Court Rejects Sealing Request by United Network for Organ Sharing
“UNOS’s reasoning boils down to a desire to keep indiscreet communications out of the public eye, which is not enough to satisfy our standard for good cause.”
“UNOS’s reasoning boils down to a desire to keep indiscreet communications out of the public eye, which is not enough to satisfy our standard for good cause.”
From leading liberal constitutional law professor Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
"Representatives of a public entity taking the opportunity to squelch plaintiffs' views as apostasy"; the squelching was partly based on claims that certain remarks are "abusive and coded in racist terms, also known as 'dog whistles,'" and that "comments about the District's equity survey" were "'irrelevant' to the meeting agenda item of the District's equity policy."
Defendant had posted three photos to Instagram showing (1) a movie ticket, (2) ammunition, and (3) the inside of a theater, and also one to Snapchat showing (4) a handgun.
Amar: The Yale Law School administration has been "dilatory, duplicitous, disingenuous, downright deplorable."
Appalling that an American university, which had publicly committed itself to free expression, would thus censor criticism of a foreign government (whether China, Israel, or any other).
The court takes a narrow view of 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1), but rejects liability as a matter of state law: “public policy [with regard to how gun sales can be arranged] is more properly determined by the peoples’ elected representatives rather than by the courts.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar wants to put HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general with a reputation for being a partisan hack, in charge of "health disinformation" online.
When should rap lyrics (or other works) be admissible as evidence on the theory that they reflect real events?
Plus: Consumer prices surge, a Virginia school district talks openly about burning books, and more...
Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
"Plaintiff is an adult who chose to enter the political arena and now to file this litigation, asserting claims against Defendant as a result of Defendant's alleged statements and activities concerning Plaintiff and Plaintiff's political campaign."
The government had tried to shut down the 200-acre grounds for two months (including during a special session of the Legislature) for tree decoration.
The anti-Biden slogan is clearly protected by the First Amendment.
Universities should not compel professors to affirm their belief of contested values
for saying "LGBTQ+" "Pride" message is "against our biblical doctrine."
That can't be constitutional.
"Outside activities that may pose a conflict of interest to the executive branch of the State of Florida create a conflict for the University of Florida," said the university in a statement.
denial of access to government property, even in a "nonpublic forum" or "limited public forum"
"This is not just an obvious constitutional infringement—it's hard to imagine a more textbook violation of the First Amendment."
The Die Hard 2 Principle makes a special appearance.
The Pennsbury School Board is not only chilling speech, but also editing out community members’ critiques of the school board from YouTube videos of their meetings.
A requirement that professors serving as expert witnesses against the state do so pro bono is still unconstitutional