{"id":1411,"date":"2017-09-17T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2017-09-17T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T17:50:34","slug":"first-amendment-newsflash-94-917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/first-amendment-newsflash-94-917\/","title":{"rendered":"First Amendment Newsflash 9\/4-9\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to First Amendment Newsflash, the First Amendment Law Review\u2019s 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 <\/span><\/i>Twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a> and <\/span><\/i>Facebook<\/span><\/i><\/a> for regular updates.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Court News<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Michigan State University has been sued in federal court on First Amendment grounds for <\/span>denying rental space for Richard Spencer to speak<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Ohio man convicted of failing to tell his sexual partner that he is HIV-positive is arguing before the Ohio Supreme Court that the state law requiring <\/span>HIV disclosure violates his First Amendment rights<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker argued in federal court that some <\/span>restrictions on judges\u2019 speech violate the First Amendment<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three Texas churches have <\/span>sued FEMA for allegedly discriminating based on religion<\/span><\/a> in its provision of disaster relief.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the state\u2019s <\/span>alienation of affection law<\/span><\/a>–which allows individuals to collect damages from their spouses\u2019 lovers–does not violate the First Amendment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Courthouse News has appealed to the Ninth Circuit on two cases involving <\/span>press access to court documents<\/span><\/a> before the documents are processed and docketed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A judge has <\/span>denied issuance of an injunction<\/span><\/a> in the case of a New Mexico politician who sued his competitor for defamation in response to radio advertisements.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled that <\/span>a Michigan county can continue to open meetings with prayers<\/span><\/a>, citing tradition and the non-coercive nature of the practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lawyer who represented Hulk Hogan in his suit against Gawker is now representing a plaintiff in a <\/span>defamation suit against Jezebel<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

TechDirt won its motion to dismiss<\/span><\/a> in the defamation case in which a claimed email inventor sued the media company for calling him a liar.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Satanic Temple has sued claiming that <\/span>Missouri\u2019s abortion consent law violates <\/span><\/a>free exercise rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

A federal judge ruled that Manchester, New Hampshire\u2019s <\/span>panhandling ordinances<\/span><\/a> violated the First Amendment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tenth Circuit ruled that <\/span>Wyoming\u2019s ag-gag law<\/span><\/a> may unconstitutionally violate free speech rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bikini baristas<\/span><\/a> have sued Everett, Washington, over a new city ordinance that directs baristas to cover certain parts of their bodies while working.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Minnesota Supreme Court invalidated a state law that <\/span>criminalized disrupting public meetings<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that a child who texted pictures of his genitals to a woman can face consequences under <\/span>state child pornography laws<\/span><\/a>, despite the child\u2019s arguments that such conviction would violate his First Amendment rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

A D.C. Superior Court judge has denied several motions to dismiss related to <\/span>Inauguration Day protesters charged with felony rioting<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several American citizens have filed a lawsuit alleging that their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when <\/span>Border Patrol seized their phones and computers<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former hedge fund manager <\/span>Martin Shkreli has had his bail revoked after he posted<\/span><\/a> on Facebook offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton\u2019s hair. He argues this undermines his free expression rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal Executive News<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Department of Education has announced plans to alter Title IX sexual assault guidelines, partially citing concerns that current guidelines sometimes posit <\/span>Title IX against the First Amendment<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Justice filed an <\/span>amicus brief on behalf of the baker in <\/span>Masterpiece Cakeshop<\/span><\/i><\/a>, the case at the Supreme Court that considers the religious liberty and free speech rights of a baker versus the non-discrimination rights of LGBTQ individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Justice has <\/span>set aside their demand that Facebook be prohibited from informing users<\/span><\/a> when investigators search their communications.<\/span><\/p>\n

State Legislative News<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that would <\/span>prevent protesters from wearing masks<\/span><\/a> when police are present, raising some free expression concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for your First Amendment Newsflash Sept. 4-Sept. 17. See you again on Oct. 1! <\/span><\/i>In the meantime, don\u2019t forget to secure your <\/span><\/i>ticket<\/span><\/i><\/a> to our annual <\/span><\/i>symposium<\/span><\/i><\/a>: Distorting the Truth: \u201cFake News\u201d and Free Speech! <\/span><\/i>4.5 N.C. CLE credits available!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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