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HR Law Watch
Allegheny Port Authority’s BLM Mask Ban Likely Unconstitutional
By Karli Lubin Talmo, Jason D. Boren
On June 30, the Third Circuit ruled that Allegheny Port Authority’s (Port Authority) policy prohibiting political and social adornments on employee uniforms is likely unconstitutional. In April 2020, Port Authority…
Supreme Court Update
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (No. 21-418), Concepcion v. United States (No. 20-1650)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
On the penultimate day of OT21, the Court handed down two more decisions: Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (No. 21-429), holding that the federal and state governments have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute…
HR Law Watch
Supreme Court Alters First Amendment Test In Decision Allowing High School Coach to Pray After Games
By Justen R. Barbierri, Shannon D. Farmer
Joseph Kennedy coached football at Bremerton High School, a public school in Washington State. After football games, Kennedy led prayers at the 50-yard line among players, coaches, fans, and, sometimes,…
PrawfsBlawg
Cue the converse abortion ad hoc nullification machine
Main Wednesday, June 29, 2022Cue the converse abortion ad hoc nullification machineThe Times considers the First Amendment implications of abortion being legal in some places and illegal in others. And…
ContractsProf Blog
At It Again: The First Amendment and Contracts
This week, I am putting the finishing touches on a law review article that grew out of this blog post. The article is the first in a planned series of…
PrawfsBlawg
First Amendment Roe-ism? (Updated)
Main Saturday, June 25, 2022First Amendment Roe-ism? (Updated)Gerard asks a good question. I discussed a similar question after the draft leaked. Let me try another pass.Lochner is more than an…
Employment Law Letter
Connecticut Legislative Update 2022: New Laws Impacting Public and Private Employers
By Jarad M. Lucan, Rauchell Beckford-Anderson, Kelsey Scarlett
Over the past few weeks, Governor Lamont signed several bills that will impact public and private employers in several ways. While there are other bills that will take effect in…
Media Law Prof Blog
Han on Compelled Speech and Doctrinal Fluidity @PeppLaw @IndianaLJ
David S. Han, Pepperdine University School of Law, has published Compelled Speech and Doctrinal Fluidity at 97 Indiana Law Journal 841 (2022). Here is the abstract.Even within the messy and…
SDNY Blog
Judge Marrero: First Amendment Allows Attorney Grievance Complainants to Publish Their Own Complaints, Notwithstanding Confidentiality Statute
In an opinion Monday, Judge Marrero ruled that the First Amendment protected the right of a group of law professors to publish online their attorney grievance complaints against prosecutors in…
Regulatory Oversight
North Carolina Beer Label Regulation Ruled Unconstitutional
A North Carolina (NC) federal judge recently ruled a NC Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission regulation as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech. The regulation's challenge occurred after the ABC…