Tag Archives: first amendment

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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court rejects politician’s slogan claim

Posted on December 29, 2025 by rtushnet

Cloobeck v. Villaraigosa, No. 2:25–cv–03790–AB (SK) (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2025) Cloobeck, a 2026 California gubernatorial election candidate, alleged infringement of the phrase “PROVEN PROBLEM SOLVER” by competing candidate Villaraigosa. Cloobeck used “I AM A PROVEN PROBLEM SOLVER” in connection … Continue reading →

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thorough opinion allows CT’s greenwashing claims against Exxon to proceed

Posted on December 5, 2025 by rtushnet

State v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 2025 WL 3459468, No. HHDCV206132568S (Conn. Super. Ct. Nov. 26, 2025) The court allows greenwashing claims against Exxon to proceed under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA). The state alleged a decades-long “systematic campaign … Continue reading →

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