{"id":1867,"date":"2018-01-07T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2018-01-07T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T15:00:08","slug":"first-amendment-newsflash-12-18-17-1-7-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/first-amendment-newsflash-12-18-17-1-7-18\/","title":{"rendered":"First Amendment Newsflash 12\/18\/17-1\/7\/18"},"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\u00a0<\/i>Twitter<\/i><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/i>Facebook<\/i><\/a>\u00a0for regular updates.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Josh Hallett<\/a><\/p>\n

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

A federal appeals court ruled that a Baltimore law<\/a>, which required pregnancy clinics to post signs in their waiting rooms disclosing that they do not offer or refer women for abortions, violated the First Amendment.<\/p>\n

A federal judge temporarily barred Washington, D.C. from enforcing part of a recently passed law requiring cautionary labels on \u201cflushable\u201d wet wipes<\/a>, ruling the city\u2019s approach probably violates the First Amendment.<\/p>\n

A federal judge denied a company\u2019s request to block the House Intelligence Committee from demanding bank records for 70 of the private investigative firm\u2019s transactions in the\u00a0Trump dossier investigation<\/a>, ruling that the request did not violate the company\u2019s First Amendment rights to political speech and association.<\/p>\n

The first six Inauguration Day protestors to go to trial were acquitted<\/a> by a jury on all charges of rioting and destruction of property.<\/p>\n

A federal judge permanently barred Arizona from enforcing a law that banned a Mexican American studies programs<\/a>\u00a0in Tuscon schools, stating that the law violated the First Amendment by denying students the \u201cright to receive information and ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

A federal appeals court ruled that the federal trademark laws prohibiting immoral or scandalous language<\/a> are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

A federal appeals court ruled Idaho\u2019s \u201cag-gag\u201d\u00a0 ban<\/a>, which prohibits recording secret videos and lying to enter factory farms for the purpose of exposing animal abuse, unconstitutional on free speech grounds.<\/p>\n

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

An Oregon appeals court upheld a penalty against Oregon bakery owners<\/a> who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.<\/p>\n

A Michigan judge lifted a restraining order against a controversial right-wing group, Project Veritas<\/a>, which barred publication of information involving its alleged infiltration of a teacher\u2019s union.<\/p>\n

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State Legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n

A South Dakota ballot measure banning out-of-state fundraising<\/a> for citizen\u2019s initiatives will\u00a0 go before voters in November.<\/p>\n

An Indiana lawmaker plans to file legislation that would require the Indianapolis Colts to offer fans refunds if Colts players kneel during the national anthem<\/a> at home games.<\/p>\n

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Other News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump administration reverses previous funding rules<\/a> to now allow houses of worship damaged during natural disasters to rebuild using federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s private lawyer sent cease-and-desist letters<\/a> to author and publisher of the book \u201cFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House\u201d and Steve Bannon stating he would take legal action to block the book\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for your First Amendment Newsflash December 18, 2017-January 7, 2018. We will see you back for more First Amendment news on January 21!<\/i><\/p>\n

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