Foia And The First Amendment: Representative Democracy And The People's Elusive "Right To Know",
2012
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Foia And The First Amendment: Representative Democracy And The People's Elusive "Right To Know", Barry Sullivan
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.
Falsely Shouting Fire In A Global Theater: Emerging Complexities Of Transborder Expression,
2012
Vanderbilt University Law School
Falsely Shouting Fire In A Global Theater: Emerging Complexities Of Transborder Expression, Timothy Zick
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Article examines the First Amendment complexities associated with the dissemination of potentially harmful information in the global theater. These complexities include global dissemination of offensive expression, incitement to unlawful activities abroad, enemy-aiding expression that crosses territorial borders, and global free press concerns. The author argues that traditional First Amendment doctrines and principles ought generally to apply in the global theater. Reliance on marketplace and self-governance principles, application of speech-protective incitement standards, and continued support for an expansive and robust conception of press freedoms will preserve transborder First Amendment liberties in the digital era and allow the global theater to …
Recognizing The Right To Petition For Victims Of Domestic Violence,
2012
University of Denver
Recognizing The Right To Petition For Victims Of Domestic Violence, Tamara L. Kuennen
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Like any citizen, a victim of domestic violence (DV) may call the police for help when she needs it. And yet, when a victim calls the police, she not only seeks law enforcement assistance but also invokes her constitutional right to seek one of the most fundamental services the government can provide—protection from harm. That right, recently described by the Supreme Court as “essential to freedom,” is the right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” guaranteed by the First Amendment. This Article argues that a combination of law and policy initiatives produces negative collateral consequences for DV …
"Tinkering" With The First Amendment's Protection Of Student Speech On The Internet, 29 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 167 (2012),
2012
UIC School of Law
"Tinkering" With The First Amendment's Protection Of Student Speech On The Internet, 29 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 167 (2012), Steven M. Puiszis
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
No abstract provided.
Promoting Trust In Trusts & Estates,
2012
University of Denver
Promoting Trust In Trusts & Estates, Michael R. Siebecker, Lee-Ford Tritt
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
What nexus exists between the philosophy of trust and the law of trusts & estates (“T&E”)? This article suggests eschewing stilted economic theory in favor of a more robust understanding of the basic philosophical concept of trust to uncover the proper path that evolving T&E law should follow. In particular, the article advocates embracing the concept of “encapsulated trust” to ascertain the shape that fiduciary relationships should take in the realm of T&E doctrine. In simple terms, encapsulated trust represents a rational expectation that those in whom we place our trust will take our interests into account (or “encapsulate” our …
Discrimination By And Against Religion,
2012
University of North Carolina School of Law
Discrimination By And Against Religion, Martin E. Marty
First Amendment Law Review
No abstract provided.
Sorrell V. Ims Health And The End Of The Constitutional Double Standard,
2012
Duke Law School
Sorrell V. Ims Health And The End Of The Constitutional Double Standard, Ernest A. Young
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Free Speech For Judges And Due Process For Litigants: The Elimination Of First And Fourteenth Amendment Mutual Exclusivity In Siefert V. Alexander, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 333 (2012),
2012
UIC School of Law
Free Speech For Judges And Due Process For Litigants: The Elimination Of First And Fourteenth Amendment Mutual Exclusivity In Siefert V. Alexander, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 333 (2012), Margaret Mares
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
Rluipa And Mosques: Enforcing A Fundamental Right In Challenging Times,
2012
University of North Carolina School of Law
Rluipa And Mosques: Enforcing A Fundamental Right In Challenging Times, Eric Treene
First Amendment Law Review
No abstract provided.
Kiss The Book...You're President...: "So Help Me God" And Kissing The Book In The Presidential Oath Of Office,
2012
Barry University
Kiss The Book...You're President...: "So Help Me God" And Kissing The Book In The Presidential Oath Of Office, Frederick B. Jonassen
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Selling Land And Religion,
2012
Barry University
Selling Land And Religion, Eang L. Ngov
Faculty Scholarship
Thousands of religious monuments have been donated to cities and towns. Under Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, local, state, and federal governments now have greater freedom to accept religious monuments, symbols, and objects donated to them for permanent display in public spaces without violating the Free Speech Clause. Now that governments may embrace religious monuments and symbols as their own speech, the obvious question arises whether governments violate the Establishment Clause by permanently displaying a religiously significant object. Fearing an Establishment Clause violation, some governmental bodies have privatized religious objects and the land beneath them by selling or transferring the …
The Coordination Conundrum,
2012
California Western School of Law
The Coordination Conundrum, Catherine A. Hardee
Faculty Scholarship
Justice Souter's oft-repeated quote aptly summarizes the function of strict standards of review in constitutional jurisprudence to protect unpopular speech from restrictions based on content-laden value judgments. While strict standards have their advantages, commentators have found fault with their rigidity and have questioned whether any decision-making process can, or should, be free of pragmatic considerations. This doctrinal discussion has been reinvigorated by two recent United States Supreme Court opinions. At the root of both cases was the Court's reliance on the distinction between coordinated and independent speech. This Article examines the validity of this divide and challenges the foundation upon …
The Association Of Adult Businesses With Secondary Effects: Legal Doctrine, Social Theory, And Empirical Evidence,
