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SDNY Blog
Judge Cronan: First Amendment “Poses No Obstacle” to New York Requiring Disclosure of X’s Content-Moderation Policies
On Wednesday, Judge Cronan dismissed with prejudice X Corp.'s complaint against Letitia James, in her official capacity as Attorney General of New York, for failure to state a claim. X Corp.…
On Reserve: A Wine Law Blog
Can Cider, Mead, and Fruit Wine Use Vintage Dates? A Lawsuit Challenges TTB’s Labeling Rules
For wineries and other producers, a vintage date can communicate important information about a product’s agricultural origins. Wine consumers are accustomed to seeing a year on a bottle and understanding…
Wait A Second!
You have a First Amendment right to videotape the outside of a police building
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Court of Appeals holds for the first time that you have a First Amendment right to film the exterior of the local police station. But the plaintiff, who was…
Althouse
"In 2021, Columbia University law professor Philip Hamburger argued that the U.S. public school system violates the First Amendment."
By Ann Althouse
"'Education,' he wrote, 'consists mostly in speech, and parents have a right under the First Amendment to exercise authority over what their children hear.' Forcing families to accept government messaging…
The Southern District of Florida Blog
Judge Becerra Puts FIU Disciplinary Process on Ice
By johnr-byrnesdfla-blogspot-com
By John R. ByrneFIU has a student group that goes by the name "ICEBreakers." The goal of ICEbreakers is to end FIU's agreement to "deputize the FIU police department with…
Religion Clause
Exorcist Priest’s Defamation Suit May Move Ahead
In Martins v. Romero, (ED MI, Aug. 21, 2026), a Michigan federal district court refused to dismiss a suit by a Catholic priest against a podcaster and a frequent guest on…
Regulatory Oversight
Banning Political Prediction Markets Would Be Unconstitutional
By Stephen C. Piepgrass, Graham Bryant, Ayana Brown
This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law and is republished here with permission as it originally appeared on August 21, 2026. Prediction market trades on election-related matters have become one of…
Wait A Second!
Church Autonomy doctrine bars priest from bringing defamation claim against former employer
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
The Second Circuit has applied the Church Autonomy doctrine for the first time in holding a jury cannot resolve whether plaintiff, a priest, has a legitimate defamation claim against his…
Regulatory Oversight
Fifth Circuit Affirms Postponement of FDA’s Cigarette Graphic Health Warning Rule
By Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez, Nick Ramos
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cigarette graphic health warning saga continues. On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in…
Tobacco Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Affirms Postponement of FDA’s Cigarette Graphic Health Warning Rule
By Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez, Nick Ramos
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cigarette graphic health warning saga continues. On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in…