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New Article: Local Govt and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court: Legislative Voting as “Speech” and Union Grievances as “Petitions”
The Fall edition of State & Local Law News features my article on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in Carrigan and Guarnieri. From the Introduction: The U.S. Supreme Court decided…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit: Anti-Solicitation Law Violates Day Laborers’ First Amendment Rights
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The en banc Ninth Circuit ruled today in Comite De Jornaleros De Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach that a city ordinance that bans solicitation for employment violates day laborers' First Amendment speech rights on…
The Faculty Lounge
“Free Speech” at Northern Arizona University
As has been chronicled elsewhere, officials at Northern Arizona University claimed that a small group of students (eventually two students) could not hand out tiny American flags to willing recipients…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Julie Nice on CLS v. Martinez, the First Amendment, and Equality
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The intersections of constitutional protections for liberty, equality, free speech, and free exercise of religion can make for convoluted and contentious cases. Christian Legal Society (CLS) v. Martinez, decided by…
Land Use Prof Blog
City of South Bend Enjoined by U.S. District Court from Transferring Land to Catholic HS
The South Bend Tribune reports that U.S. District Judge Robert Miller (NDIN) has granted a preliminary injunction sought by four local residents represented by the ACLU of Indiana. The plaintiffs…
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Seminar: Ethics, Government Conflicts Of Interest, And The First Amendment
Mark your calendars: as part of the Fall Meeting of the ABA's Section of State & Local Government Law in Tucson, on Thursday, September 22, I'll be on a panel…
Drug & Device Law
First Amendment Toolkit
By Bexis
Thursday is normally the day for our longer and meatier posts. However, the crush of business at the moment really is a crush. So we’re putting up something today that,…
Drug & Device Law
Caronia, The Latest
By Bexis
The moment we saw the Supreme Court’s First Amendment decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., 131 S. Ct. 2653 (2011), we knew it had implications for the FDA's suppression…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit: No First Amendment Protection for Speaking Truth as Public Employee
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A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit today denied a petition for rehearing of a public employee who claimed he was fired in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment free…
Media Law Prof Blog
First Circuit Recognizes First Amendment Right To Videotape Police In Performance of Their Duties
The First Circuit has upheld an individual's right to videotape police "engaged in their duties in a public place, including police officers performing their responsibilies," under the First Amendment, in…