2012
Cleveland State University
The Association Of Adult Businesses With Secondary Effects: Legal Doctrine, Social Theory, And Empirical Evidence, Alan C. Weinstein, Richard D. Mccleary
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
In the decade since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alameda Books v. City of Los Angeles, 535 U.S. 425 (2002), the adult entertainment industry has attacked the legal rationale local governments rely upon as the justification for their regulation of adult businesses: that such businesses are associated with so-called negative secondary effects. These attacks have taken a variety of forms, including: trying to subject the studies of secondary effects relied upon by local governments to the Daubert standard for admission of scientific evidence in federal litigation; producing studies that purport to show no association between adult businesses and negative …
Whistleblowing And Freedom Of Conscience: Towards A New Legal Analysis,
2012
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Whistleblowing And Freedom Of Conscience: Towards A New Legal Analysis, Richard Haigh, Peter Bowal
Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy
Most of us have an instinctive understanding of what “whistleblowing” is: the act of alerting the public to scandal, danger, malpractice, corruption or other immoral or unethical behaviour. For a long time, whistleblowers were treated poorly – today, they are now acknowledged, and sometimes even admired, but there is still some way to go. We believe that a strongly developed and distinct freedom of conscience, as expressed in s. 2(a) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, could go some way towards achieving that goal. In law, however, conscience is often treated as inseparable from religion, without any meaningful …
Talking Chalk: Defacing The First Amendment In The Public Forum,
2012
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Talking Chalk: Defacing The First Amendment In The Public Forum, Marie Failinger
Faculty Scholarship
This article examines the surprising outcomes of cases challenging arrests of protesters for chalking sidewalks in public forums, and argues that courts have been careless in analyzing these blanket prohibitions under the time, place and manner doctrine.
United States V. Stevens: Win, Loss, Or Draw For Animals?,
2012
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
United States V. Stevens: Win, Loss, Or Draw For Animals?, David N. Cassuto
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
Robert J. Stevens, proprietor of “Dogs of Velvet and Steel,” was indicted for marketing dog-fighting videos in violation of 18 U.S.C. §48, a law criminalizing visual or auditory depictions of animals being “intentionally mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed” if such conduct violated federal or state law where “the creation, sale, or possession [of such materials]” takes place.” The law aimed principally at makers and distributors of “crush videos” wherein women wearing high heels and depicted from the waist down, grind small animals to death. However, the language of 18 U.S.C. §48 extended to dog-fighting as well. Stevens challenged the law …
No Cause Of Action: Video Surveillance In New York City,
2012
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
No Cause Of Action: Video Surveillance In New York City, Olivia J. Greer
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
In 2010, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced a new network of video surveillance in the City. The new network would be able to prevent future terrorist attacks by identifying suspicious behavior before catastrophic events could take place. Kelly told reporters, "If we're looking for a person in a red jacket, we can call up all the red jackets filmed in the last 30 days," and "[w]e're beginning to use software that can identify suspicious objects or behaviors." Gothamist later made a witticism of Kelly's statement, remarking, "Note to terrorists: red jackets are not a good look for …
Is Honor Tangible Property?,
2012
University of Michigan Law School
Is Honor Tangible Property?, James Santiago
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat
United States Marine Corps Sergeant Dakota Meyer said, “When they told me that I would be receiving the Medal of Honor I told them that I didn’t want it, because I don’t feel like a hero.” This statement reflects the feelings of many real war heroes who deserve and are given recognition yet feel that they are unworthy of such accolades. Unfortunately, there are also individuals who want the recognition of being a war hero but lie about having served. Nevertheless, the First Amendment will continue to guarantee the freedom of speech of those who lie about unearned military honors …
Lutheran And Yet Not Lutheran: A Church School Tests The Dilemma Of Church And State,
2012
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Lutheran And Yet Not Lutheran: A Church School Tests The Dilemma Of Church And State, Marie Failinger
Faculty Scholarship
A small Lutheran church school dispute became a nationally debated case, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and v. EEOC, decided by the Supreme Court on 11 January 2012. At the heart of the Supreme Court case was a controversy over the so-called "ministerial exception" to federal anti-discrimination statutes such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Until the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Hosanna-Tabor, finding that Cheryl Perich was not a minister within the exception, all circuit courts to rule on the issue had recognized a ministerial exception in order …
Games Are Not Coffee Mugs: Games And The Right Of Publicity, 29 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 1 (2012),
2012
UIC John Marshall Law School
Games Are Not Coffee Mugs: Games And The Right Of Publicity, 29 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 1 (2012), William K. Ford, Raizel Liebler
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
Are games more like coffee mugs, posters, and T-shirts, or are they more like books, magazines, and films? For purposes of the right of publicity, the answer matters. The critical question is whether games should be treated as merchandise or as expression. Three classic judicial decisions, decided in 1967, 1970, and 1973, held that the defendants needed permission to use the plaintiffs' names in their board games. These decisions judicially confirmed that games are merchandise, not something equivalent to more traditional media of expression. As merchandise, games are not like books; instead, they are akin to celebrity-embossed coffee mugs. To …
