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First Amendment Problems With Prohibitions of Election Documentation?
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Smartphone cameras plus social media distribution pose many possibilities of First Amendment challenges to laws prohibiting recording, such as the recording of law enforcement officers as we've previously discussed. On…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split federal court ruling on local Halloween sex offender ordinance in California
Main October 31, 2012Split federal court ruling on local Halloween sex offender ordinance in CaliforniaAs reported in this local article, headlined "Judge temporarily blocks part of Simi Valley Halloween sex…
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Sixth Circuit Rejects First Amendment Claim of Anti-Muslim Advertisers
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In its opinion in American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Suburban Mobility for Regional Transportation (SMART), the Sixth Circuit upheld SMART's rejection of advertisements for city buses.The potentional advertising group, American Freedom…
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Daily Read: Collins on Toobin on the Court
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Over at SCOTUSBlog, ConLawProf Ron Collins has a terrific Q & A with Jeffrey Toobin about Toobin's latest book, The Oath.Here's an especially intriguing sample:Question:In The Oath you refer to…
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Students’ Offensive Web-Site Likely Not Protected by Free Speech
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A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit ruled this week in S.J.W. v. Lee's Summit R-7 School District that two students were not likely to succeed on the merits of their…
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Ninth Circuit Stays Lower Court, Retains Montana Contribution Limits Pending Appeal
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A three-judge motions panel of the Ninth Circuit in Lair v. Bullock granted Montana's motion to stay District Judge Lovell's earlier decision that Montana's low campaign contribution limits violated the First…
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Developments in Montana Campaign Contribution Case
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Recall that District Judge Charles C. Lovell (Montana) ruled earlier this month in Lair v. Murry that Montana's low campaign contribution limits for individuals and political parties violated the First…
Inside Political Law
Federal Judge Strikes Down Montana Contribution Limits for State Races
Montana, which has become somewhat of a hotbed for campaign finance litigation, saw another one of its laws struck down yesterday. Following a bench trial, a U.S. District Court determined…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More on sex offenders’ First Amendment challenge to local halloween challenge in California
Main October 3, 2012More on sex offenders' First Amendment challenge to local halloween challenge in California In this post a few days ago, I reported on a notable (and groundbreaking?)…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sex offenders claim First Amendment violated by local Halloween ordinance targeting them
Main September 29, 2012Sex offenders claim First Amendment violated by local Halloween ordinance targeting them The Ventura County Star has this interesting article, headlined "Lawsuit seeks to block Simi Valley's…