First Amendment
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Courts
Florida's Anti-Woke Law Benchslapped By Federal Judge
The brutal decision uses pop culture to make an incredibly important legal point. -
Government
For A Guy Who Doesn't Want To Get Back On Facebook, Trump Sure Is Litigating Pretty Hard To Get Back On Facebook
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Courts
Supreme Court Officials SHOCKED To Learn That Supreme Court Rules Apply To The Supreme Court
Marshal of the Supreme Court asks governors if they'd be willing to commit some grave constitutional violations among friends.
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Courts
Where Were You When Stare Decisis Died?
"The elimination of constitutional stare decisis would represent an explicit endorsement of the idea that the Constitution is nothing more than what five justices say it is.” - Former Associate Justice Lewis Powell -
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Law Schools
Law Professor On The Future Of The First Amendment
1A jurisprudence has been in the news a ton recently. -
Courts
Federal Judge Wildly Unimpressed With Sarah Palin's Defamation Case
Judge Rakoff does not mince words. -
Courts
SCOTUS Rules Against Compelled Speech. The Breakdown Is Definitely Worth Talking About Though.
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Government
Whatever Happened To Separation Of Church And State?
Though there be no atheists in fox holes, maybe they should be in Congress. -
Free Speech
Free Speech Has Become Confusing And Chaotic
People should be free to express an unpopular opinion without having to worry about being cancelled. -
Government
Trump Files Hilariously Mendacious Brief In Tech LOLsuits
Duty of candor is more of a suggestion, right? -
Law Schools
Yale Law School Free Speech Crisis Mostly Fake News
Don't let the facts get in the way of a whiny narrative. -
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Law Schools
Some Don't Like Free Speech Turned To The Max
Could you keep your liberty down? I'm trying to hate the Blacks and Gays over here, thanks. -
Constitutional Law
'Cultural' Stigmatization For Thee But Not For Me
What about campus culture makes it so unique that social shaming in this context poses such a unique threat? -
Government
Florida's Lt Gov Is Very Confused About The First Amendment. Just Like Her Boss.
That is not how any of this goes. -
Law Schools
Law Professor On The Dichotomy Between The First Amendment And The Reality Of How Muslims Are Treated
The First Amendment doesn't apply to everyone in the same way. -
Government
Kyle Rittenhouse Gonna Sue The Media, Please Send Money
The grift is strong with this one. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.23.22
* Man, that guy could blow — trees: Famous saxophonist’s son in hot water after naming a weed brand after his father. [WMGK]
* “What’s really in name? Oh, that’s what it means! Yeah, let’s change that before we get sued.” The US Interior after doing quick Google searches of monument names, probably. [The Guardian]
* Another same-sex First Amendment case will be before the Supreme Court soon. You ever feel like you’re caught in a loop? [WSJ]
* South Carolina appeals court upholds lower court ruling that basically says, “You can’t just overrule Roe, dude.” Remember when 50ish years of precedent meant something? [Sun Herald]
* Oklahoma’s AG will be figuring out if time-honored literary classics like Lord of the Flies and Of Mice and Men are obscene. Trust, students see way worse content on Twitter. [Read Frontier]
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Constitutional Law
Arizona Looks To Protect Cops From That Pesky First Amendment
Because the problem with the killing of George Floyd was that someone was allowed to film it.