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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

JonathanTurley

Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step. The use of the headdress could be treated by a court as opinion since many denounce such images as cultural appropriation. In 1967, the Supreme Court handed down Time, Inc. He can claim that this was merely an opinion.

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Arizona dispatch: student delegates to Model Constitutional Convention pass proposed amendments on equal rights, tribal sovereignty, gerrymandering and eminent domain limits

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But the Convention came together to declare that equal rights, including rights for women and LGBTQ+ people, should be a fundamental value of American constitutional law. In my second dispatch from this Convention, I spoke with the amendment’s sponsor, Crispin South, a Choctaw law student at ASU and a delegate representing Oklahoma.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Program Fails to Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The district court denied the States’ motion for a preliminary injunction and dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction after determining none of the States had standing to bring the lawsuit. In Biden v. Nebraska , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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SCOTUS Considers Pair of High-Profile First Amendment Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases last week, with two potential First Amendment blockbusters before the Court. Missouri , the justices addressed when the federal government’s efforts to influence social media sites’ content-moderation decisions may run afoul of the First Amendment. Missouri In Murthy v.

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Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Title VII Suits Alleging Discriminatory Transfers

Constitutional Law Reporter

Louis, Missouri , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 must show that the transfer brought about some harm with respect to an identifiable term or condition of employment, but that harm need not be significant. City of St.

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Divided Court Stays OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate While Allowing CMS Vaccination Rule to Proceed

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court issued decisions in two closely-watched cases involving vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration , the Court held that the vaccine-or-testing rule established by the U.S. Such decisions should fall on Congress, according to the Court.

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

JonathanTurley

Now, a filing in the Supreme Court supporting censorship efforts by the Biden Administration has supplied a handy list of the anti-free speech states for citizens. The 5th Circuit previously ruled in Missouri v. California has long sought to impose speech limits on doctors , businesses , and citizens to silence opposing viewpoints.