Happy Monday and Thanksgiving week! Here are a few First Amendment headlines: The Knight Foundation recently released a report entitled “High School Student Views on the First Amendment: Trends in the 21st Century.” Using surveys of high school students from 2004 to 2018, the report analyzed general trends among teenagers in their views of the … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 11/12-11/25
Our heads are still spinning (in a good way!) from our annual Symposium last weekend! Our many wonderful speakers examined the role of the First Amendment in creating an informed society. We sincerely appreciate their insight! Now, for some First Amendment headlines: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case determining the constitutionality of … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 10/28-11/12
Welcome back to FALR’s Newsflash! Check out these latest First Amendment headlines: Aela Mansmann, a teenage student living in Maine, was suspended from her high school after she posted a sticky note in one of her school’s bathrooms stating, “THERE’S A RAPIST IN OUR SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW WHO IT IS.” Arguing that the note … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 10/3-10/28
Fall is here and so is a steady stream of First Amendment news! The United States Department of Education sent a letter to Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill late last month, ordering the schools to reform their joint Middle East studies program. The letter comes at the heels of … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 9/16-10/3
Happy Monday! Here are some recent First Amendment headlines: San Francisco’s Board of Advisors passed a resolution this month designating the National Rifle Association (NRA) a domestic terrorist organization. Moreover, the resolution encouraged the city to limit any direct or indirect business it might conduct with the NRA. While the city’s mayor has yet to … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 9/2-9/16
Another semester has begun, we have a new writing staff, and we’re excited to bring you the latest First Amendment scholarship! Here are some recent First Amendment headlines: In 2017, former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin sued the New York Times for defamation after the newspaper published an editorial suggesting that actions taken by Palin’s political … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 8/5-9/2
The Knight First Amendment Institute recently filed a lawsuit against President Trump alleging that he violated the First Amendment when he blocked seven Twitter users from following his account after they criticized his administration and its policies. The suit argued that Trump’s social media account is a “public forum” under the First Amendment and thus … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 7/8-8/5
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill prohibiting a person or entity from “knowingly or recklessly distributing deceptive audio or visual media of [a political candidate] with the intent to injure the candidate’s reputation or to deceive a voter into voting for or against the candidate.” The proposed law comes in response to the increased … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 6/24-7/8
In a landmark decision handed down last week, the Supreme Court ruled that a 40-foot Christian cross located on public land in Bladensburg, Maryland does not violate the separation of church and state. The 7-2 Court was highly fractured in its ruling; five concurring opinions were written. Justice Alito, writing for the plurality, argued that … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 6/10-6/24
We're nearing the first day of summer! Here is some First Amendment news to begin the new season! As was noted in an earlier Newsflash!, a family bakery in Oberlin, Ohio brought a libel lawsuit against Oberlin College earlier this year. An altercation between one of the bakery’s white employees and a black patron resulted … Continue reading NEWSFLASH! 5/27-6/10
