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Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment
From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by Justice Donald Franson:
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Ben & Jerry's Lawsuit Over "Social-Mission"-Related Contract Related to Its Earlier Sale
A summary from Reuters (Jonathan Stempel) Friday:
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Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization
An excerpt from today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge Harry Edwards (read this post for more on the facts and on a
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Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit
From today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge Harry Edwards:
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Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward
From Martins v. Romero, decided today by Judge Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.) (for more on the Complaint, see this post):
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Prof. Musa Al-Gharbi's "Jason Arday and Me"
A very interesting piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here are two brief excerpts, but they can't do justice to the whole piece, which covers much more ground:
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$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player
The N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson) so reports, and adds that "The Times had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in the United States over one of its articles in more than 50 years."
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"Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit over Starz' "P-Valley" Thrown Out
Wednesday, District Judge Mark Norris (W.D. Tenn.) accepted the July 30 recommendations from Magistrate Judge Annie Christoff in Johnson v. Hall:
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Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward
Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali:
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Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship
Last week's death of Jason Arday—the youngest black professor in the University of Cambridge's history—who was accused of widespread plagiarism, has created a firestorm of reactions.
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Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
It's a tough time to be a data center. These buildings—which to be clear, are a vital part of the modern tech-based economy and will only grow in importance as the AI boom continues—have suffered a co
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Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward
From Chief Judge Lance Walker (D. Me.) today in Nass v. Maine Bd. of Licensure in Medicine:
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"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed
Some excerpts from Judge Kathleen Waterman-Marshall's longish decision filed Monday in Abdou v. Columbia Univ. (an appeal appears imminent):
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Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto
Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that now goes into effect. Here's my post on the Court of Appeals ruling, fr
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Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"
From Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Ellison, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge David Stras, joined by Judges Raymond Gruender and Jonathan Kobes: