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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Cryptocurrency Blogger: "Craig Wright Is a Fraud." Wright: "Libel!" Court: "Your Litigation Lies Mean You Win £1"
Wright claims he's Satoshi Nakamoto, who's credited with inventing Bitcoin; defendant claimed otherwise.
Lawsuit Over Firing of Sports Show Host for Tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER…EVERY SINGLE ONE" Can Go Forward
So says a federal judge in California, applying statutes that protect private employees from firing based on their "political activities."
Can Plaintiff Who Lost a Case Get Retroactively Pseudonymized, Because of Fear of Employment Consequences?
Two Central District of California case reach different results.
"Texas A&M Suspended Professor Accused of Criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in Lecture"
"The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters."
No Pseudonymity for College Student Alleging Racist Mistreatment by Baseball Coach
"There is an inherent inequality in allowing an accuser to proceed pseudonymously while the defendant is forced to defend himself publicly."
Grandmother Has Right to Publish Government Documents About Investigation into Grandson's Death
The Third Circuit holds that, once the government released the documents, it couldn't then forbid the grandmother (or others) from publishing them.
Court Unseals and Depseudonymizes Student's Settled First Amendment Lawsuit Against University
An illustration that courts are often willing to reconsider stipulated sealing and pseudonymization decisions when members of the public or media object.
First Amendment Claim of Professor Fired Over Article Claiming Race-Based Genetic IQ Differences …
can go forward, rules a federal judge, denying Cleveland State University's motion to dismiss.
No Pseudonymity or Sealing in College Student's Race Discrimination Lawsuit
A federal court rejects plaintiff's arguments "that sealing ... is required because she is being 'slandered and libeled' and '[m]aking [her] information public would magnify the effects of [defendants'] wrongdoing' rather than right those wrongs."
School Board Members Use "Anti-Doxing" Law to Sue Critics for Publicizing the Members' Employers
An Oregon trial court allowed the case to go forward, but the Oregon Court of Appeals threw it out.
Tennessee Ban on Sexual-Identity-Related Medical Procedures for Minors Is Likely Constitutional,
a Sixth Circuit panel concludes (by a 2-1 vote) in staying an injunction against the law pending appeal.
