Tag: First Amendment

The Supreme Court has been slow to add new cases to its docket, likely waiting for newly-confirmed Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh to come up to speed. On October 12, 2018, the justices did grant one new petition. The case, Manhattan Community Access Cor...

In Lozman v City of Riviera Beach, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), Fane Lozman, an outspoken critic of the Riviera Beach City Council, scored a second victory before the U.S. Supreme Court. By a vote of 8-1, the Court held that the existence of probable cause...

In Sause v Bauer, 585 U.S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that it needs more facts before deciding whether police officers violated the constitutional rights of a woman who they allegedly told to stop praying. In their unanimous per cu...

In Janus v AFSCME (Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31), 585 U.S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that public-sector “agency shop” arrangements run afoul of the First Amendment. The sharply-...

In National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v Becerra, 585 U.S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are likely to succeed in their First Amendment challenge to a California law that requires su...

In Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Minnesota’s ban on political apparel at polling places. According to the Court, the state law violates the First Amendment’s free speech clause. Fac...

  The U.S. Supreme Court ended the month with oral arguments in six cases. The majority of the issues before the justices involved criminal law, including the use of physical restraints and sentencing guidelines. The Court also considered yet...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases this week, including National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra. The high-profile case involves two controversial issues — free speech and abortion. While we will have to aw...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Benisek v Lamone. The case, which challenges a Maryland redistricting map, is the second partisan-gerrymandering case before the justices this term. The Court now has cases by both Republicans and...