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2018

University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

First Amendment

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Patin V. Lee, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 87 (Nov. 15, 2018) (En Banc), Haley Jaramillo Nov 2018

Patin V. Lee, 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 87 (Nov. 15, 2018) (En Banc), Haley Jaramillo

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The Court held that a statement by an attorney on her firm’s website summarizing a jury’s verdict is not a statement in direct connection with an issue under consideration by a judicial body. The Court explained that because the statement is not a “good faith communication in furtherance of the right . . . to free speech in direct connection with an issue of public concern,” it would not receive anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) protection under NRS § 41.660(1).


New York Right Of Publicity Law: Panel Discussion, Mary Lafrance Jan 2018

New York Right Of Publicity Law: Panel Discussion, Mary Lafrance

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The Public Defender's Pin: Untangling Free Speech Regulation In The Courtroom, Michael Kagan Jan 2018

The Public Defender's Pin: Untangling Free Speech Regulation In The Courtroom, Michael Kagan

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Recent disputes in Ohio and Nevada about whether lawyers should be allowed to wear “Black Lives Matter” pins in open court expose a fault line in First Amendment law. Lower courts have generally been unsympathetic to lawyers who display political symbols in court. But it would go too far suggest that free speech has no relevance in courtrooms. This Essay argues for a way to strike a balance.