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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Yale Law School Program with Kristin Waggoner (ADF), Nadine Strossen (ex-ACLU), and Robert Post (Former Dean)
seems to have gone very well.
Hamline Faculty Vote 71-12 to Ask University President to Step Down Over Muhammad Painting Firing Controversy
[UPDATE: Full faculty statement added.]
Good Batch of Recent Submissions to Journal of Free Speech Law -- but We're Looking for More
And we can publish them much more quickly than most major law reviews would.
Project Veritas, Exposer of Secrets, Successfully Seals Its Own, Gets Injunction Against Disclosure
"Respondent voluntarily resigned his position with Petitioner and allegedly embarked on a career as an adult film actor and standup comedian."
Disability Rights Objection to Washington Nationals' Face Mask Mandate Can Go Forward
So holds a district court, allowing a damages claim under D.C. law for the Nationals' refusing to exempt from the mandate a man who alleged "that he had a medical condition and, because of it, could not wear a mask."
Florida Legislature May Impose Penalties on Local Legislators Who Illegally Impose Gun Control Laws
So the Florida Supreme Court held today.
What Exactly Is "Manslaughter" in the Alec Baldwin Case?
Though "involuntary manslaughter" is defined by New Mexico statute to includes death caused by lack of "due caution," New Mexico precedent limits it to situations where the defendant had "subjective knowledge 'of the danger or risk to others posed by his or her actions.'"
Amicus Brief as to § 230(c)(1) in Gonzalez v. Google
(Note that this case is about immunity when Internet platforms provide access to material, not the separate question about immunity when Internet platforms block access to material.)
No Sealing or Pseudonymization of Opinion Related to Lawyer Discipline
The lawyer's "personal interest in avoiding the 'reputational harm' that she might suffer if the public were made aware of the 'very serious allegations here'" "cannot meet the 'weighty' standard for overriding the presumptions of open records and public access."
Jacob Mchangama: "Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists"
A broader perspective on the Hamline controversy.
Correspondence About UC Irvine Professor's Alleged Plagiarism Is Public Record, Subject to Disclosure
Retraction Watch prevails in a California appellate case.
S. Ct. Will Decide: When Must Employers Accommodate Religious Employees' Objections to Work Rules?
Will Justices Marshall and Brennan's views on how interpret the Congressional statute on this question be vindicated, 45 years later?
"[H]ere Come Your Masser" Remark to Neighbor Leads to Anti-"Harassment" Order (on "Hate Speech" Theory) …
but the Michigan Court of Appeals reverses.
