Since then, opposition to First Amendment protection of campaign donations has become a significant cause on the liberal left. It s not hard to see why: the legacy mainstream media,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Holds NYC Can Ban Religious Services in School Buildings
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawDoes a city policy governing "extended use" of school facilities that excludes permits for the "purpose of holding religious…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Strikes Aggregate Campaign Contribution Limits
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolA sharply divided Supreme Court today in McCutcheon v. FEC struck the aggregate federal campaign contribution limits. The five-justice majority ruled that the limits…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Case Addresses Constitutionality of Requiring Porn Actors to Wear Condoms
The National Law Journal: A Condom Conundrum: Can Los Angeles demand that porn actors wear them?, by Amanda Bronstad:At first blush, a case now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Oral Arguments in Wood v. Moss: The Complaint by the Anti-Bush Protestors
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawAt the heart of this case is a very simple complaint: During a campaign stop by then-President Bush in…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today’s SCOTUS Oral Argument in Wood v. Moss
Here’s the transcript of today’s Supreme Court oral argument in Wood v. Moss. It’s a Bivens case brought by plaintiffs who had been protesting against President George W. Bush during…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds San Francisco’s Gun Regulations
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawAffirming the federal district judge, a panel of the Ninth Circuit in its opinion in Jackson v. City of San…
Media Law Prof Blog
The First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition Deadline Looms (It’s April 14th)
From Steven D. Zansberg, Chair, ABA Forum On Communications Law, news about this year's First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition Presented by the ABA Forum on Communications LawThis…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Illinois Supreme Court: State’s Eavesdropping Statute Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawCan a government criminalize the recording of conversations absent consent without violating the First Amendment, or perhaps the Due…