Archive for ‘Current Events’

Texas strip clubs must pay ‘pole tax’ during appeal

by   |  04.20.08  |  Current Events

Here’s more about the case. More »

Prosecutor: No crime in photo of undercover officer

by   |  04.20.08  |  Current Events

Student Flag Project Draws Controversy in Maine

by   |  04.17.08  |  Current Events

Wikipedia’s zealots

by   |  04.17.08  |  Current Events

Another reason you can’t trust Wikipedia for some topics… I’m sure there are dozens of people involved in all sorts of controversial subjects. More »

Cyber-SLAPP on Best of the Web

by   |  04.10.08  |  Current Events

There’s all sorts of great Comm Law content in the first item of James Taranto’s Best of the Web column Thursday. It includes a motion to quash a subpoena, a shield law argument by a blogger (which is one of the sticky points about shield laws), and discussion of a SLAPP action. We’ll talk about it in class next week. More »

Religious Freedom Potpourri

by   |  04.02.08  |  Current Events

Here are a few establishment clause/free exercise clause stories that have cropped up this week. More »

Computer games to get cigarette-style health warnings

by   |  03.26.08  |  Current Events

Commercial speech, video games, international legislation with a potential U.S. application. This looks like a great question for a Comm Law final. More »

Court upholds ban on Minnesota video game law

by   |  03.21.08  |  Current Events

This has to go into my paper on video game violence and the First Amendment. More »

Court Will Examine Profanity Rules

by   |  03.21.08  |  Current Events

Judge quashes libel ruling against restaurant critic

by   |  03.11.08  |  Current Events