Volumes

Dec
13

  Photo Credit: Courtesy of McKenzie Wark By Kaleigh Darty; Staff Member (Vol. 16) Imagine that an unarmed young man in your hometown was shot and killed by police in the course of an arrest. Word spreads throughout the town, and soon after the incident, a video surfaces online. In a matter of hours, the

Dec
03

Welcome to First Amendment Newsflash, the First Amendment Law Review’s bi-weekly roundup of the latest in free expression and religious freedom news and commentary. Check here every other Sunday for a new edition! Need First Amendment news in the meantime? Follow FALR on Twitter and Facebook for regular updates.   Federal Court News The Supreme Court will decide whether

Nov
12

Welcome to First Amendment Newsflash, the First Amendment Law Review’s bi-weekly roundup of the latest in free expression and religious freedom news and commentary. Check here every other Sunday for a new edition! Need First Amendment news in the meantime? Follow FALR on Twitter and Facebook for regular updates. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Pete Sheffield

Nov
08

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Max Pixel By Matt Hinson; Staff Member (Vol. 16) In August, 2016, Colin Kaepernick, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, sat down in protest during the playing of the national anthem before a preseason game. When asked why he sat down, Kaepernick responded, “I am not going to stand up to show

Nov
03

By Tyra Pearson; Staff Member (Vol. 16) In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, many Americans are beginning to think that the idea of “separation of church and state” is in jeopardy. In Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, the Court ruled a Missouri program denying funding to religious groups as unconstitutional under the First

Oct
31

By Alexandra Baruch Bachman; Staff Member (Vol. 16) The General Issue: First Amendment + College Campuses = News If you actively follow the news, or read the CNN updates that appear on your phone, you know that there has been a nationwide shift toward stifling free speech on college campuses. Ohio, Wisconsin, and North Carolina