First Amendment

5th Circuit ‘glossed over complexities,’ Supreme Court says in refusing to curb US social media contacts

Two states and five social media users don’t have standing to sue U.S. officials for allegedly pressuring social media companies to curb protected speech, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Jun 26, 2024 9:49 AM CDT

SCOTUS could be next stop after top Oklahoma court rules on state-funded religious school

A contract providing for state funding of an online Catholic charter school violates the First Amendment’s establishment clause, the Oklahoma Constitution and a state law governing charter schools, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Jun 25, 2024 3:29 PM CDT

5th Circuit rejects nationwide injunction in challenge to task force’s insurer mandates

A task force that issued preventive care mandates for insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act had “unreviewable power” that violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Jun 25, 2024 1:02 PM CDT

Law students support free speech but want LSAT and bar exams gone, new survey says

The vast majority of law students support free speech, and more than half say the LSAT and bar exams must go, according to a new survey released by the Buckley Institute at Yale University.

Jun 25, 2024 11:34 AM CDT

5th Circuit took ‘overly cramped view’ of precedent in retaliatory arrest suit, Supreme Court says

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday for a former city council member who claims that her arrest for placing her citizen petition into a binder stemmed from a retaliatory political vendetta.

Jun 20, 2024 11:30 AM CDT

Louisiana requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation Wednesday requiring every public classroom in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments, becoming the first state with such a law and inflaming tensions over the separation between church and state.

Jun 20, 2024 10:15 AM CDT

Florida lawyer seeking permanent retirement can’t sue in federal court, judge concludes

Updated: A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by a Florida lawyer who wanted to permanently retire from the bar while facing possible discipline following a misdemeanor conviction for brandishing a baseball bat.

Jun 18, 2024 3:52 PM CDT

New dean at Columbia Law brings free expression experience

Daniel Abebe, vice provost for academic affairs and governance at the University of Chicago Law School, will become the dean of Columbia Law School on Aug. 1.

Jun 17, 2024 2:54 PM CDT

Does SCOTUS decision in ‘Trump too small’ case show ‘rifts in the originalist consensus’?

Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office did not violate the First Amendment rights of a trademark applicant when it refused to register the phrase “Trump too small.”

Jun 13, 2024 12:40 PM CDT

Public middle school can ban ‘There are only two genders’ T-shirt, 1st Circuit rules

A federal appeals court ruled Sunday that a middle school in Middleborough, Massachusetts, can prevent a student from wearing a “There are only two genders” T-shirt.

Jun 11, 2024 11:11 AM CDT

5th Circuit orders 8 books returned to shelves of Texas library; ‘flatulent humor’ group not included

Eight library books must be returned to the shelves in Llano County, Texas, as a result of a decision Thursday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans.

Jun 10, 2024 12:15 PM CDT

Religious-liberty training order likely violates lawyers’ constitutional rights, 5th Circuit says

In-house lawyers for Southwest Airlines would “likely suffer a violation of their constitutional rights” if they had to comply with a judge’s order for religious-liberty training taught by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy group, a federal appeals court said Friday.

Jun 10, 2024 10:33 AM CDT

5th Circuit ‘glossed over complexities,’ Supreme Court says in refusing to curb US social media contacts

SCOTUS could be next stop after top Oklahoma court rules on state-funded religious school

5th Circuit rejects nationwide injunction in challenge to task force’s insurer mandates

Law students support free speech but want LSAT and bar exams gone, new survey says

5th Circuit took ‘overly cramped view’ of precedent in retaliatory arrest suit, Supreme Court says

Louisiana requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms

Florida lawyer seeking permanent retirement can’t sue in federal court, judge concludes

New dean at Columbia Law brings free expression experience

Does SCOTUS decision in ‘Trump too small’ case show ‘rifts in the originalist consensus’?

Public middle school can ban ‘There are only two genders’ T-shirt, 1st Circuit rules

5th Circuit orders 8 books returned to shelves of Texas library; ‘flatulent humor’ group not included

Religious-liberty training order likely violates lawyers’ constitutional rights, 5th Circuit says

Trump could make these appellate arguments after trial he calls ‘rigged’

Supreme Court rules for NRA in First Amendment suit over official’s alleged ‘pressure tactics’

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