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The Scrying Game: The First Amendment, The Rise Of Spiritualism, And State Prohibition And Regulation Of The Crafty Sciences, 1848-1944, Christine Corcos Apr 2017

The Scrying Game: The First Amendment, The Rise Of Spiritualism, And State Prohibition And Regulation Of The Crafty Sciences, 1848-1944, Christine Corcos

Journal Articles

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A First Amendment Deference Approach To Reforminganti-Bullying Laws, Emily Suski Mar 2017

A First Amendment Deference Approach To Reforminganti-Bullying Laws, Emily Suski

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the problems of bullying among students and the use of U.S. First Amendment deference approach for reforming anti-bullying laws in the U.S., it also mentions effects of bullying; First Amendment anti-bullying law doctrine on overbreadth; and deferential standards.


A Gunman’S Paradise: How Louisiana Shields Concealed Handgun Permit Holders While Targeting Free Speech And Why Other States Should Avoid The Same Misfire, Michael J. Lambert Dec 2014

A Gunman’S Paradise: How Louisiana Shields Concealed Handgun Permit Holders While Targeting Free Speech And Why Other States Should Avoid The Same Misfire, Michael J. Lambert

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses development in the laws for concealed handgun permit in the U.S. Topics discussed include legal history of gun laws in Louisiana, the constitutionality of laws in context of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and various laws banning the permit of handgun in Louisiana.


Seeing It Coming Since 1945: State Bans And Regulations Of Crafty Sciences Speech And Activity, Christine Corcos Oct 2014

Seeing It Coming Since 1945: State Bans And Regulations Of Crafty Sciences Speech And Activity, Christine Corcos

Journal Articles

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Of Speech And Sanctions: Toward A Penalty-Sensitive Approach To The First Amendment, Michael Coenen Jun 2012

Of Speech And Sanctions: Toward A Penalty-Sensitive Approach To The First Amendment, Michael Coenen

Journal Articles

Courts confronting First Amendment claims do not often scrutinize the severity of a speaker’s punishment. Embracing a “penalty-neutral” understanding of the free-speech right, these courts tend to treat an individual’s expression as either protected, in which case the government may not punish it at all, or unprotected, in which case the government may punish it to a very great degree. There is, however, a small but important body of “penalty-sensitive” case law that runs counter to the penalty-neutral norm. Within this case law, the severity of a speaker’s punishment affects the merits of her First Amendment claim, thus giving rise …