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PrawfsBlawg
Florida to register bloggers
Main Thursday, March 02, 2023Florida to register bloggersSB 1316. The basic idea seems to be to treat non-journalists who write about DeSantis and other state officials as lobbyists.It seems pretty…
Media Law Prof Blog
Tilley on The First Amendment and the Second Sex @CristinaTilley @arizlrev
Cristina Tilley, University of Iowa College of Law, is publishing The First Amendment and the Second Sex in volume 65 of the Arizona Law Review (2023). Here is the abstract.Modern…
Media Law Prof Blog
Kang On Against Political Speech @UNM_Law
John M. Kang, University of New Mexico School of Law, is publishing Against Political Speech in volume 22 of the Nevada Law Journal (2022). Here is the abstract.The Supreme Court…
TortsProf Blog
Tilley on the Sexism and the First Amendment
Cristina Tilley has posted to SSRN The First Amendment and the Second Sex. The abstract provides:Modern American law describes speech in stereotypically masculine terms: it is a “marketplace” where participants “joust”…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and the First Amendment
Here is a symposium issue of the Georgia Law Review dedicated to immigrants and the First Amendment. Contributors include Daniel Morales, Greg Magarian, Alina Das, Jennifer Lee Koh, Michael Kagan,…
PrawfsBlawg
Florida redefines defamation law
Main Monday, February 27, 2023Florida redefines defamation lawContinuing my discussion of horrible new Florida laws. Rocky and I discussed DeSantis' 2022 never-reduced defamation-reform plan. It has been introduced in the…
PrawfsBlawg
Making a hash of pre-enforcement offensive litigation
Main Saturday, February 25, 2023Making a hash of pre-enforcement offensive litigationIn Fund Texas Choice v. Paxton, a First Amendment challenge to three sets of Texas laws a purporting to prohibit…
New Jersey Law Blog
The Limits of Artistic Expression: A Look Behind How MetaBirkin NFTs Infringed on Hermès’ Famous Trademark and Handbag Trade Dress
By Gene Markin
In early 2023, a federal jury found an opportunistic meta-artist infringed on a luxury fashion house’s iconic handbag trademark. Digital artist Mason Rothschild created 100 unique “MetaBirkin” non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”)…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Rethinking First Amendment Jurisprudence
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the rights to freedom of speech and religion, which are essential to liberty and an informed citizenry. Indeed, the original purpose…
PrawfsBlawg
DeSantis exposes how much First Amendment doctrine he hates
Main Friday, February 10, 2023DeSantis exposes how much First Amendment doctrine he hatesRon DeSantis on Tuesday hosted a roundtable on "legacy defamation practices" which illustrates the breadth of his campaign…