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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 howtostartablogonline.net The Supreme Court is back …
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 …
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. Court News A federal magistrate …
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 …
