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PrawfsBlawg
Shorter Chronicle of Higher Education
Main Monday, September 20, 2021Shorter Chronicle of Higher EducationSome members of the Stanford College Republicans are immature assholes who do immature asshole things and other members realize both of those…
Religion Clause
Muslim Women Can Move Ahead With Suit Challenging NYPD Arrest Photo Policy
In Clark v. City of New York, (SD NY, Sept. 17, 2021), a New York federal district court allowed two Muslim women to move ahead with their lawsuit under the 1st…
PrawfsBlawg
Jurisdiction, merits, and the First Amendment
Main Friday, September 17, 2021Jurisdiction, merits, and the First AmendmentFrom the Sixth Circuit, reaching the correct result for confused and convoluted reasons.Anti-Israel protesters have picketed outside Beth Israel Synagogue in…
PrawfsBlawg
Devin Nunes wins a small victory, for now
Main Wednesday, September 15, 2021Devin Nunes wins a small victory, for nowTo show I can write about something other than SB8: This terrible Eighth Circuit opinion. The court holds that…
Animal Law Update
The Access Provision of Iowa’s Agricultural Production Facility Fraud statute does not violate the First Amendment free speech clause
Recently, the Eight Circuit upheld one of two challenged provisions of Iowa’s Agricultural Production Facility Fraud statute. The Access Provision passed constitutional muster against allegations that the statute violated the…
Religion Clause
Muslim Woman Can Move Ahead With Suit Over Required Removal Of Hijab For Booking Photo
In Chaaban v. City of Detroit, (EDMI, Sept. 7, 2021), a Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab for a booking photograph after her arrest sued the city of…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Complaints About Cake Did Not Involve The Public Interest
"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" Who knew that the decorative cake baking industry could be so contentious? Three years ago, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Masterpiece…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Federal District Court Partially Enjoins Connecticut Charitable Solicitation Law
In Kissel v. Seagull, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut recently granted in part and denied in part a motion for preliminary injunction relating to Connecticut's Solicitation…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Citizen Initiative Proposes Unconstitutional Restrictions on Unions’ First Amendment Rights
By Mastagni Law
On August 14, a new citizen initiative was filed with the California Attorney General’s Office. The “Elijah McClain Police Accountability Act” (Initiative) contains a wide variety of proposals ranging from…
PrawfsBlawg
SB8 and New York Times v. Sullivan
Main Wednesday, September 01, 2021SB8 and New York Times v. SullivanMary Ziegler (Florida State) describes SB8 as the culmination of a decades-long strategy, centered in Texas, to use civil litigation…