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The Right Coast
Supreme Court’s two religious liberty cases could have broad impact
The U.S. Supreme Court's May 22 deadlock prevented the establishment of the nation's first religious charter school.A decision allowing such an institution would have dramatically overhauled long-standing norms about public…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Oregon Federal Judge Strikes Down State Law Requiring Labor Peace Agreements for Cannabis Licensure and Certification – OLCC Will No Longer Enforce State Requirement
By Bianca Rodriguez, Keahn Morris, John Bolesta, James Hays
On Tuesday May 20, 2025, U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, Michael H. Simon issued a decision in Casala LLC, d/b/a Bubble’s Hash and Rec Rehab Consulting LLC,…
Religion Clause
Jewish Teacher Claims Anti-Israel Position of Teachers’ Union Violates His 1st Amendment Rights
Suit was filed this week in an Oregon federal district court against the Portland school system and the Portland teacher's union by a Jewish teacher who was born in Israel…
PrawfsBlawg
Speech or Debate Confusion (Updated)
Main Wednesday, May 21, 2025Speech or Debate Confusion (Updated)The Supreme Court granted an injunction pending appeal in a Maine legislator's challenge to the sanctions imposed on her by the body…
The Right Coast
American Vulgarity, from Lenny Bruce to Kanye West
Even in 1964, Bruce had allies. An open letter defending him was signed by a who s who of 20th-century cultural and literary legends, including Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Woody…
Drug & Device Law
First Amendment Still Prevails Over California’s Prop 65
We reported about a year and a half ago on a Ninth Circuit opinion holding that the First Amendment prohibited cancer warnings required by California’s Proposition 65 because the warnings…
PrawfsBlawg
State action on remand
Main Wednesday, May 14, 2025State action on remandThe Ninth Circuit decided Garnier v. O'Connor-Ratliff, holding that the school board member acted under color in blocking people from her Facebook and…
Religion Clause
Church’s Removal of Congregant from Services Did Not Violate 1st Amendment
In Devi v. Sacramento Bhartiya Sabha, (ED CA, May 2, 2025), a California federal magistrate judge recommended dismissal of a suit against a church and the city by plaintiff who was removed…
PrawfsBlawg
MAGA and the First Amendment
Main Tuesday, May 06, 2025MAGA and the First AmendmentTrump during a press availability today: "I think people are allowed to protest. You have to do it in a reasonable manner.…
PrawfsBlawg
Zick on the First Amendment Watch
Main Sunday, May 04, 2025Zick on the First Amendment WatchTim Zick (Wm & Mary) has launched Trump 2.0: Executive Power and the First Amendment at the First Amendment Watch at…