Archive for ‘Free Speech’
Court ends Las Vegas students lawsuit over censorship
This is disappointing, if only because it was a good opportunity for the court to better explain Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause boundaries, which are obviously misunderstood. More »
U.S. Supreme Court wont hear appeal over Redskins name
An update on the Redskins’ trademark naming story: More »
Man Flips Off Judge, Goes To Jail
A story related to our discussion in class today on contempt of court. Based on Cowen v. Calif., he should have waited until he was outside the courtroom to express his opinion. More »
From BoingBoing: The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn’t want you to see!
Let’s definitely spend time in class tomorrow about how comments on a Web site about this ad fall under the Fair Use exception to copyright law. More »