Tag Archives: first amendment

dct strikes down California’s new recyclability law on vagueness/1A grounds

Posted on September 2, 2026 by rtushnet

California League of Food Producers v. Bonta, 2026 WL 2055589, No. 3:26-cv-01675-WQH-BLM (S.D. Cal. Jul. 14, 2026) Trade associations challenged a California law about recyclability claims; the court found it unconstitutionally vague and also unconstitutional under Central Hudson. Basically, the … Continue reading →

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DDC won’t protect World Professional Association for Transgender Health against FTC/WD Tex

Posted on July 13, 2026 by rtushnet

World Professional Association for Transgender Health v. Federal Trade Comm’n, No. 26-532 (JEB), 2026 WL 1999008 (D.D.C. Jul. 10, 2026) Some broader commentary on the regime’s mostly successful attempt to attack transgender care in Texas. A main promise of the … Continue reading →

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Amicus in 5th Circuit age verification/app store case

Posted on June 24, 2026 by rtushnet

 On behalf of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. The brief emphasizes the breadth of noncommercial speech affected by Texas’s app store rating, age verification, and parental consent requirements.  from Blogger https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2026/06/amicus-in-5th-circuit-age.html

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We need federal anti-SLAPP law: Scientist wins summary judgment on Splenda’s defamation & related claims

Posted on June 24, 2026 by rtushnet

TC Heartland LLC v. Schiffman, 2026 WL 1785093, No. 1:23-CV-665 (M.D.N.C. Jun. 22, 2026) In a time of rising authoritarianism, it’s not that surprising seeing companies following the lead of Trump, Musk, and the like in suing their critics whose … Continue reading →

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Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop

Posted on June 4, 2026 by rtushnet

jointly sponsored by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (ASU)and the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) Because of a technical problem, any submissions before June 4, 2026 were lost; please resubmit (or submit for the first time) at the new … Continue reading →

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America Unfinished: book announcement

Posted on May 29, 2026 by rtushnet

America Unfinished 250 Years of Law and Governance Edited by Alexandra Natapoff and Guy-Uriel E. Charles From the publisher: An engaging and timely essay collection on the challenges, risks, and opportunities of this historic moment in American law and governance. … Continue reading →

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State barber board wins battle against “Barber Shop” bar

Posted on April 30, 2026 by rtushnet

Really wanted a Sweeney Todd reference here but couldn’t figure it out. Osteria Segreto, LLC v. Hilgers, No. 8:26-cv-00065-BCB-MDN (D. Neb. Apr. 20, 2026) Osteria Segreto, formerly “an Italian speakeasy” in a space that had once been a hair salon, restyled … Continue reading →

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State barber board wins battle against “Barber Shop” bar

Posted on April 23, 2026 by rtushnet

Really wanted a Sweeney Todd reference here but couldn’t figure it out. Osteria Segreto, LLC v. Hilgers, No. 8:26-cv-00065-BCB-MDN (D. Neb. Apr. 20, 2026) Osteria Segreto, formerly “an Italian speakeasy” in a space that had once been a hair salon, restyled … Continue reading →

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abortion clinic can proceed with false advertising claims against for-profit ad agency and (in part) the anti-abortion “center” it touted

Posted on April 1, 2026 by rtushnet

Four Women Health Servs., LLC v. Abundant Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-12283-JEK, 2026 WL 836424 (D. Mass. Mar. 26, 2026) Four Women is a licensed healthcare clinic that provides reproductive healthcare, including abortion care, to its patients. Abundant … Continue reading →

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CFP: emerging First Amendment scholars

Posted on February 10, 2026 by rtushnet

Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshopjointly sponsored by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (ASU)and the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) Are you a law student, judicial law clerk, lawyer, or beginning academic hoping to publish a journal article … Continue reading →

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