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California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Public Safety Video Briefing: First Amendment and Social Media – July 2021
We are excited to announce a new video series designed especially to serve our public safety clients. Our short Public Safety Video Briefings will tackle cutting-edge issues and core principles…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Shows Its Spirit For Students’ First Amendment Rights
By Mastagni Law
In Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., 594 U.S. ___ (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a disgruntled high school cheerleader (B.L.) who didn’t make the varsity squad. During…
PrawfsBlawg
First Amendment fieldwork in Pleasant Grove
Main Tuesday, July 20, 2021First Amendment fieldwork in Pleasant GroveLast week, I happened to pass through Pleasant Grove, Utah. First Amendment types will recall that, back in 2009, the Supreme…
On Point
Defense win: Disorderly conduct charges precluded by First Amendment
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
State v. Aaron Matthew Oleston, 2020AP952-CR, District 4, 7/15/21 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity (including briefs) Olseston was charged with five counts of disorderly conduct for “hurling profanities…
Religion Clause
8th Circuit: University of Iowa Discriminated Against Christian Student Group
In Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/ USA v. University of Iowa, (8th Cir., July 16, 2021), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the University of Iowa violated the 1st Amendment…
K-12 Legal Insights
Supreme Court Rules on Student Off Campus Speech: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
By John W. Borkowski, Aleks Ostojic Rushing, Skye Parr, Catarina Colón, Mackenzie Conway
On June 23, 2020, in an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Mahanoy Area School District’s decision to suspend a student from the cheerleading team for posting vulgar…
PrawfsBlawg
Ron DeSantis says the quiet part out loud, undermines anti-protest laws
Main Wednesday, July 14, 2021Ron DeSantis says the quiet part out loud, undermines anti-protest lawsProtesters opposing the Cuban government blocked several Miami-area roadways Tuesday, including a major highway. Police responded…
SDNY Blog
Judge Cronan: Sacha Baron Cohen Interview of Judge Roy Moore Was Satire Protected by First Amendment
In an opinion today, Judge Cronan granted summary judgment to Sacha Baron Cohen (and other defendants) in a case over his interview of Roy Moore, the former Chief Justice of…
Future Lawyer
#PhilosophySunday – Lighten Up, Sandy Baby.
By rickgeorges
Who remembers the free spirited John Riggins, Redskin running back star, getting drunk at a D.C. dinner, and telling Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to "lighten up, Sandy baby" ? She…
Simple Justice
Reimagine Google
Trump sued and lawyers laughed. The suit claims that social media giants violated the First Amendment by silencing the “Forty-Fifth president of the United States,” which we know because he…