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Supreme Court Update March 8, 2011
Snyder v. Phelps (09-751), Henderson v. Shinseki (09-1036) and Michigan v. Bryant (09-150)
By Kim Rinehart
Greetings, Court fans! We're back with three more decisions. The most newsworthy came in Snyder v. Phelps (09-751), where a nearly unanimous Court found that a grieving father's tort claims…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog March 7, 2011
Back Again? After Remanding Case Once, Second Circuit This Time Finds for Employer on First Amendment Claims
By Daniel Schwartz
In broad terms, the First Amendment prohibits public employers from retaliating against employees who engage in "protected speech". (Connecticut has a statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 31-51q that purports to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog March 6, 2011
School District Ban on T-Shirt Violates First Amendment
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit ruled last week in Zamecnik v. Indian Prairie School District #204 that officials at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, violated the First…
Drug & Device Law March 4, 2011
Putting Things To Better Use
By Bexis
The First Amendment We read the other day about how the First Amendment helped a tiny church worshipping an even smaller god escape a mega tort verdict for intentional infliction…
Litigation & Trial March 3, 2011
Supreme Court Affirms Right To Troll And To Harass In Synder v. Phelps
By Max Kennerly, Esq.
As you've probably already read (see, e.g., WSJ Law Blog), yesterday the Supreme Court held in Synder v. Phelps that the First Amendment precluded Synder, father of deceased soldier Matthew Synder, from suing…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog March 2, 2011
NYC Council Approves Ordinance Requiring Truth in Advertising for “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
By Reproductive Rights
The Associated Press is reporting that the New York City Council has approved an ordinance requiring so-called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" to disclose that they do not provide abortion and contraceptive…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog March 2, 2011
Court Rules First Amendment Protects Funeral Protesters
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Supreme Court ruled today in Snyder v. Phelps that the First Amendment protected Reverend Fred Phelps's hateful and harmful speech at the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder…
Media Law Prof Blog March 2, 2011
Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Westboro Baptist Church, 8-1
By Media Law Prof Blog
The Supreme Court has ruled, 8-1, that the First Amendment protects speakers on matters of public concern, even at funerals. It also held that in the case of Snyder v.…
The Faculty Lounge March 2, 2011
Snyder v. Phelps Decided
The Supreme Court this morning has decided Snyder v. Phelps. In an opinion by Chief Justice Roberts the Fourth Circuit's ruling overturning the jury verdict against the Phelps defendants is…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog February 28, 2011
Events for March 2011
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
March is always a busy month for conferences, lectures, events, and symposia. Here are a few that you might not want to miss.Food Fight, March 1, 6.30 pm, organized by …