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The Trademark Blog
Prof. Tribe: SOPA Violates The First Amendment
The crux of his argument appears in the first sentence, sub (a), on the page 8. Tribe Legis Memo on SOPA 12-6-11 1(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type =…
Media Law Prof Blog
Video Games and the First Amendment After Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
Jon Garon, NKU Chase College of Law, has published Beyond the First Amendment: Shaping the Contours of Commercial Speech in Video Games, Virtual Worlds and Social Media. Here is the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Mark Twain and Constitutional Law
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
It's the 176th anniversary of the birth of Mark Twain, an anniversary that while not a usual celebratory number (100, 150, or even 175) has been attracting some attention. Mark…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit: Bond for Infomercial Does Not Violate Free Speech
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit ruled today in FTC v. Trudeau that a lower court's requirement that author and infomercialist Kevin Trudeau post a $2 million bond before…
The D&O Diary
Court Rejects Rating Agencies’ First Amendment Defense
The rating agencies are not entitled to First Amendment protection for their ratings of securities backed by mortgages originated at defunct Thornburg Mortgage, a federal judge has ruled. In a…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
No First Amendment Right to Disrupt Senior Center
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit on Monday rejected the free speech claim of a disruptive visitor to a local senior citizens centers. The case, Milestone v. City of…
The Trade Secret Litigator
Art of Living Foundation v. Doe: Identity of Anonymous Blogger Accused of Misappropriating Trade Secrets May Be Protected by the First Amendment
By John Marsh
Identity of Anonymous Blogger Accused of Misappropriatng Trade Secrets May Be Protected by the First Amendment
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Occupy and the First Amendment: Updates #N17 and Journalists
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Today's mass action named #N17 for November 17, two months after the start of "Occupy Wall Street" in Zuccotti Park, New York, is sure to result in further First Amendment…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
New York “Choose Life” License Plate Saga Continues
Democrat and Chronicle: State to review decision on 'Choose Life' plates, by Joseph Spector:New York officials plan to review a federal court decision last week that orders the state to…
Drug & Device Law
FDA Takes It On The Chin Again In First Amendment Case
By Bexis
This opinion involves cigarette warnings, so we have to be careful, since Dechert represents tobacco companies. We recommend that our readers interested in First Amendment issues take a look at…