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Should Public Buildings Be Used For Worship, Stephen Wermiel
Should Public Buildings Be Used For Worship, Stephen Wermiel
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What Is The Meaning Of Like: The First Amendment Implications Of Social-Media Expression, Ira Robbins
What Is The Meaning Of Like: The First Amendment Implications Of Social-Media Expression, Ira Robbins
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Everywhere the Internet goes, new legal problems are sure to follow. As social media expands and infiltrates our daily lives, society must grapple with how to extend the law to modern situations. This problem becomes increasingly pressing as more and more of our social interactions take place online. For example, Facebook has become a colossal gathering place for friends, families, co-workers, frenemies, and others to disseminate their ideas and share information. Sometimes Facebook replaces old institutions; other times it augments them. Where once a neighbor would show allegiance to a political candidate by staking a sign on the front lawn, …
The Making Of Modern Libel Law: A Glimpse Behind The Scenes, Stephen Wermiel, Lee Levine
The Making Of Modern Libel Law: A Glimpse Behind The Scenes, Stephen Wermiel, Lee Levine
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Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger And The Law, Ira Robbins
Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger And The Law, Ira Robbins
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The middle finger is one of the most commonly used insulting gestures in the United States. The finger, which is used to convey a wide range of emotions, is visible on streets and highways, in schools, shopping malls, and sporting events, in courts and execution chambers, in advertisements and on magazine covers, and even on the hallowed floor of the United States Senate. Despite its ubiquity, however, as a number of recent cases demonstrate, those who use the middle finger in public run the risk of being stopped, arrested, prosecuted, fined, and even incarcerated under disorderly conduct or breach of …
Exploring The Myths About The Ninth Circuit, Stephen Wermiel
Exploring The Myths About The Ninth Circuit, Stephen Wermiel
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Resolving Tensions Between Copyright And The Internet, Walter Effross
Resolving Tensions Between Copyright And The Internet, Walter Effross
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