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Media Law Prof Blog
Sidewalk Chalk and the First Amendment
Marie A. Failinger, Hamline University School of Law, is publishing Talking Chalk: Defacing the First Amendment in the Public Forum in the West Virginia Law Review. Here is the abstract.This…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Second Circuit panel now affirms Lynne Stewart’s (way below guideline) 10-year prison sentence
Main June 28, 2012Second Circuit panel now affirms Lynne Stewart's (way below guideline) 10-year prison sentenceOne of many noteworthy legal developments today sure to be overshadowed by the Supreme Court's…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Commentary on the Court’s Decision Finding the Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional
By Ellen Podgor
It is important to honor those who served our country and received medals. It is especially important for us to recognize those few who received the Congressional Medal of Honor. …
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS strikes down Stolen Valor Act, 6-3, finding First Amendment problem
Main June 28, 2012SCOTUS strikes down Stolen Valor Act, 6-3, finding First Amendment problemReporting here on SCOTUSblog reporting on what its reporter Lyle Denniston is reporting from the Supreme Court…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional – Alvarez Decision
By Ellen Podgor
Don't overlook the Supreme Court's Alvarez decision today when reading about another important decision issued by the Court today - the one that upholds the Affordable Care Act. The Court's finding the…
Surf and Turf Law
SCOTUS and the Stolen Valor Act – First Amendment Protects Lies about Medals Too
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Alvarez. Opinion, authored by Justice Kennedy, is here.The plurality decision was joined by the Chief Justice and Justices Ginsburg…
Media Law Prof Blog
Jurisdiction and New York Times v. Sullivan
Howard M. Wasserman, Florida International University College of Law, has published A Jurisdictional Perspective on New York Times v. Sullivan: An Essay in Honor of Martin Redish in volume 107 of…
IP Intelligence
Louis’ Hangover
A federal judge has dismissed Louis Vuitton Malletier SA's trademark infringement suit against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. over the studio's use of a knockoff bag in "The Hangover Part II.” …
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Strikes Montana Campaign Finance Restriction
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A sharply divided Supreme Court today in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock summarily reversed an earlier Montana Supreme Court ruling and held the Montana restriction on independent campaign expenditures unconstitutional in…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal District Judge Upholds Indiana Statute Banning Sex Offenders from Facebook
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In her 19 page opinion in Doe v. Prosecutor, Marion County, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana upheld the state's statute prohibiting some sex offenders from accessing…