Free Speech
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Free Speech
Judge Says Writing 'F*ck Your Sh*tty Town Bitches' On Ticket Payment Form Is Free Speech
Justice has been served for a Connecticut man with a penchant for scrawling nasty screeds. -
5th Circuit, Free Speech
En Banc Fifth Circuit Erodes Student Speech Rights
Off-campus speech gets kid punished and the Fifth Circuit thinks that's just fine. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Free Speech
Peabody Energy Tries To Strike Song Lyrics From Complaint: Welcome To The Streisand Effect
Response letter says "Non-Traditional Legal Writing Is Good."
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Free Speech, Marijuana, Social Media
Marijuana And Social Media: The #PotPolice
All of us (even those who oppose marijuana legalization) lose out when social media sites quash legitimate speech by unfairly and undeservedly pulling the plug on legitimate content. #SorryNotSorry. -
Facebook, Free Speech
Supreme Court’s Big 1st Amendment Case Fails To Address 1st Amendment
Supreme Court leaves the law more muddled than it was yesterday. -
Free Speech, Technology
Attorney General Threatens To Prosecute Reporters For Doing Their Job
When a top cop is mildly inconvenienced, threats of prosecution aren't far behind. -
Free Speech
Don't Bust People For Quotes Without Context
Let he who never kept a college quote book cast the first stone. -
Education / Schools, Free Speech, Politics
Persecution For Unpopular Opinions Or Pedagogical Nightmare? Prof Kicks Student From Class For Doubting Rape Stats
Columnist Tamara Tabo takes a look at an interesting controversy rocking a prominent liberal-arts college. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Free Speech, Minority Issues, Racism
What Is The ‘True Threat’ Of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Infamous Song?
If there isn’t a “true threat” of violence, what do you consider the “true threat” of these students’ rants? In other words, does the punishment fit the crime? -
Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Technology
Can You Be Prosecuted For Sharing A Link? The Troubling Case Of Barrett Brown
The prosecution of a prominent activist and journalist raises very real and serious First Amendment concerns. -
Free Speech
A Ban On Hoodies Would Just Lead To More Police Harassment
It's one thing for Oklahoma lawmakers to be stupid, but must they also be dangerous? -
Free Speech, Murder
The War On Jokes
It sometimes feels like the only way to stand in solidarity with free speech is to aggressively publish whatever you want. -
Free Speech, Racism, Romance and Dating, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Pick-Up Artist Gets Hilariously Scathing Legal Rebuke
"Julien Blanc may bully Japanese girls, but he will not bully our client."
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Free Speech, Technology
Student Facing Terroristic Threat Charges After Decorating High School Bathroom With Laughable 'Satanic' Graffiti
Today's "terroristic threat" is brought to you by a very disappointed Satan. Apparently, this graffiti first appeared in a Brownsboro High School -
Free Speech, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Social Media, Sports, State Judges, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 10.22.14
* A Saul Goodman Bobblehead. You know you want it. [Amazon (affiliate link)] * It looks like that Jimmy John’s non-compete agreement we reported on is going to spawn a congressional inquiry. [Huffington Post] * His dreams of becoming a solicitor were sidetracked when he was “jailed for slapping a sleeping woman in the face […] -
9th Circuit, Free Speech, Gay, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.16.14
* TSA vs. the Nobel Prize. [Lowering the Bar] * A judge accidentally leaked the name of a juvenile in a juvenile sex case. But more to the point, this case is about a boy having a three-way with two of his English teachers on one of the teacher’s birthdays. I mean… South Park. [The Times-Picayune] * Teaching torts rots your brain. Maybe. [PrawfsBlawg] * Houston officials are backing away from their subpoena of sermons delivered by anti-gay pastors trying to get their congregation to sign petitions — even if the signatures were potentially fraudulent. [The Blaze] * Stand Your Ground laws find new ways to be dumb. More cases of abused women trying to evoke Stand Your Ground laws and being told that states really only meant for those to protect white dudes shooting black kids. [Slate] * A funny and insightful look at exactly how hearings go down at Gitmo. [New Jurist] * A federal judge has recused the entire Eastern District of California from a case on the basis of allegations that federal prosecutors systematically defrauded the court. Prosecutors misbehaving? That’s unpossible! [New York Observer] -
Celebrities, Contracts, Defamation, Fat People, Free Speech, Weirdness
A Case That Will Make You Want To Gag
Can the maker of a product use contract law to shut up its users? -
Free Speech, Police, Technology
Cop To Cameraman: 'If You're Invoking Your Rights, You Must Be Doing Something Wrong'
America in the 21st Century is not as up on the Bill of Rights as you'd hope. -
Free Speech, Guns / Firearms, In-House Counsel, Politics, Religion, Theater, United Kingdom / Great Britain
On Beheadings, Shootings, And 'The Book Of Mormon'
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann looks at some hot-button issues with a fresh perspective. -
Free Speech, Headhunters / Recruiters, Movies, Quote of the Day, State Judges, Texas
Texas Supreme Court Approvingly Cites Movie About Pot-Smoking And Porn
Taking constitutional cues from The Big Lebowski...