Topic
first amendment
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The Right Coast
Equal First Amendment Rights Coming for Non-Media Speakers in Oregon? Reason.com
I noted in December that the UCLA First Amendment Amicus Brief Clinic filed an amicus brief, in Lowell v. Wright in this case, on behalf of the Institute for Free…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag Question of the Week – 2/18/2021
Dear Legal Mailbag: A social studies teacher at our middle school recently developed a unit to celebrate Black History Month. The unit highlights the achievements of different Black historic figures,…
Religion Clause
8th Circuit: Arkansas Anti-Boycott of Israel Law Violates 1st Amendment
In Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip, (8th Cir., Feb. 12, 2021), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, struck down an Arkansas' statute requiring businesses that enter…
Simple Justice
Content or Decibels
In a curious case, two “racial justice” protesters have been indicted in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on felony assault charges. The facts are in substantial dispute, whether a hostess at a…
PrawfsBlawg
Circuit split on public officials’ Twitter accounts
Main Friday, January 29, 2021Circuit split on public officials' Twitter accountsA divided Eighth Circuit held that a state legislator did not act under color in blocking people from her Twitter…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
A SWAT Sniper’s First Amendment Rights Impact a Police Department’s Ability to Discipline Him For a Facebook Posting
In 2015, someone shot a police officer and a suspect was later arrested. While off-duty, a SWAT sniper commented on a friend’s Facebook post which linked to an article about…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Free Speech Rights in the Age of Protests and a Pandemic
Lately, I've been hearing a lot in the media say that the First Amendment doesn't apply outside the government. In Connecticut, that's just not true -- particularly when it comes…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
New Article by Professor Mandelker Discusses Billboards, Free Speech Rights
Our friend and colleague, Professor Daniel R. Mandelker of Washington University in St. Louis, has published a new article, titled Billboards, Signs, Free Speech, and the First Amendment. The article…
Religion Clause
Recent Articles of Interest
From SSRN:Craig S. Wright, Establishing Meaning in the First Amendment, (October 25, 2020).Margo A. Bagley, Irene Calboli & Maria Lillà Montagnani, Exploring Intellectual Property Through the Lens of Religious Thought, …
PrawfsBlawg
Today in cancel culture
Main Thursday, January 14, 2021Today in cancel cultureOne cheer only for President Trump's recorded statement on Wednesday urging his supporters to refrain from violence.He loses one cheer because he never…