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Sentencing Law and Policy
Pastor gets jail time for violating Oakland abortion clinic buffer-zone law
Main February 20, 2009Pastor gets jail time for violating Oakland abortion clinic buffer-zone lawBecause I am always intrigued by the intersection of sentencing issues and religious issues, this local sentencing…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NYC Plan to Convert Catholic Schools to Charter Schools Faces Opposition
NY Times: Hurdles for a Plan to Turn Catholic Classrooms Into Charter Schools, by Javier Hernandez:To the Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, it seemed like an act of salvation on…
Media Law Prof Blog
Public Sector Blogging
Paul M. Secunda, Marquette University Law School, has published "Blogging While (Publicly) Employed: Some First Amendment Implications," in volume 47 of the University of Louisville Law Review (2009). Here is…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Secunda on “Dooced” Employees
Our own Paul Secunda (Marquette) has just posted on SSRN an article of particular interest to those of us he left behind, Blogging While (Publicly) Employed: Some First Amendment Implications. …
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Quick Takes: Legislative Updates; “Super Secret HR Stuff”, First Amendment Rights, Lilly Ledbetter, ADAAA
With another holiday weekend approaching, there's time enough this morning for a few quick stories about a wide range of employment issues with relevance to employers in Connecticut. As I…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed It . . .
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
Although the holidays technically aren't over yet, people are gradually easing back into the "work" mode. Well, my goal this week is to provide analysis of some stories that you…
Sentencing Law and Policy
’tis the season … to litigate creatively?
Main December 17, 2008'tis the season ... to litigate creatively?This local AP story out of Ohio that just has to put everyone in a holiday (litigation?) mood: A Christmas tree…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Blogging, The First Amendment and Legal Malpractice
We ran acrossthis story today. Prior restraint of a blog, a legal malpractice case, and a question of who is actually posting the blog. "Mystery Blogger Caught Up in First…
Adjunct Profs Blog
10th Issues Rare First Amendment Victory To Public Employee
Thomas v. CIty of Blanchard, ___F.3d___(10th Cir. Dec. 3, 2008) ,is a rare First Amendment public employment pro plaintiff case where the plaintiff was able to survive summary judgment. A…
Tilting the Scales
Costs of Protracted Litigation
By Jamie Ribman
Delilah aka “Dirty” Dancer enjoyed gyrating at the Friday night community gatherings held in the local Town Hall of Mainstreet, USA. Regrettably, Dirty’s 56 year old grooving was viewed by…