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Municipal Minute
Governor’s Executive Order Upheld in Religious Assembly Appeal
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on a case concerning religious gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-32 did not discriminate against two…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Domestic Terror Law Could Quash Political Dissent
When President Trump announced his intention to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organisation, his disregard for the upsurge of white right-wing extremist violence was obvious. So, too, was his objective -- quashing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
No new cert grants from SCOTUS as Justice Thomas laments failure to take up whether First Amendment limits criminalizing "reckless threats"
This morning's Supreme Court order list yet again lacks any new grants of certiorari (which, as explained in this recent post, I have come to expect from this court). But,…
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No new cert grants from SCOTUS as Justice Thomas laments failure to take up whether First Amendment limits criminalizing “reckless threats”
This morning's Supreme Court order list yet again lacks any new grants of certiorari (which, as explained in this recent post, I have come to expect from this court). But,…
Food Safety News
North Carolina’s Property Protection Act violates 1st Amendment
By Dan Flynn
North Carolina’s 5-year-old Property Protection Act, the first state law to use civil action rather than criminal law, to discourage undercover animal welfare investigations, contains unconstitutional elements. Chief Judge Thomas…
PrawfsBlawg
Second Lafayette Square Lawsuit
Main Thursday, June 11, 2020Second Lafayette Square LawsuitA second lawsuit has been filed over the clearing of Lafayette Square on June 1. Plaintiffs are three individuals who were at the…
Labor & Employment Insights
Political Speech, Conduct & Activity in the Workplace Amid A Social Justice Movement
By Stephanie C. Gaston, Anne R. Yuengert
Traditionally, it has been taboo to discuss religion, politics, or divisive matters of public concern in the workplace. Most employers want the worksite to be about work and want to…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
‘You are my Employer, not the Thought Police’ – Employee Online Activity in a Time of Turmoil
A number of outlets have reported that social media use has significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many are quarantined at home with time to kill. Meanwhile, just as…
PrawfsBlawg
Last act of a desperate man (or first act of Henry V)?
Main Friday, June 05, 2020Last act of a desperate man (or first act of Henry V)?Many have pointed to the differences in how police responded to the George Floyd protests…
PrawfsBlawg
Suing over Monday’s crowd dispersal
Main Tuesday, June 02, 2020Suing over Monday's crowd dispersalHere is what we know happened around 6:35 p.m. Monday next to Lafayette Square: Federal law-enforcement officials threw something (dispute whether it…