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PrawfsBlawg
More state-level universality
Main Thursday, July 31, 2025More state-level universalityJudge Pernell of M.D. Fla. issued a universal preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the state's anti-drag law, in an action by an Orlando-based bar…
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The process is the punishment
Main Friday, July 25, 2025The process is the punishmentThe Times reports on how Media Matters is crumbling under the weight of the barrage of legal action over its reporting on…
Religion Clause
Cert. Granted in Street Preacher’s Suit Challenging Protest Zone
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi, (Docket No. 24-993, certiorari granted 7/3/2025). (Order List.) In the case, a Christian street preacher challenges a…
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Trump plays procedural games, wins procedural prizes (Updated Twice)
Main Thursday, July 03, 2025Trump plays procedural games, wins procedural prizes (Updated Twice)Donald Trump voluntarily dismissed his BS lawsuit against the DesMoines Register and pollster Ann Selzer over her erroneous…
Media Law Prof Blog
Brescia on Flagrant Fouls: The First Amendment, Legal Speech, and Attacks on Law Firms and the Rule of Law
Raymond H. Brescia, Albany Law School, is publishing Flagrant Fouls: The First Amendment, Legal Speech, And Attacks On Law Firms And The Rule Of Law in the Nevada Law Journal…
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Statement from UF Law Dean
Main Wednesday, June 25, 2025Statement from UF Law DeanUF Law Dean Merritt McAlister sent a statement to the UF Law Community on The Seminar Paper. Full text, plus my comments,…
PrawfsBlawg
Challenging court rules and the problem of offensive litigation
Main Wednesday, June 25, 2025Challenging court rules and the problem of offensive litigationThe United States has sued the District Court for the District of Maryland (and each of its judges)…
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Thinking About Religious Exemptions
Main Tuesday, June 24, 2025Thinking About Religious ExemptionsWhen the First Amendment requires a religious exemption from a general law is a vexing question. Here's an idea that I'm playing with…
Regulatory Oversight
Court of Appeals Blocks Texas AG From Enforcing Pre-Litigation Subpoena
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Leah DeFazio
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently enjoined Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton from enforcing a pre-litigation subpoena issued to Media Matters for America (Media…
Media Law Prof Blog
Kitrosser on Politics, Knowledge, and Government Speech
Heidi Kitrosser, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, is publishing Politics, Knowledge, and Government Speech in Elgar Companion to Free Expression (eds. Alan Chen & Ashutash Bhagwat, forthcoming 2025). Here is…