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PrawfsBlawg
303 Creative, Exclusive Private Enforcement, and Blue-State Revenge
Main Tuesday, March 12, 2024303 Creative, Exclusive Private Enforcement, and Blue-State Revenge(Finally; it only took 7 hours) available on SSRN. If you or someone you love operates a law review,…
Simple Justice
Self-Censorship Is Silent
It should have been a lay up for the Supreme Court, having been teed up by Fourth Circuit dissenting Judge Harvie Wilkinson. How did it ever come to this—that such…
Pete's Take
A horse is a horse, of course of course . . . that is, of course, unless the horse also raises First Amendment issues
by: Peter J. Gallagher Whether you are a regular at Saratoga or become an instant expert on horse racing in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby, you have…
PrawfsBlawg
Universality and litigation procedure in the social-media cases (Updated)
Main Wednesday, February 28, 2024Universality and litigation procedure in the social-media cases (Updated)Universality reared its head in the social-media cases, especially the Florida case. The plaintiffs brought a facial challenge,…
The Right Coast
Google, Facebook FREAK AT SCOTUS Censorship Case
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IAALS Blog
The North Carolina Justice for All Project: From Foundation to First Amendment Lawsuit
By Michael Houlberg, Alicia Mitchell-Mercer
On January 4, 2024, the North Carolina Justice for All Project (JFAP) filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the state of North Carolina claiming unlawful infringement upon their fundamental right…
Legal Profession Blog
Expulsion Upheld
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a medical school's expulsion of a studentKieran Bhattacharya (“Appellant”) is a former medical student at the University of Virgnia…
Simple Justice
Is There A First Amendment Right To Affirmative Action?
Having authored my all-time favorite law review article, when Sasha Volokh writes, I take him seriously. He asserts that what the Court took away in SSFA v. Harvard, it gave…
PrawfsBlawg
Erie and litigation finacing in Florida
Main Thursday, February 08, 2024Erie and litigation finacing in FloridaThe Florida legislature is considering legislation that would, among other things, require automatic disclosure of financing agreements. Wisconsin enacted a similar…
Incontestable Blog
Ninth Circuit Pours Jack Daniel's in “Punchbowl” Trademark Suit
By Publisher
For many years, courts often applied the quintessential likelihood-of-confusion test for trademark infringement claims more narrowly when analyzing allegedly infringing products that were also works of artistic expression. For such…