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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Facebook membership could prove costly for sex offender”
Main October 21, 2009"Facebook membership could prove costly for sex offender" The title of this post is the headline of this notable local article from New York. Here are some…
Media Law Prof Blog
Video Game Speech and the Protection of Children
Renee Newman Knake, Michigan State University College of Law, has published "From Research Conclusions to Real Change: Understanding the First Amendment’s (Non)Response to Negative Effects of Mass Media on Children…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Timemagazine asks “Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church?”
Main October 15, 2009Time magazine asks "Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church?" In this new piece, headlined "Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Church?," Time magazine asks a question…
The Faculty Lounge
Scalia’s Even Out of Touch With Christians
I'm not sure what's worse: telling Muslims, Jews and other non-Christians they should like it when someone "honors" their dead with a Christian cross, or telling Christians that the cross…
CommLawBlog
Dogfight In The Supreme Court
Two days into its 2009-2010 term, the Supreme Court sank its teeth into a case which could have a profound impact on all First Amendment free speech rights, and particularly…
Media Law Prof Blog
Levels of Protection For “Sexting”
John A. Humbach, Pace University School of Law, has published "'Sexting' and the First Amendment." Here is the abstract. 'Sexting' and other teen autopornography are becoming a widespread phenomenon, with…
Health Law Prof Blog
A Challenge to the FDA’s Entire Regulatory Scheme for Health Care Products: Botox Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Asserting First Amendment Protection for Off Label Drug Claims
In a move that could undermine the entire FDA premarket approval process for all health care products, the maker of Botox has filed a legal action against the government claiming…
The Faculty Lounge
Mid-week Links
Dahlia Lithwick outdoes herself in this recap of the oral argument in US v. Stevens (pdf file) (see Calvin’s post on this here). The ending scene? Katyal ends his rebuttal…
Legal Profession Blog
Lipshaw Creates Firestorm By Talking About Religion and Brian Leiter
Two subjects that, Miss Manners said, should never be the talk at a formal dinner. Anyway, Jeff's SSRN piece analyzing Leiter's conception of religion has become "recommended reading" by Larry…
West Virginia Business Litigation
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Responds to Mylan Suit
Last month, I wrote about Mylan's lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and two of its reporters for misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, and other claims, based on articles that have…