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Georgetown Professor Under Fire For Reading The “N-Word” In A Class On Free Speech and Racism

JonathanTurley

Ohio (a 1969 case that we can discussed much in terms of “violent speech”), the Court struck down an Ohio law prohibiting public speech that was deemed as promoting illegal conduct. Ironically, the was a class discussion on free speech and racism. Swers was quoting Clarence Brandenburg from Brandenburg v.

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Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Personal Jurisdiction Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

According to the Court, such laws do not offend the Constitution’s Due Process Clause. Facts of the Case Robert Mallory worked for Norfolk Southern as a freight-car mechanic for nearly 20 years, first in Ohio, then in Virginia. Along the way he was diagnosed with cancer.

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Supreme Court Takes Jack Daniels Trademark Case with Major Free Speech Implications

JonathanTurley

Image from Supreme Court Petition. City of Pharm in which an Ohio man was prosecuted for posting a parody of his local police department. Now the Court has accepted a different parody case involving Jack Daniels where the company is suing the maker of dog chew toys. The case is Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc.

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Ohio Bill Follows Texas With Harsher Abortion Penalties

LegalReader

Ohio lawmakers have introduced new anti-abortion bill.

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The “great chief” and the “super chief”: A final showdown in Supreme Court March Madness

SCOTUSBlog

Ask any constitutional law student to name the most iconic Supreme Court decision, and they’ll probably answer Marbury v. Those two landmark rulings stand as the most celebrated decisions the court has ever issued. Ohio and Miranda v. This is the final round of the Big Dance, and it’s time to vote.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

Ohio , where the Supreme Court stressed that even “advocacy of the use of force or of law violation” is protected unless it is imminent. She added that there would be no acceptance of court decisions to the contrary: “We’re looking for a guilty verdict. Trump’s Jan. If we don’t, we cannot go away.”.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

SCOTUSBlog

This was a man who was born enslaved, became a renowned horseracing pioneer, made a fortune in the Gold Rush, brought American thoroughbreds to compete in England, and then emerged as the leading African American politician in the most politically important state, Ohio. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co. Assault on American values.

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