Archive for February, 2014

Florida woman dubbed \\\’hot convict\\\’ sues website over mug shot photo | Fox News

by   |  02.28.14  |  privacy: appropriation

Florida woman dubbed \\\’hot convict\\\’ sues website over mug shot photo | Fox News. More »

Google Warns Muslims Ruling Will Create Hollywood Chaos

by   |  02.28.14  |  Copyright and Trademark

Google Warns Muslims Ruling Will Create Hollywood Chaos. More »

Lawyer files lawsuit over “The Wolf of Wall Street” – CBS News

by   |  02.27.14  |  Libel

Thanks to Comm Law student Katie Williamson for pointing this one out. It’s a claim of libel by fiction, though it doesn’t tell us enough to know whether the case will fly. What elements of libel do you see the plaintiff having the most trouble proving? More »

Court OKs schools ban on U.S. flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo

by   |  02.27.14  |  student speech

Pointed out by Comm Law student Natalie Goin: More »

Supreme Court secretly recorded on camera – CNN.com

by   |  02.27.14  |  Supreme Court

First video of the Supreme Court. More »

Not safe to display American flag in American high school

by   |  02.27.14  |  student speech

This is a post by a lawyer and legal blogger I follow. He’s a lot brighter than I am, and he usually makes a lot of sense. he defends the opinion’s fationale more than I would but makes this very good point: More »

Free speech ruling allows adults to ‘sext’ kids

by   |  02.26.14  |  Censorship and Prior Restraint

Is this reporting accurate? Is it opening the door to sexual communication between teachers and students? More »

Paramount Grounds Top Gun Tweeter

by   |  02.25.14  |  Copyright and Trademark

Top Gun Tweet - H 2014.Paramount Grounds Top Gun Tweeter.

Public University Professors Don’t Have the Right to Evangelize, Judge Rules – Law Blog – WSJ

by   |  02.24.14  |  Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause

Public University Professors Don’t Have the Right to Evangelize, Judge Rules – Law Blog – WSJ. More »

Dumb Starbucks mystery: Whos behind the faux coffee front in Los Feliz? | 89.3 KPCC

by   |  02.09.14  |  Copyright and Trademark

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Dumb Starbucks mystery: Whos behind the faux coffee front in Los Feliz? | 89.3 KPCC. More »