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Trump Law Redux
Main Monday, March 18, 2024Trump Law ReduxThe Supreme Court hears arguments today in two cases involving the use of government pressure and/or "jawboning" to influence the decisions of private parties.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Defines When Public Official’s Social Media Violates Free Speech
The Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings this week that set the test for when the First Amendment prohibits a public official from restricting access to their social media.…
ComplexDiscovery
Generative AI and the First Amendment: Legal Experts Weigh in on the Need for Regulation as Election Nears
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: In the article “Generative AI and the First Amendment: Legal Experts Weigh in on the Need for Regulation as Election Nears,” we delve into the rapidly evolving landscape…
Municipal Minute
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules on Government Social Media Cases
We have been following two pending appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court involving First Amendment challenges to government officials regarding their social media activities. The Supreme Court issued opinions in…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Did Biden Administration Officials Impermissibly Coerce Social Media to Moderate Content?
The Supreme Court will consider the issue on Monday, March 18. Here's my argument preview, from the ABA Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases, with permission:FACTSTwo states and five…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Did a New York Official Impermissibly Coerce Companies Not to do Business with the NRA?
The Court will take up this question on Monday, March 18. Here's my argument preview, from the ABA Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases:FACTSIn late 2017, the Superintendent of…
Law and the Workplace
Race Discrimination Claims by Broadway Actor Sent Back to the Underworld in the Face of Producer’s First Amendment Rights
By Tony Oncidi, Dixie Morrison
A federal court in New York has held that a Broadway musical’s casting decisions—specifically replacing one actor with another actor of a different race—are shielded by the First Amendment from…
California Employment Law Update
Broadway Actor’s Race Discrimination Claims Sent Back to the Underworld in the Face of Producer’s First Amendment Rights
By Tony Oncidi, Dixie Morrison
A federal court in New York has held that a Broadway musical’s casting decisions—specifically replacing one actor with another actor of a different race—are shielded by the First Amendment from…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Solidifying Students’ Rights to Gender Expression, A Response to Dara Purvis, Transgender Students and the First Amendment
By Tracy Thomas
Scott Skinner-Thompson, Solidifying Students' Right to Gender Expression, 104 Boston U. L. Rev. (2024)The genders and sexualities of students are regulated, shaped, and oppressed by formal school policies and informal…
Faruki Blog
Conflict Between First Amendment and Discrimination on Broadway
By jgreinerficlaw-com-jack-greiner
The Broadway musical "Hadestown" recently provided the stage for a conflict between the First Amendment and discrimination laws. Spoiler alert – the First Amendment won.