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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Occupy Movements and the First Amendment: Update on Atlanta and Sacramento
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Two new noteworthy lawsuits raising First Amendment issues have been filed against the cities of Atlanta and Sacramento by "Occupy" protesters. We've previously discussed the Ft Myers, Florida & Dallas,…
Media Law Prof Blog
Hyperlinks and the First Amendment
Anjali Dala, Yale University,Yale Information Society Project, has published Protecting Hyperlinks and Preserving First Amendment Values on the Internet in volume 13 of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law…
California Employment Law Update
City Of Redondo Beach’s Day Laborer Ordinance Is Unconstitutional
By Tony Oncidi
Comite de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach, 657 F.3d 936 (9th Cir. 2011) (en banc) In May 1987, the City of Redondo Beach adopted an ordinance…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Occupy Movements and the First Amendment: Focus on Ft Myers
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As the "Occupy Wall Street” movement has spread to other locales, so too have controversies surrounding the First Amendment's scope. The public-private status of NYC's Zuccotti Park which we discussed…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Stolen Valor Act and the First Amendment
David S. Han, New York University School of Law, is publishing Autobiographical Lies and the First Amendment's Protection of Self-Defining Speech in volume 87 of the New York University Law Review…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski to Deliver First Amendment Lecture
A previous ImmigrationProf Immigrant of the Day, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski will deliver the Central Valley Foundation/James B. McClatchy Lecture…
Media Law Prof Blog
“World of Opera” Host Under Fire For Joining Political Protest
Lisa Simeone's firing from the radio show "Soundprint" apparently as a result of her involvement in the Occupy DC protests is causing an uproar in the blogosphere, and discussion has…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The First Amendment and the Supreme Court – – – Building
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The Supreme Court and the Supreme Court building have special status with regard to the First Amendment. The Supreme Court is the institution with ultimate authority to interpret the First Amendment.The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds now talking about prosecuting media running medical marijuana ads!?!
Main October 14, 2011Feds now talking about prosecuting media running medical marijuana ads!?!This new AP story, which is headlined "US attorney considering going after newspaper, other media running ads for…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Kentucky “Politics, Taxes, and the Pulpit” Conference
The University of Kentucky College of Law hosted yesterday a conference on the recent book Politics, Taxes, and the Pulpit: Provocative First Amendment Conflicts authored by Nina J. Crimm (St.…