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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Eighth Circuit Strikes Corporate Campaign Spending Law, Tees Up Corporate Contribution Ban
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A sharply divided Eighth Circuit ruled in Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. Swanson that Minnesota's requirement that corporations and associations establish a "political fund" for independent campaign expenditures…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Federal Court Strikes Down Secrecy of Delaware Chancery Court Arbitrations
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A federal district court in Delaware has held that because the First Amendment provides a qualified right of access to arbitration proceedings established by Delaware law and implemented by…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
First Amendment Appeal?: Shirvell’s 4.5 million dollar verdict
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A little less than two years ago, then-assistant state attorney Andrew Shirvell made news for his blog "Chris Armstrong Watch," entirely devoted to Chris Armstrong, the student body president of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
First Amendment Right to Impersonate a Police Officer? Split Fourth Circuit Panel Opinion
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An opinion by a split panel of the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Chappell upheld the constitutionality of Virginia's "police impersonation statute," Va. Code §18.2.-174. The case arose when Chappell, a…
Litigation & Trial
The First Amendment Right To Be A Juggalo
I must confess no interest in attending Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos, but that’s the beauty of America: if someone wants to paint their face like a clown…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN August 13, 2012
Once again, Vladimir Gagic offers up a very opinionated piece on gun control and, once again, it's a good one. Also, Joe Bahgat asks whether the IOC's rule against athlete…
Inside Privacy
Facebook, ACLU Argue that “Like” Button is Protected Speech
This week, Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed amicus curiae briefs in the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that using Facebook’s “Like” button is…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Anti-Military Protest Statute Signed by Obama
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The Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, signed by President Obama (video below) contains as Title VI provisions prohibiting the disruption of military funerals. …
Media Law Prof Blog
Wikileaks and the First Amendment: A Response
Christina E. Wells, University of Missouri School of Law, is publishing Contextualizing Disclosure’s Effects: Wikileaks, Balancing and the First Amendment in the Iowa Law Review Bulletin (forthcoming).This essay responds to Professor…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Nebraska Court Overturns Campaign Finance Law, Stretches Doctrine
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The Nebraska Supreme Court last week in State of Nebraska ex rel. Bruning v. Gale ruled that Nebraska's public campaign finance law violated the First Amendment.The ruling extends and stretches the…