Comm Law

The state’s highest criminal court ruled Wednesday that a Texas law banning defacement of the U.S. and state flags is unconstitutional.

Source: Court of Criminal Appeals: Flag Desecration Ban Violates Constitution More »

Ruling in favor of a former UBS AG employee, Connecticut’s highest court said Monday that public and private employees in the state are shielded by speech rights more expansive than the First Amendment. More »

South Park’s creators launched a scathing attack on The Donald which often crossed the boundaries of taste as it showed the Republican Presidential candidate being raped to death. More »

Hat tip to Comm Law student Allison Brown: More »

Penn says that Daniels accused him of domestic violence with a comparison to Terrence Howard. More »

Montana trial court says Montana’s broad criminal libel statute violates the First Amendment. More »

On Monday, in a famous case that has become symbolic of clashes over copyright online, a federal court ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use before asking YouTube to remove content. More »

According to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas in a decision last week in Brown v. Wilson. More »

Chief Judge Mark Mahon struck his previous administrative order and wrote a new one Tuesday, the same day that two activists filed a federal lawsuit against him, calling his ban against some protests unconstitutional. More »

Unless, of course, you get the consent of “the closest living relative, by blood or marriage, of the deceased” — who would that be (and how would one figure this out if there were multiple equally close living relatives)? More »