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Can Congress Place Ideological Conditions on Grant Funds? U.S. Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society, International
The U.S. Supreme Court recently considered whether the government could require grant recipients to share its viewpoint as a condition for receiving federal funds. As expected, the justices’ inquiry focused on where to draw the line for First Amend...
Decision Shields Media Disclosures of Secret Recordings: Bartnicki vs. Vopper
Senator Mitch McConnell is now the second high profile politician in recent months to have secretly recorded remarks come back to haunt him. Mitt Romney’s controversial “47 percent” speech was made at a private fundraiser, while Senator Mitch M...
Branzburg v. Hayes: The Evolution of the Reporters’ Privilege
The Supreme Court has only considered the existence of a reporters’ privilege once during its storied history, and it ultimately concluded that the First Amendment does not afford such protections. Yet, Branzburg v. Hayes is cited today as establis...
Lawsuit Challenges Free Speech Rights Inside the Supreme Court
Free speech is one of the bedrock principles of the U.S. Constitution. However, what happens when someone wears potentially offensive clothing into the halls of our most hallowed court? A Florida man, and former Marine, is currently suing the fede...
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Will US Supreme Court Allow Religious Charter Schools?
by DONALD SCARINCI on June 3, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a key First Amendment case involving the se...
Supreme Court Sides With FDA on Flavored Vape Denials
by DONALD SCARINCI on May 21, 2025
In Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC, 604 U.S. ____ (2025), the...
SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Birthright Citizen Cases
by DONALD SCARINCI on
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s execut...
