Non-Judge Judges, “Pussy Hat[s],” and Falling Trees
From In re Inquiry Concerning Hon. Sarah Eckhardt, decided last week by a Texas Special Court of Review (Chief Justice Brian Quinn, Justice Charles Kreger, and Justice W. Stacy Trotter, …
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Accepting Sub Teacher Job at School Where Your Ex Teaches Isn’t “Stalking”
From yesterday’s Florida Court of Appeal decision in Ahern v. Leon, in an opinion by Judge Alan Forst, joined by Judges Melanie May and Jonathan Gerber; seems quite correct to …
No Pseudonymity in Yale Law School DinnerPartyGate Lawsuit
From yesterday’s decision by Judge Sarah Merriam in Doe v. Gerken (D. Conn.) (now Stubbs v. Gerken): [P]laintiffs, each of whom is or was a student at Yale Law School, …
“This Case Stems from the Suppression of Academic Scholarship at the University of North Texas”
From Jackson v. Wright, decided yesterday by Judge Amos Mazzant (E.D. Tex.): This case stems from the suppression of academic scholarship at the University of North Texas …. UNT is …
Fact-Checking, COVID-19 Misinformation, and the British Medical Journal
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, authoritative research and publications have been critical in gaining better knowledge of the virus and how to combat it. However, unlike previous pandemics, this one has …
Sheriff Violated First Amendment by Posting “No Trick-or-Treat” Signs on Sex Offenders’ Front Yards
From McClendon v. Long, decided today by the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Frank Hull, joined by Chief Judge William Pryor and Britt Grant: In October 2018, two …
The Right to Defy Criminal Demands: Introduction
I’ve just finished up a rough draft of this article (6 years in the making), and I thought I’d serialize it here, minus most of the footnotes (which you can …
No First Amendment Violation in Removal of Billboard After S.F. Mayor Had Criticized It
From Zhou v. Breed, decided Friday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges John Owens and Michelle Friedland, and visiting Sixth Circuit Judge Danny Boggs): Appellants allege that both [S.F. Mayor London] …
S. Ct. Agrees to Hear Free Exercise Clause / Public High School Coach Prayer Case
From the Petition for Certiorari in the case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. (for the opinions below, see here and here): Petitioner Joseph Kennedy lost his job as a football coach …
Oklahoma Bill Would Effectively Let Any Parent Veto Any Public School Library Book
Oklahoma SB 1142, introduced by state senator Rob Standridge begins (numbering added): [A.] No public school district, public charter school, or public school library shall maintain in its inventory …
