Volumes

Oct
29

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. Supreme Court News During its Friday …

Brummer v. Wey: When Does an Injunction Go Too Far?

Oct
25

By Devin Gustafson; Staff Member (Vol. 16) Injunctions have long been a tool at the court’s disposal to stop harmful behavior. Judges use injunctions to prevent injustice and the possibility of irreparable harm, while balancing the likelihood of harming the public interest. A conceivable violation of the First Amendment, and an infringement on the rights …

Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse, or Suppressing Free Speech: Packingham v. North Carolina

Oct
18

By Joscelyn Solomon; Staff Member (Vol. 16) Imagine this: you check your 13-year-old daughter’s Facebook account, and you notice that she has received messages from a boy named John Doe. According to his Facebook page, the boy is 13 years old and attends middle school in a neighboring county. You continue to read through the …

First Amendment Newsflash 10/2-10/15

Oct
15

President Trump Promised to “Totally Destroy” the Johnson Amendment: Did He?

Oct
11

By Trey Bright; Staff Member (Vol. 16) On February 2, 2017, President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, delivered a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. in which he doubled down on the GOP platform’s commitment to expanding the First Amendment rights of houses of worship. President Trump assured the audience …

First Amendment Newsflash 9/18-10/1

Oct
01

FALR’s ‘Distorting the Truth’ Symposium to Bring Together Foremost Scholars for Interdisciplinary Look at Fake News

Sep
19

By: Lindsie Trego, Symposium Editor (Vol. 16) Only 38 days separate us from FALR’s 2017 Symposium: “Distorting the Truth: ‘Fake News’ & Free Speech.” As co-symposium editor, I wanted to take this opportunity to talk a little more about what we at FALR have planned for the symposium. Fake news is a ubiquitous topic in …

First Amendment Newsflash 9/4-9/17

Sep
17

Welcome to First Amendment Newsflash, the First Amendment Law Review’s new 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. Court News Michigan State …

First Amendment Newsflash 8/21-9/3

Sep
03

First Amendment Newsflash 8/7-8/20

Aug
20