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Symbolic Speech And Equal Protection At The Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience: Aclu Of Nevada V. City Of Las Vegas, Christopher Donewald Oct 2010

Symbolic Speech And Equal Protection At The Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience: Aclu Of Nevada V. City Of Las Vegas, Christopher Donewald

Golden Gate University Law Review

In ACLU of Nevada v. City of Las Vegas, the Ninth Circuit held that a local "solicitation" ordinance enacted by the City of Las Vegas violated the plaintiffs' rights to expressive speech under the First Amendment. Additionally, the Ninth Circuit held that a "tabling" ordinance, which provided a labor-related exception, violated the plaintiffs' right to equal protection guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The court also decided an issue of flrst impression: whether the practice of erecting tables in a public forum for the purpose of disseminating information constitutes expressive activity and is therefore deserving of First Amendment protection. The Ninth …


September 18, 2010: How Should A Hallowed Secularist Live: Like A Believer, Bruce Ledewitz Sep 2010

September 18, 2010: How Should A Hallowed Secularist Live: Like A Believer, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “How Should a Hallowed Secularist Live: Like a Believer“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 10, 2010: Sticking With The Bible At The Tikkun Phone-In, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2010

March 10, 2010: Sticking With The Bible At The Tikkun Phone-In, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Sticking with the Bible at the Tikkun phone-in“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 6, 2010: Calling All Secularists Monday Night, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2010

March 6, 2010: Calling All Secularists Monday Night, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Calling all secularists Monday night“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


“The Hysteria Of Our Times”: Loyalty Oaths In California, Marc Stickgold Jan 2010

“The Hysteria Of Our Times”: Loyalty Oaths In California, Marc Stickgold

Publications

In the years following World War II, the United States government, as well as many of the states, including California, enacted an almost endless stream of laws designed to weed out, isolate, sanction, and punish anyone thought to share any ideas or associations that could be labeled subversive. This historical period, called the “American inquisition,” saw the enactment and enforcement of a wide variety of laws meant to accomplish these purposes. People were subject to criminal prosecution for their beliefs, associations or advocacy; denial of, or discharge from, employment; denial of government benefits or licenses; and exclusion from publicly funded …


Essay: Curing A Monumental Error: The Presumptive Unconstitutionality Of Ten Commandment Displays, Peter Irons Jan 2010

Essay: Curing A Monumental Error: The Presumptive Unconstitutionality Of Ten Commandment Displays, Peter Irons

Oklahoma Law Review

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