I have an op-ed about this today in the N.Y. Daily News.
"Petitioner had absolutely no prior notice that either his mental health or the safe handling subsection would be at issue during the hearing before the trial court."
The question was, "Why is Jesus a common name in some Spanish-language cultures, but not other Christian cultures"?
"University of Louisville [current and former] students ... asserted a claim that the publication of Katina Powell's book Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen resulted in a tortious diminution in the value of their University of Louisville education."
Are parents liable for defamation by their minor children?
that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things."
"Mumbai’s cyber police department seeks to remove content [containing obviously PhotoShopped images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi] hosted on this [Northern Ireland] blog, BuzzFeed, Google Blogger, Amazon CloudFront, Tumblr, and Flickr."
"This judge joins the chorus of those telling this attorney [Richard P. Liebowitz] to clean up his act."
Beto O'Rourke channels the past.
An interesting Mississippi Supreme Court opinion.
... even if the statute of limitations has run?
... as a condition of giving you a reasonable religious accommodation; quite right, I think, under Title VII religious accommodation principles.
"The logical conclusion of Plaintiff's argument is that whenever someone sues for defamation because of potentially embarrassing comments, the plaintiff should be allowed to sue anonymously and with the case under seal."
A Maine court said this would violate the private investigator's First Amendment rights, even if the police concluded the statements were false, unless they were also found to have been knowingly or recklessly false -- but should even a finding of knowing falsehood be enough?
The Court of Appeals concluded, I think correctly, that the statute went beyond punishable threats of violence, and beyond punishable blackmail, to cover constitutionally protected demands.
Separation of Church and State
So holds a Connecticut decision, I think correctly:
The California Court of Appeal upheld the fee, awarded to a student who had been accused of sexual misconduct.
So holds a federal district judge, rejecting the defendant's motion to dismiss (though of course without resolving, at this early stage in the lawsuit, who is telling the truth).
It's apparently happening in Tennessee -- but it's clearly unconstitutional.
religious organizations' right to discriminate in some employment decisions, and federal funding conditions preferring local agencies that help federal immigration enforcement.
The California Court of Appeal upheld a $900,000 intentional infliction of emotional distress verdict against the grandmother, who had cofounded the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
A Texas judge issued the temporary restraining order before any trial on the merits, and apparently without the ex-girlfriend even showing up -- and it seems inconsistent with Texas law and likely the First Amendment/
What an odd locution to see in Texas court orders.
An attempt to seal a key document in a libel / breach of contract case filed by a former communication strategist for Julian Assange against a former lawyer for Edward Snowden.
That's what flyers posted in Winchester (Massachusetts) say.
for what the judge concludes are discovery violations, in a copyright case involving photos of model Emily Ratajkowski.
Don't get hit during it.
A fun copyright controversy.
Just testified this morning before the House Ways & Means Committee Oversight Subcommittee about this.
So holds the Arizona Supreme Court.
Hard to see what President Trump was referring to with regard to the New York Times story with new allegations about Justice Kavanaugh.
New Mexico will apparently now be the only state in which spouses may generally testify about confidential statements made during the marriage.
If a state criminal conviction leads to denial of gun rights under state law (not just federal law), the defendant must be given the option of a jury trial, rules the Nevada Supreme Court.
If you want to stay out of federal court when suing someone from another state, ask for $75,000 or less at the outset -- as Eric Wedgewood / Heiko Julien, the creator of the Content Zone meme pages, has learned.
... is famously ...
Vote early (but not often).
"Approximately 2½ minutes after Ms. Oransky's group began chanting ... a representative of the Community Center announced that the facility was closing and that everyone had the leave the building. Ms. Oransky took credit for that announcement immediately telling a videographer 'we closed it down!'"
The rationales: avoiding short skirts, and making things easier for transgender students.
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