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inversecondemnation.com
SCOTUS Gives Takings Ripeness Hints In First Amendment Opinion
Yesterday, in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, No. 24-781 (Apr. 29, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an organization which provides counseling and resources to pregnant…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Limits Colorado’s Conversion Therapy Ban
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Ryan VanOver
On March 31, the Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar, holding that Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL), C.R.S. §§ 12-245-101, 12-245-202, unconstitutionally regulates speech as…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
The 1st Amendment Confronts “Best Interests”
By Mark Ashton
The facts in today’s precedential decision in Crego v. Gonzalez illustrate just how dangerous life has become for young children. 2026 Pa. Super 86. The case brings us findings of…
Animal Law Developments
PETA Strikes Out in Challenge to Iowa “Ag Gag” Law
By John M. Simpson. In Iowa, it is a crime to trespass on private property. Given recent actions by animal rights activists invading private farm land to film what is…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Advocacy group sues Missouri State University over bias policy, team
By Reuters
Listen to this article Summary An advocacy organization is suing Missouri State University for violating students’ First and 14th Amendment rights. Defending Education, a “national grassroots organization working to restore…
Inforrm's Blog
Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 23 April 2026
By INFORRM
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an…
Municipal Minute
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Preventing Enforcement of Law That Limits “Drag Story Hour” and Similar Events
In 2023, the Montana state legislature passed a bill (Bill) prohibiting any school or library that receives state funding from allowing any “sexually oriented performance or drag story hour” on…
Employer Labor Relations
First Circuit Confirms Mootness Limits Post‑Janus Union Dues Litigation
By: Madeline Remish and Harrison Kuntz Corrective Action and Compliance Can End the Case: when fixing the problem ends the lawsuit—for public employers. In a significant and practical win for…
ContractsProf Blog
Contracts and the First Amendment, Anthropic v. U.S. Department of [War?]
This Blog has had numerous posts about the interactions between contractual obligations and First Amendment rights. The most recent post is here, about a graduate student dismissed for giving a…
Religion Clause
California’s Marriage Laws Survive Unusual 1st Amendment Challenge
In Hunter v. State of California, (CD CA, March 31, 2026), a California federal district court accepted the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge in Hunter v.…