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SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies

Constitutional Law Reporter

Colorado , which involves the standard for determining when statements are “true threats” that are not protected by the First Amendment. 723 (2015), but ultimately decided the case before reaching the constitutional issue. 723 (2015), but ultimately decided the case before reaching the constitutional issue. ” C.W.

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Supreme Court rules website designer can deny same-sex couples service

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A six-justice majority agreed that Colorado cannot enforce a state anti-discrimination law against a Christian website designer who does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples because doing so would violate her First Amendment right to free speech. states have similar laws. Roughly half of U.S.

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Are You in an Anti-Free Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List

JonathanTurley

However, 23 Democrat-led states joined this ignoble effort in signing on to the brief of California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the challenge facing the Supreme Court in the coming week over the electoral disqualification of former president Donald Trump in Colorado and Maine. Colorado is expected to file with the Court this week. 4th, Colorado could seek to moot any appeal and avoid review.

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Tennessee Coach Sues After Being Fired For Tweet Insulting Stacey Abrams

JonathanTurley

He later ridiculed former Attorney General Bill Barr for his Catholic faith. Sites like Lawyers, Guns, and Money feature writers like Colorado Law Professor Paul Campus who call for the firing of those with opposing views ( including myself ). Tribe called Senator Mitch McConnell a “ flagrant dickhead! ”

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Was Overturning Roe a “Blessing”? Only if Democrats Can Avoid the Details of the Right to Abortion

JonathanTurley

Laura Kelly (D) has been accused by her opponent, Attorney General Derek Schmidt (R), of opposing any restrictions on the right. percent of 11,580 abortions in Colorado took place after 21 weeks, but just 60 took place at 25 weeks or later.” Kansas Gov. Kessler admits that “in 2021, state records show, about 1.8

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