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PropertyProf Blog
ABA-RPTE “Professors’ Corner” Teleconference on Land Use Cases
By propertyprof
The Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group of the ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section invites you to join the free monthly teleconference, Professors’ Corner, which each month…
Land Use Prof Blog
ABA Professor’s Corner phone-in event features Land Use Prof Bloggers – this Wednesday!
Tune in this Wednesday as fellow bloggers Ken Stahl (Chapman), Troy Rule (Missouri), and I participate in the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law's monthly Professor's Corner phone-in event. Professor James Durham (Dayton) will be…
Litigation & Trial
Does The Philly Fire Dept’s Social Media Policy Violate The First Amendment?
Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Fire Department — following in the footsteps of the Philadelphia Police Department — released a new social media policy that applies to their employees. (Policy…
All About Advertising Law
Lying Is Protected Speech: What Does This Mean For Advertisers?
Did you hear the news? The Supreme Court has ruled that lies have First Amendment protection. I’m not just talking about little white lies, or half-truths, or artful omissions –…
Drug & Device Law
Stolen Valor and Off-Label Promotion
By Bexis
Earlier this month, Paul Clement, a really smart guy who used to be Solicitor General of the United States, came to Philadelphia to present an overview of the Supreme Court’s…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit Rules on Median Creche
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Sixth Circuit ruled today in Satawa v. Macomb County Road Commission that the Commission's rejection of a permit for a private display of a creche in the median of a…
Media Law Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit: Kentucky Bar Association Rule As Applied To Attorney Speech Violates First Amendment
In Berry v. Schmitt, an attorney challenged a Kentucky Bar Association rule that forbade him to criticize the behavior of the State Legislative Ethics Commission. The District Court granted the…
Land Use Prof Blog
Chick-fil-A, Gay Marriage, Constitutional Law, and Land Use
Even the culture wars often end up in a land use controversy. Over the past few days, public officials in Boston and Chicago made statements that Chick-fil-A restaurants would not…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN July 24, 2012
New name, same game. If you haven't read the story of Savannah Dietrich, one of the more interesting First Amendment cases to come along in some time, be sure to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
DC Circuit Upholds Airline Fee Disclosure Regulation in First Amendment Challenge
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In Spirit Airlines v. US Department of Transportation, a divided opinion by a DC Circuit panel today upheld DOT regulations. The airlines challenged three regulations, all on arbitrary and capricious grounds,…