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The Supreme Court on Monday hears oral argument in a case brought by Durham, N.C. resident Lester G. Packingham Jr. challenging a North Carolina law restricting Internet access by registered sex offenders. More »
A protest at UC Berkeley over a scheduled appearance by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos turned fiery and violent Wednesday night, prompting police to cancel the event and hustle the Breitbart News editor off campus. More »
This relates to our class discussion Tuesday regarding the invalidated Stolen Valor Act. How is this Texas law different than the federal law struck down in U.S. v. Alvarez? More »
The legal question in this Alabama case in similar to the issues raised in Kenney at the Supreme Court of Texas on Thursday. Can a court order the removal from the web or previously adjudicated libel or is it a prior restraint? More »
These are both prior restraint cases. It’s important to remember that the Supreme Court not taking the case is not as decisive as the court taking the case and upholding the lower court decision. However, the practical effect in each case is the same. More »
The applicable common law here is Near v. Minnesota, it would seem. More »
