Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law. Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any institution.
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Criticisms of People That Might Create a Risk of Attack by Third Parties
They are still protected by the First Amendment.
Looting Businesses in Part Because They Are Patronized By / Associated With Racial Group = Hate Crime
Might be obvious, but worth noting.
"Anything They Wanted to Take, They Can Take It, Because These Businesses Have Insurance"
"That is reparations."
Public Trial Clause Not Violated by Having Spectators Observe Via Live Video and Audio
This departure from the norm of in-person observation is justified by the pandemic, a federal judge concludes.
Court Rejects Lawsuit for Sending Gruesome Photos to NRA Lobbyist's E-Mail Address
The Eleventh Circuit threw out a lawsuit brought by former NRA President Marion Hammer.
A Judge Condemns Excessive Requests to Seal
"Judges often do not respond well to unreasonable efforts to keep as much out of the public record as possible. At least not this judge."
Openness and Privacy in Court Cases Dealing with Litigants' Medical Information
"[A] uniform practice of social security opinions bearing only claimants' initials" might be a good idea in principle, says the Seventh Circuit, but "[g]iven everything that has transpired over the years, we cannot revisit the application of [the] standard practices regarding the publication of judicial decisions and orders in social security matters."
Limiting Weddings at Restaurants, While Allowing Ordinary Dining at Restaurants, Violates Equal Protection
"the activities that will be engaged in during a wedding will be much the same as those engaged in while dining at a restaurant, including having groups of individuals of no more than ten in number at tables seated for dining."
Charges Dismissed in Prosecution for Re-Tweeting Request to Identify Police Officer
This is the Georgana Sziszak case I blogged about yesterday.
Alleged Rapist's Wife Gets Anti-Stalking Order Against Husband of Alleged Victim
The Vermont Supreme Court reversed the order (which had required defendant to stay 300 feet away from the plaintiff).
"The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge" Story Gets Even Stranger
The legally strange dimension: A claim that the magazine article author sexually harassed the subject of her article, apparently by "seek[ing] inappropriate personal and romantic intimacy with Plaintiff."
Sargon of Akkad Wins Attorney Fees in We Thought She Would Win/SJW Levels of Awareness Copyright Lawsuit
"[T]he Court has little difficulty concluding that Hughes's dual goals in bringing her baseless suit were to inflict financial harm on Benjamin and to raise her own profile in the process."
"Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing"
A new report from the writer's group PEN America.
More Policing, Same Amount of Policing, or Less Policing?
A new poll reports on attitudes on this subject, broken down by race.
Med School Professor Removed from Fellowship Director Post, Apparently for Publishing Anti-Affirmative-Action Journal Article
This happened at University of Pittsburgh, a public university.
Judge Throws Out Devin Nunes' Libel Lawsuit Against Ryan Lizza
The suit was based on an Esquire article about an Iowa farm run by members of Congressman Nunes' family.
Ex-Wife Prosecuted for Violating Order That She "Shall Not Post Anything" About Ex-Husband
But the judge threw out the prosecution, on the ground that the order violated the First Amendment.
Lex Loci Delicti, not Praetor Peregrinus
Or, Virginia is for lovers, not libel tourists.
Can't Seal Court Files Just to Keep Them from One's Current Employer
or from one's house of worship or from the nursing board.
Gun Stores Have Standing to Raise Their Customers' Second Amendment Rights
in challenge to Maryland's handgun license requirement.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Stormy Daniels' Libel Lawsuit Against President Trump
Trump's Tweet ("A sketch years later about a nonexistent man. A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)!") was opinion, and thus not actionable.
