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First Amendment

Saint Louis University School of Law

2021

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Does The Ministerial Exception Protect A Minister's Humiliating Comments?, Yiting Feng Sep 2021

Does The Ministerial Exception Protect A Minister's Humiliating Comments?, Yiting Feng

SLU Law Journal Online

The Seventh Circuit case of Demkovich v. St. Andrew the Apostle Parish applied the ministerial exception to bar a fired minister’s claim of a hostile work environment. In this article, Yiting Feng lists the reason why she disagrees with the majority opinion and leans towards the dissenting opinion.


Freedom Of Tweets: The Role Of Social Media In A Marketplace Of Ideas, Patrick Ganninger Mar 2021

Freedom Of Tweets: The Role Of Social Media In A Marketplace Of Ideas, Patrick Ganninger

SLU Law Journal Online

One of the more polarizing political issues of 2021 was when social media platforms like Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump from their platforms. As the law stands, most experts agree that the First Amendment does not restrict online social media platforms from exercising broad discretion to censor content or individuals. However, even if social media platforms have a right to unilaterally ban users from their platforms, should they? More importantly, should we let them? In this article, Patrick Ganninger explores these important questions.