Free Speech
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Law Schools
Columbia Law Professors Respond To University's Police Crackdowns On Campus Free Speech
I'd heed their worry about the rule of law being in danger -- if anyone can issue spot in fact patterns, it's them. -
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Podcasts
A Big Week For Not Knowing The Law
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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Law Schools
Berkeley Law Student Holds Protest Inside Dean's Home... Which Is Not How The First Amendment Works
The 'campus free speech crisis' crowd are going to make these events more common. -
Courts
Supreme Court Gives Guidance On When Politicians Can Block You On Social Media
Trolling politicians on Facebook just got easier! -
Technology
A TikTok Ban Is A Pointless Political Turd For Democrats
From the election-season-seppuku dept. -
Law Schools
Blaming Law Students For A 'Free Speech Crisis' Is Dangerous
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Courts
Ron DeSantis Trades Getting Butt Kicked By Trump For Getting Butt Kicked By Trump Judges
Just a never-ending cycle of losing! -
Courts
Unfortunately, Clarence Thomas Made A Great Point About Campus Free Speech
My heart is broken. -
Small Law Firms
Lawyer Loses Case Over Mean Tweets
Maybe he could've found another fake case to support his cause. -
Law Schools
ABA's New Law School Free Speech Requirement Just Makes Everything Worse
The ABA's new accreditation requirement doesn't live in a vacuum. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Tell Law Schools To 'Pls Hndle Thx' Antisemitism
Law firms could've publicly informed law students where they draw the line. They decided to fire off a superficial letter blaming law school deans instead.
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Tackling Deposition Anxiety: How AI Is Changing The Way Lawyers Do Depositions
Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
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Courts
Does The Constitution Let Ron DeSantis Block Me On Twitter? Or Mike Johnson? Or...
The list really does go on. -
Government
DeSantis Cares More About Popularity Than The First Amendment
Free speech should not look like kicking Palestinians off campus. -
Courts
Elon Musk Sustains Commitment To Free Speech By Firing Any Employee That Speaks Against Him
Remember when he lost a popularity vote and said he'd stop Tweeting and leave? If only. -
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Technology
Delaware State Police Pay $50,000 To Man Troopers Ticketed For Flipping Them Off
From the no-problem,-the-taxpayers-are-good-for-it dept. -
Courts
Public School Coach Forgot How The First Amendment Works. 6th Circuit Is Happy To Remind Him
Understandable mistake after Bremerton. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.16.23
* Judge Edith Jones writes a letter to the Wall Street Journal blasting the Federal Circuit’s actions to sideline Judge Pauline Newman. [Wall Street Journal]
* Blind Side subject Michael Oher has filed to end the conservatorship of the couple he lived with. Oher alleges that he believed he was being adopted when in reality he handed over substantial financial rights and no one checked for almost two decades. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Black lawyer says he was handcuffed while a judge ordered him to produce documents or settle the case. [ABA Journal]
* Lawsuit claims that state law illegally favors Iowa wineries. In other news, Iowa has wineries. [DMR]
* Class action suits filed against Hawaiian utility companies over fires. [Law.com]
* ABA considering rule requiring law schools to adopt written free speech policies. No way this just turns into a cudgel for powerful interests to squelch protest under the moniker of “free speech.” Yep, no way at all! [Reuters]
* Former FBI agent admits taking cash from sanctioned Russian oligarchs. [Law360]