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The Lawless Rule Of The Norm In The Government Religious Speech Cases, Kyle Langvardt Mar 2014

The Lawless Rule Of The Norm In The Government Religious Speech Cases, Kyle Langvardt

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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What You Sign Up For: Public University Restrictions On “Professional” Student Speech After Tatro V. University Of Minnesota, William Bush Mar 2014

What You Sign Up For: Public University Restrictions On “Professional” Student Speech After Tatro V. University Of Minnesota, William Bush

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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“Kill The Sea Turtles” And Other Things You Can’T Make The Government Say , Scott W. Gaylord Jan 2014

“Kill The Sea Turtles” And Other Things You Can’T Make The Government Say , Scott W. Gaylord

Washington and Lee Law Review

In Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, the Supreme Court confirmed that there is no heckler’s veto under the government speech doctrine. When speaking, the government has the right to speak for itself and to select the views that it wants to express. But the Court acknowledged that sometimes it is difficult to determine whether the government is actually speaking. Specialty license plates have proven to be one of those difficult situations, raising novel and important First Amendment issues. Six circuits have reached four separate conclusions regarding the status of messages on specialty license plates. Three circuits have held that specialty …