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Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Texas Drone Limitations Ruled Unconstitutional
Stepping beyond the strict confines of sign law this week, we turn to a Texas case exploring new boundaries in First Amendment law: regulations on drone footage. Late last month,…
Religion Clause
Preacher’s Challenge To Large Group Vigils On Capitol Grounds Fails
In Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board, (D DC, April 5, 2022), a D.C. federal district court refused to grant a preliminary injunction to a clergyman who was denied…
Health Law Prof Blog
First Amendment Challenges to State Vaccine Mandates: Why the U.S. Supreme Court Should Hold that the Free Exercise Clause Does not Require Religious Exemptions
Donna M. Gitter (Baruch College), First Amendment Challenges to State Vaccine Mandates: Why the U.S. Supreme Court Should Hold that the Free Exercise Clause Does not Require Religious Exemptions, 71…
Supreme Court Update
Houston Community College System v. Wilson (No. 20-804), Ramirez v. Collier (No. 21-5592),
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
While most eyes were on the confirmation hearings of the Court’s next (presumptive) justice, the current crew kept busy with two new decisions, each touching on First Amendment concerns. In…
Commercial Litigation Update
The Court Upholds a College Board’s Censure of One of Its Members, and Delays an Execution on Religious Grounds: SCOTUS Today
The Court issued opinions in two cases today, both interesting in their particular factual circumstances, but neither controversial, with one unanimously decided and the other with a lone dissent. Houston…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Cop Critic Prevails on Constitutional Claims in the 6th Circuit
By Laura Salter
Last month, the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of six Ohio police officers sued for unlawful arrest and retaliation against the free expression…
PrawfsBlawg
Alabama Law Review Symposium: “The End of Animus: The Lifespan of Impermissible Purposes”
Main Wednesday, March 23, 2022Alabama Law Review Symposium: "The End of Animus: The Lifespan of Impermissible Purposes"A substantial number of cases in recent years, including Trump v. Hawaii, Masterpiece Cakeshop,…
Simple Justice
The Other Climate Change
As noted when discussing the free speech outrage du jour at Yale Law School, I’ve struggled to find a principle that supports the argument that the student hecklers whose purpose…
PrawfsBlawg
Exclusivity and personal rights in bounty litigation
Main Monday, March 21, 2022Exclusivity and personal rights in bounty litigationThose insisting that SB8 is unprecedented and those warning of every new law "modeled" on SB8 ignore that we have…
Legal Profession Blog
Defense Counsel Forced Advice Violates First Amendment
The Missouri Supreme Court has held that a statute that required defense attorneys to provide information to victims of sexual assault offenses to be an unconstitutional violation of speech rightsFive…