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California Public Safety Labor Blog
Arizona Federal Court Bolsters First Amendment Protections for Off-Duty Peace Officers in Protest Retaliation Matter
By Mastagni Law
In a decision issued on May 21, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona addressed significant questions regarding the First Amendment rights of off-duty peace officers…
Privacy World
The Conflict Between the First Amendment and Online Privacy & Safety Regulation
SPB’s Alan Friel has previously explained here and here how consumer privacy law and online teen safety laws can go too far and be constitutionally suspect. This issue has heated…
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$76,000 First Amendment verdict is taken away
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
This case has been kicking around for quite some time. The plaintiff argues that the Town of Babylon (on Long Island) accused him of violating the Town's rental permit requirements…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Fleischer, Symmetry and Speech: Nonprofits and the First Amendment
Miranda Perry Fleischer (University of San Diego) has posted Symmetry and Speech: Nonprofits and the First Amendment, 103 Washington University (St. Louis) Law Review (forthcoming). Here is the abstract: In…
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Bergstein & Ullrich prevail in striking down speech rules at West Point
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
Judge Lifts West Point’s Restrictions on Civilian Professors’ SpeechA federal judge also said that the government had offered no real justification for limiting the ability of a professor who sued…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Support Charity Donor First Amendment Claims
In First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 2026 concluded that a nonprofit organization had standing to challenge a…
Media and Communications Policy
TMI Embraces Too Much Information
For many of us, The Media Institute – an esteemed forum for convening, debating, and defending the First Amendment’s protections for American media – is affectionately known as “TMI.” In…
Regulatory Oversight
Fourth Circuit Enjoins Maryland ‘Greenwashing’ Restrictions on Renewable Energy Marketing
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit partially blocked Maryland’s new “greenwashing” law for retail electricity suppliers. Holding that the statute’s core advertising restriction…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Ninth Circuit Victory Bolsters First Amendment Protections for Public Employee Speech on Matters of Public Concern
By Mastagni Law
In a decision of considerable practical significance for California public safety unions and the rank-and-file members they represent, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Court denies immunity for St. Louis city officials in First Amendment dispute
By Correy E. Stephenson, Special To Missouri Lawyers Media
Listen to this article Summary Federal judge denied qualified immunity for former St. Louis officials in a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit. Plaintiff Yitzchak Simon alleged city officials interfered with his…