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first amendment
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Part of Immigration Statute on First Amendment Grounds
Dave Simpson for Law360 reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:"invalidated the subsection of a law that makes it a crime to encourage unlawful immigration, ruling…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Sarah Palin Defamation Trial against New York Times Delayed after Palin Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Former Alaska Governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated defamation trial against the New York Times was set to begin in federal court, but was rescheduled at the last minute…
TortsProf Blog
Arbel on Defamation
Yonathan Arbel has posted to SSRN A Status Theory of Defamation. The abstract provides:Defamation law occupies a privileged position in our constitutional order. Despite grave First Amendment concerns, courts around the…
The Right Coast
Does a Seattle-Area Coach Have a Prayer in His Supreme Court Case?
At the time, he told the local press he was willing to take the matter as far as the Supreme Court if need be. His reasoning, he said at the…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
[Sic] It, Fix It, or Ignore It? The Rhetorical Implications of Spotlighting Another Writer’s Error
Thursday’s Rhaw Bar: A Little Bite of All Things Rhetoric and Law—exploring ideas, theories, strategies, techniques, and critiques at the intersection of rhetoric and legal communication.[Sic] It, Fix It, or…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
U.S. District Court in Maryland Upholds Animal Rights Protestor’s First Amendment Claims
It was only a few weeks ago that the winter holidays were upon us, and with them came the usual seasonal festivities: ice skating, caroling, or perhaps a ride on…
Legal Profession Blog
Reduced Web Traffic Does Not Confer Standing
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Rep. Adam SchiffThe Association of American Physicians and Surgeons appeals the…
PrawfsBlawg
Which parts of NYT v. Sullivan?
Main Monday, January 24, 2022Which parts of NYT v. Sullivan?Sherry Colb writes about the cert petition in Coral Ridge Ministries, a series of defamation actions against the Southern Poverty Law…
Health Law Prof Blog
Lethal Lies: Government Speech, Distorted Science, and the First Amendment
Claudia E. Haupt (Northeastern University), Wendy E. Parmet (Northeastern University), Lethal Lies: Government Speech, Distorted Science, and the First Amendment, U. Ill. L. Rev. (forthcoming):Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Eleventh Circuit panel decides law enforcement violates First Amendment by placing Halloween warning signs on registered sex offenders' lawns
A couple of days ago, a unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel issued an interesting and notable ruling in McClendon v. Long, No. 21-10092 (11th Cir. Jan. 19, 2022) (available here). Here…