First Amendment Archives - Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com/tag/first-amendment/ A Legal Web Site – News, Insights, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 208237768 Will Protesting Cost Students Their Ability To Practice Law? California Shrugs Off A Clear Answer https://abovethelaw.com/2024/12/will-protesting-cost-students-their-ability-to-practice-law-california-shrugs-off-a-clear-answer/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:13:38 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1078360 Really could use a bright line here.

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]]> 1078360 You Don’t Believe In Free Markets And Free Speech If You’re Demanding Criminal Charges Against People For Their Free Market, Free Speech Decisions https://abovethelaw.com/2024/11/you-dont-believe-in-free-markets-and-free-speech-if-youre-demanding-criminal-charges-against-people-for-their-free-market-free-speech-decisions/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:04:12 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1077427 From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept.

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]]> 1077427 The Countdown To Fifth Circuit Mandating Every Student Stare At The 10 Commandments Has Begun https://abovethelaw.com/2024/11/the-countdown-to-fifth-circuit-mandating-every-student-stare-at-the-10-commandments-has-begun/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:43:22 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1077267 This case could turn real fast.

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]]> 1077267 You Have To Change How You Think About Free Speech https://abovethelaw.com/2024/11/you-have-to-change-how-you-think-about-free-speech/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:46:35 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1077007 It's important now, more than ever.

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]]> 1077007 Court To RFK Jr.: Fact-Checking Doesn’t Violate 1st Amendment Nor Does Section 230 Make Meta A State Actor https://abovethelaw.com/2024/08/court-to-rfk-jr-fact-checking-doesnt-violate-1st-amendment-nor-does-section-230-make-meta-a-state-actor/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:04:23 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1074011 From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept.

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]]> 1074011 Supreme Court Slaps Down Fifth Circuit. Again. This Time It’s Their First Amendment Jurisprudence Under Fire. https://abovethelaw.com/2024/06/supreme-court-slaps-down-fifth-circuit-again-this-time-its-their-first-amendment-jurisprudence-under-fire/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:06:13 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1069176 Yes, this means James Ho was correct.

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]]> 1069176 Appeals Court: Just Because Speech Provokes Negative Reactions Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Protected https://abovethelaw.com/2024/05/appeals-court-just-because-speech-provokes-negative-reactions-doesnt-mean-its-not-protected/ Fri, 03 May 2024 14:03:48 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1056243 From the maybe-address-the-people-that-are-handling-the-speech-poorly dept.

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]]> 1056243 Dersh Drops The Hottest Trump Trial Takes Of All https://abovethelaw.com/2024/04/dersh-drops-the-hottest-trump-trial-takes-of-all/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:56:39 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1052721 On Hannity, obvs.

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]]> 1052721 A Big Week For Not Knowing The Law https://abovethelaw.com/2024/04/a-big-week-for-not-knowing-the-law/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:20:57 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1051917 From Elon Musk's deposition to law school protests, a lot of folks forgot to look up the actual law this week.

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]]> 1051917 Berkeley Law Student Holds Protest Inside Dean’s Home… Which Is Not How The First Amendment Works https://abovethelaw.com/2024/04/berkeley-student-dinner-protest/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:53:20 +0000 https://abovethelaw.com/?p=1050441 The 'campus free speech crisis' crowd are going to make these events more common.

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