The Supreme Court term that ended today once again showed the power of the First Amendment to shape American life. The court invoked the First Amendment in cases regulating social media platforms, prayer at public schools,...more
6/30/2022
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Carson v Makin ,
City of Austin v Reagan National Advertising of Texas Inc ,
Coral Ridge Ministries Media v Southern Poverty Law Center ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Egbert v Boule ,
Establishment Clause ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Federal Election Commission v Cruz for Senate ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Houston Community College System v Wilson ,
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ,
NetChoice LLC v Paxton ,
Religious Schools ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Shurtleff v City of Boston ,
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Louis Brandeis famously wrote in Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927), that the remedy for false or harmful speech “is more speech, not enforced silence.” A recent Fifth Circuit case presented a novel question that...more
When a litigant makes a statement to one court, and later makes a contradictory statement to another court, what must the other party show to prove the litigant intended to make a mockery of the judicial system? The Eleventh...more
11/8/2019
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Consumer Bankruptcy ,
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Judicial Estoppel ,
Material Misstatements ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Tortious Interference ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour