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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
First Circuit: Police Officers Lack Qualified Immunity in Cell Phone Recording Arrest
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The First Circuit has denied qualified immunity to several police officers who arrested a bystander for recording their arrest of a third person in its opinion in Glik v. Cunniffe. Simon Glik…
Family Law Prof Blog
Scope of Students’ First Amendment Rights
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From CNN.com:An Indiana school district might appeal a summary judgment that said it violated two students' First Amendment rights by punishing them for posting racy photos to social networking sites,…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Groups Challenge Arizona Law that Withholds Resources from Organizations Providing Abortion Referrals or Counseling
ACLU press release: ACLU and Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence Challenge Law that Withholds Critical Resources for Women's Health: Extreme Law Withholds Resources from Organizations that Provide Abortion Referrals or CounselingPHOENIX…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Upholds “Protective” Measures Against Student
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A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit ruled last week in Cox v. Warwick Valley Central School District that a school principal did not violate the First Amendment or substantive due…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Can Schools Punish Students for Posting Racy Photos Online?”
Main August 22, 2011"Can Schools Punish Students for Posting Racy Photos Online?"The question in the title of this post is the headline of this new Time column. Here are excerpts:…
The IP Law Blog
The First Amendment and Anti-Trust False Advertising Injunctions
By James Kachmar Although courts routinely grant permanent injunctions to curtail deceptive marketing practices, they sometimes struggle with whether an injunction impermissibly violates a party’s rights under the First Amendment.…
The Faculty Lounge
Gnawing….
Misery loves company; gnawing does, too. It’s been gnawing at me lately for some reason: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. So I have to share this gnawing with you. Entertainment…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should a prison sentence necessarily halt all access to all social media for all purposes?
Main August 10, 2011Should a prison sentence necessarily halt all access to all social media for all purposes?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this recent…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Schoolhouse Gates, My Space and First Amendment in the Fourth Circuit
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May a school discipline a student for internet "bullying"? The Fourth Circuit has answered this increasingly common question with a resounding "yes" in its opinion in Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools.Kowalski,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Finds Garcetti Does Not Bar First Amendment Claim of Police Officer
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Overcoming Garcetti v. Ceballos has become a challenge for any public employee seeking to assert her or his First Amendment rights. A school teacher's assignment may be grounds for her…