{"id":1734,"date":"2017-11-12T11:55:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T16:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2017-11-12T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T16:55:50","slug":"first-amendment-newsflash-10-30-11-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/first-amendment-newsflash-10-30-11-12\/","title":{"rendered":"First Amendment Newsflash 10\/30-11\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to First Amendment Newsflash, the First Amendment Law Review\u2019s 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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\nPhoto Credit: Courtesy of Pete Sheffield<\/a><\/p>\n

Federal Court News<\/b><\/p>\n

Progressive group One Wisconsin Now has sued Republican lawmakers for <\/span>blocking the group on Twitter<\/span><\/a>, which the group alleges violates the First Amendment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Citing the First Amendment, the <\/span>Ninth Circuit lifted a gag order<\/span><\/a> that had prevented the Salt Lake Comic Con from discussing its ongoing trademark lawsuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the case of the <\/span>40-foot cross<\/span><\/a> in Maryland deemed a First Amendment violation by the Fourth Circuit, supporters have asked the Fourth Circuit to rehear the case en banc.<\/span><\/p>\n

A federal judge issued an injunction, saying the Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, <\/span>seal featuring a cross violates the establishment clause<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Valencia College in Florida settled a First Amendment lawsuit brought by three former students. The suit alleged that the college retaliated against students when they complained about being subjected to <\/span>required trans-vaginal ultrasounds<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An immigrant seeking citizenship sued, alleging the words <\/span>\u201cso help me God\u201d in the citizenship oath<\/span><\/a> violates the establishment clause.<\/span><\/p>\n

A woman who alleges Bill Cosby raped her has asked the First Circuit to hear her <\/span>defamation case against Cosby<\/span><\/a> en banc, after a three-judge panel cited First Amendment concerns and dismissed the case last month.<\/span><\/p>\n

A real estate developer has claimed that town officials retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment for <\/span>speaking with the media about a dispute<\/span><\/a> regarding building consultants.<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>U.S. court has partially blocked a Canadian court\u2019s order<\/span><\/a> requiring Google to delete some search results.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fifth Circuit heard arguments regarding the <\/span>First Amendment challenge to the Texas sanctuary city law<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A prison instructor sued the Delaware Department of Education, alleging his employment was terminated after he <\/span>spoke to the media about a prison riot<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying has filed a proposed judgment in the case alleging the Board\u2019s <\/span>definition of \u201cengineer\u201d violates the First Amendment<\/span><\/a>. In the proposed judgment, the Board admits it violated the First Amendment rights of the plaintiff, but argues the definition is not facially invalid.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Fresno State University professor was ordered to pay $17,000 after he <\/span>erased students\u2019 anti-abortion messages<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the campus speech case that featured a <\/span>student dressed as a T-rex<\/span><\/a> who was not allowed to distribute literature outside of the college\u2019s free speech zone, the college has settled.<\/span><\/p>\n

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State Court News<\/b><\/p>\n

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Purdue University at Calumet in a First Amendment challenge brought by a professor <\/span>against the university\u2019s anti-harassment policies<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Washington State court has upheld the state\u2019s tax-funded <\/span>political \u201cdemocracy voucher\u201d<\/span><\/a> program as constitutional.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that <\/span>a private college does not have a First Amendment right<\/span><\/a> to immunity from the state\u2019s anti-discrimination laws.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other News & Commentary<\/b><\/p>\n

A Cato Institute <\/span>study on free speech in America<\/span><\/a> shows that 71% of Americans believe concerns about political correctness have hindered conversations about social issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

The property manager for a federal building has <\/span>rejected a request by Richard Spencer<\/span><\/a> to host a conference in the building.<\/span><\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for your First Amendment Newsflash Oct. 30-November 12. We\u2019ll be taking a quick break for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we\u2019ll catch you again on Dec. 3 with a special edition of the Newsflash jam-packed with three weeks worth of First Amendment news!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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