Showing posts with label Free speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free speech. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

California May Proceed With False Advertising Charges Against Abortion Pill Reversal Promoters

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In Culture of Life Family Services, Inc. v. Bonta ,  (SD CA, June 13, 2025), a California federal district court refused to enter a prelimin...
Monday, June 16, 2025

Cert. Granted In Litigation Over Investigatory Demands

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The U.S Supreme Court today granted review in  First Choice Women's Resource v. Platkin , (Docket No. 24-781, certiorari granted 6/16/2...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Court Denies TRO In Challenge To Trump's Executive Orders on Antisemitism

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In  McClanahan v. Trump , (WD MO, June 9, 2025), a Missouri federal district court refused to grant a temporary restraining order in a chall...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Jury Must Decide Reason for Evangelists' Exclusion from Pride Event

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In Cocchini v. City of Franklin, Tennessee ,  (MD TN, June 3, 2025), in an opinion covering three consolidated cases, a Tennessee federal di...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Suit Challenges Refusal to Recognize Ministers Ordained Online

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Suit was filed last week in a Virginia federal district court challenging Augusta County and the City of Staunton's refusal to recognize...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Teacher's Refusal to Use Student's Preferred Pronouns Justified Her Being Fired

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 In Ramirez v. Oakland Unified School District ,  (ND CA, May 27, 2025), a California federal district court dismissed claims by a former ki...

Sports Apparel Company Challenges Colorado's Public Accommodation Law Protection of Transgender Athletes

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Suit was filed this week in a Colorado federal district court by an online athletic apparel company, "XX-YY Athletics," that promo...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Cert. In School's Ban on Anti-Transgender T-Shirt

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts ,  (Sup. Ct., certiorari denied May 27, 2025)...
Friday, May 23, 2025

Suit Challenges School District's Speech Policy

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Suit was filed this week in an Oregon federal district court by a clinical social worker employed by an Oregon school district challenging t...

Wedding Photographer Gets Temporary Injunction Excusing Her from Photographing Same-Sex Engagements and Weddings

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In Carpenter v. James ,  (WD NY, May 22, 2025), a New York federal district court granted a preliminary injunction to a wedding photographer...

Religious Broadcasters Win Challenge to FCC Disclosure Requirements

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In National Religious Broadcasters v. FCC , (5th Cir., May 19, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communicat...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Jewish Teacher Claims Anti-Israel Position of Teachers' Union Violates His 1st Amendment Rights

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Suit was filed this week in an Oregon federal district court against the Portland school system and the Portland teacher's union by a Je...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Colorado Law Banning Deadnaming and Misgendering Challenged as Free Speech Violation

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Suit was filed this week in a Colorado federal district court challenging on free speech and vagueness grounds provisions in recently enacte...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Montana Court Strikes Down Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

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In Cross v. State of Montana ,  (MT Dist. Ct., May 13, 2025), a Montana state trial court in a 59-page opinion held that Montana Senate Bill...
Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Church's Removal of Congregant from Services Did Not Violate 1st Amendment

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 In Devi v. Sacramento Bhartiya Sabha ,  (ED CA, May 2, 2025), a California federal magistrate judge recommended dismissal of a suit against...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Court Refuses to Dismiss Megachurch Pastor's Defamation Suit Against Sex Offender

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In Jakes v. Youngblood ,  (WD PA, April 25, 2025), a Pennsylvania federal district court refused to dismiss under Pennsylvania's anti-SL...
Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Broad Compelled Discussion of Abortion with Patients Violates Doctors' Free Speech Rights

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In Schroeder v. Treto , (ND IL, April 4, 2025), an Illinois federal district court held that one amendment to the state's Health Care ri...
Monday, April 07, 2025

AG May Not Threaten Prosecution of Those Who Assist Women Seeking Out-of-State Abortions

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In Yellowhammer Fund v. Attorney General of Alabama ,  (MD AL, March 31, 2025), an Alabama federal district court in a 131-page opinion issu...
Friday, April 04, 2025

Parents Lack Standing to Challenge School District's Transgender Policy

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In Short v. New Jersey Department of Education ,  (D NJ, March 28, 2025), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit by two parent...
Friday, March 21, 2025

Covid Era Mask Mandate Did Not Violate Free Exercise

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In Robol v. City of Columbus ,  (OH App., March 20, 2025), an Ohio state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's claims th...