Tyler Broker
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Posts by Tyler Broker
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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? -
Constitutional Law
What Is The Appropriate Response To Speech That Causes Harm?
My work was recently involved in a larger debate about the power, and harm, of certain words. - Sponsored
A Law Firm Checklist For Successful Transaction Management
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Constitutional Law
How Can Nonbelievers Defend Themselves Against Religious Persecution?
Religious fear and hatred of nonbelievers is real, the question is whether legal mechanisms exist that nonbelievers can utilize to defend themselves.
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Police
Prohibiting Harmless Consensual Or Self-Regarding Acts By Adults Is Bad Law And Policy
Overcriminalization results in tremendous and unnecessary human costs, so why is it so difficult to scale back the law? -
Courts
Josh Blackman Gives Away The Game
To Blackman, the objectionable part about the majority opinion in Jones was the conservative justices appeared to be *gasp* apologizing for making a socially conservative ruling. -
Constitutional Law
Despite The Plain Language Of Federal Law, Police Accountability Can Only Happen At The State Level
Here is the thing about conservative rhetoric of following the law as written and about not making policy: in practice conservative judges do the exact opposite. -
Constitutional Law
The Legal Oppression Of Nonbelievers Will Escalate The More Religion Declines
Combine a conservative religious ideology that fears and hates nonbelievers and has taken over much of the judiciary, with an ever-increasing nonbeliever population growth, and what you get is legal oppression. -
Constitutional Law
On Free Speech, The Biden Administration Already Disappoints
The Department of Justice has argued high school officials should have the power to monitor and punish off-campus student speech. - Sponsored
How To Build And Manage Your Law Firm Rate Sheet
If you’re struggling with price setting — or, resetting prices — we’ve got the strategies to get you off the schneid. -
Constitutional Law
The Modern Free Exercise Doctrine Is Inconsistent And Dishonest
A conversation about the free exercise doctrine generally and discussion on an important free exercise case heard by the Supreme Court this term. -
Supreme Court
The Spectacle Of Stigma
It has become very interesting to see when kneeling at a football game is acceptable behavior. -
Supreme Court
If Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act Included The Word 'Religion' There Would Be No Question The Roberts Court Would Uphold It
Because Section 2’s disparate-impact liability only concerns race discrimination, it is widely expected that the Roberts Court will strike it down. -
Constitutional Law
‘Cancel Culture’ Was Always A Term Without Meaning
It is difficult, if not impossible, to find greater hypocrisy on any issue than the kind exhibited by cancel culture alarmists. -
Government
Will Biden Take The Second Step Against The War On Drugs? Can He?
President Biden has a terrible track record when it comes to the drug war, but even if he wanted to change it, can he?
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A Law Firm Checklist For Successful Transaction Management
A Law Firm Checklist For Successful Transaction Management
The questions to ask to make transaction management your competitive advantage.
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How Savvy Lawyers Build Their Law Firm Rate Sheet
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How To Build And Manage Your Law Firm Rate Sheet
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Trust The Process: How To Build And Manage Workflows In Law Firms
If you’re feeling inefficient but don’t know why, this episode of the Non-Eventcast is for you.
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Courts
Is A Legal Reckoning Coming For Alex Jones?
The Texas Supreme Court rejected Alex Jones’ request for cert to dismiss four defamation lawsuits brought by parents of Sandy Hook victims. -
Constitutional Law
This Supreme Court's Religious Liberty Approach Would Be Silly, If The Consequences Were Not So Dire
The fact is nothing about this Supreme Court’s religious liberty doctrine reflects equality or liberty for all. -
Constitutional Law
School Choice Proponents Are All About Individual Preference, Except When They’re Not
When the government forces you to subsidize an organization or the beliefs of others you personally disagree with, that is the very opposite of granting you a 'choice.' -
Constitutional Law
A Morally Reprehensible Act Is Made Worse By A Legally Inexcusable Arrest
The only thing worse than Joshua Garton’s fake photograph desecrating the grave of a dead police officer is the decision to arrest him for it. -
Constitutional Law
Rather Than Confront Difficult Social Issues Many Take The Easy Path Of Blaming 'Big Tech'
When Twitter blocked the current president, it was expected that his staunchest supporters would cry foul, but I was shocked to see reasonable people also express dire concern. -
Government
A High-Profile Defamation Suit With Some Teeth?
In an era where absurd defamation suits by prominent parties are common, elections company Dominion Voting Systems has made a serious defamation claim against Sidney Powell. -
Constitutional Law
U.S. District Judge Dismantles Faux Victimization Of Religion
The false narrative of religious victimization appears to dominate at the Supreme Court, yet one district court judge has struck back.