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first amendment
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Drug & Device Law
Second Circuit Reverses Off-Label Promotion Conviction On First Amendment Grounds
By Bexis
The long wait is over. Here is the Second Circuit's decision in United States v. Caronia, No. 90-5006-cr, slip op. (2d Cir. Dec. 3, 2012). By a 2-1 vote, Mr.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Maine Governor May Remove Mural Without Violating Free Speech
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The First Circuit ruled in Newton v. LePage that the Maine governor did not violate free speech by removing and relocating a mural from the state Department of Labor offices…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Says No First Amendment Violation in Non-Confirmation for Political Support
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Seventh Circuit ruled this week in Embry v. City of Calumet that city aldermen did not violate free speech when they vowed not to ratify the mayor's nominee to be…
PropertyProf Blog
Mettler on Graffiti Ordinances
By propertyprof
Margaret Mettler (Michigan - Student) has posted Graffiti Museum: A First Amendment Argument for Protecting Uncommissioned Art on Private Property on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Graffiti has long been a target…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Thanksgiving 2012
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The relationship between Thanksgiving and the First Amendment's religion clauses, as well as to the economy, is a recurrent topic of constitutional conversation at this time of year.President Obama's Thanksgiving…
Media Law Prof Blog
An Interpretation of Sorrell
In King v. General Information Services, the plaintiff alleged that the GIS, a credit reporting service, violated section 1681c of the Fair Credit Reporting Act by reporting information expressly excluded…
Media Law Prof Blog
Justice Kennedy’s First Amendment Jurisprudence
Helen J. Knowles, Grinnell College, has published What a Difference Five Years Haven't Made: Justice Kennedy and the First Amendment, 2007-2012. Here is the abstract.This paper shows that for all…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Petitioning for Secession
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Some people in more than a few states have begun to "petition" to secede from the United States. Secession does come up from time to time; Texas has been a…
Media Law Prof Blog
Balancing Defamation Law, Anonymity, and the First Amendment
Jason M. Shepard and Genelle I. Belmas, both of California State University, Fullerton, have published Anonymity, Disclosure and First Amendment Balancing in the Internet Era: Developments in Libel, Copyright, and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
California voters approve new sex offender law, parts of which get swiftly blocked by federal judge
Main November 7, 2012California voters approve new sex offender law, parts of which get swiftly blocked by federal judge I have not closely followed the particulars of Proposition 35 in…