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Labor Law Prof Blog
Garcetti vs. Public School Teachers: Garcetti Wins and We All Lose
Although the United States Supreme Court expressly decided not to weigh in on the issue in Garcetti v. Ceballos in 2006, the first major decision by an appellate court has…
Media Law Prof Blog
Minnesota Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Based On First Amendment Challenge
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a Minnesota resident based on a First Amendment challenge to a statute that forbids the knowing communication of false information…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Upholds Moment of Silence in Schools
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A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld an Illinois law requiring a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day. The case, Sherman v. Koch,…
Media Law Prof Blog
More On Citizens United
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Three Teachers Fired After Complaining to KENS 5
In a recent lawsuit, three former teachers claim their First Amendment rights were violated after they told a KENS 5 reporter that their principal kept some sex toys in her…
TortsProf Blog
More on Snyder v. Phelps
Alan Garfield (Widener) has written an op-ed entitled "Hate Funeral Protests? Then Ignore Them." Here's a sample:If Albert Snyder is going to win on appeal, he will have to convince the Supreme…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Military Policy Enjoined by Federal Judge
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In a brief order today, federal district judge Virginia Phillips, Central District of California, has permanently enjoined the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The judge had previously ruled that…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Free Speech Case A Difficult One for the US Supreme Court
I served in Iraq for a year and devoted 28 years of my life (mostly part-time as a Reservist) to the military. So, seeing signs like "Thank God for Dead…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Snyder v. Phelps, the military funeral protest case: Oral Argument Analysis
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The Court heard oral arguments (transcript here) in Snyder v. Phelps this morning, an appeal involving the First Amendment right to protest juxtaposed against a tort judgment for intentional infliction…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS examining potential liability for prosecutorial misconduct again
Main October 6, 2010SCOTUS examining potential liability for prosecutorial misconduct againTwo very interesting cases come before the Supreme Court for oral argument today, and here are the basics via SCOTUSblog:…