{"id":1915,"date":"2018-02-04T10:08:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T15:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2018-02-04T10:08:21","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T15:08:21","slug":"first-amendment-newsflash-1-22-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/first-amendment-newsflash-1-22-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"First Amendment Newsflash 1\/22-2\/4"},"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 Charlie Nguyen<\/a><\/p>\n

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

A federal judge refused to block the removal of a Confederate monument<\/a> on courthouse grounds in north Louisiana after the United Daughters of the Confederacy filed a First Amendment claim.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration filed court documents supporting a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkley<\/a> accusing the school of violating the First Amendment by restricting campus speakers with conservative viewpoints.<\/p>\n

A federal judge threw out a defamation lawsuit over the \u201chate group\u201d label<\/a> that dozens of nonprofit groups received on a website database of U.S. charities.<\/p>\n

A federal judge ordered the University of Iowa to temporarily reinstate a conservative Christian organization<\/a> as a registered student organization after the university revoked campus registration when the group denied a leadership position to a gay student who would not affirm a statement of faith rejecting homosexuality.<\/p>\n

The parties involved in a federal lawsuit, claiming a woman\u2019s First Amendment rights were violated after a\u00a0police officer grabbed her phone and deleted a photo<\/a> she took of her son in the officer\u2019s vehicle, reached a settlement.<\/p>\n

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Kansas law prohibiting state contractors from participating in boycotts against Israel<\/a>, ruling that the state law violates state contractors free speech rights.<\/p>\n

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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press<\/a> and other First Amendment advocacy groups filed amicus briefs to deny a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of warrantless search and seizure of electronic devices at the border, stating that these searches violate First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n

A Chicago court clerk is appealing a federal district court opinion after a federal judge found that the First Amendment prohibits the clerk from withholding new electronic filings<\/a> from the press.<\/p>\n

A federal judge struck down process for re-establishing voting rights<\/a> for ex-felons as arbitrary and unconstitutional after several ex-felons brought a class-action lawsuit claiming the process for re-establishing voting rights violated the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment.<\/p>\n

The Ninth Circuit ruled that an Oregon school district violated the Constitution when it banned striking teachers from school grounds<\/a> as well as any students who publicly supported the strike.<\/p>\n

Inauguration day protestors<\/a> filed a federal class action complaint against a police department for false arrest claiming police officers failed to distinguish actual rioters from peaceful protestors during mass arrest.<\/p>\n

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

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a judge\u2019s order banning the media from publishing a prosecutor\u2019s name in a murder trial amounted to a prior restraint<\/a> of the First Amendment right to report on the case.<\/p>\n

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that a fire department violated a firefighter\u2019s free speech rights when it restricted his ability to include religious comments<\/a> in work emails and forums.<\/p>\n

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

The California senate approved a net neutrality bill<\/a> that would prevent internet service providers from charging websites for quicker access.<\/p>\n

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

Prosecutors and the judge in Larry Nassar\u2019s sexual assault case thanked investigative journalism<\/a> and the First Amendment for exposing the doctor\u2019s abuse.<\/p>\n

North Carolina\u2019s prison system dropped its ban on \u201cThe New Jim Crow,\u201d<\/a> a best-selling book about the connection between mass incarceration and racism, and will review other prohibited books after the state\u2019s ACLU affiliate challenged the ban.<\/p>\n

Freedom of the Press Foundation announced it will begin archiving online content<\/a> it deems at risk of being depleted or manipulated, starting with Gawker and L.A. Weekly.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for your First Amendment Newsflash January 22-February 4, 2018. We will see you back for more First Amendment news on February 18!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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