{"id":1937,"date":"2018-02-18T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2018-02-18T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T15:00:57","slug":"first-amendment-newsflash-2-5-2-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/first-amendment-newsflash-2-5-2-18\/","title":{"rendered":"First Amendment Newsflash 2\/5-2\/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>\"2000px-Simpsons_tv_icon.svg\"<\/p>\n

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

The Second Circuit threw out a free speech challenge by Citizens United<\/a> to New York\u2019s requirement that registered charities disclose their donors annually.<\/p>\n

The organizers of the Charlottesville rally<\/a> plan to use a First Amendment defense to a lawsuit alleging that the rally organizers incited violence and are legally responsible for the 30 injuries and one death that occurred.<\/p>\n

A brother and sister convicted of cyberstalking<\/a> linked to the brother\u2019s ex-wife\u2019s death allege that their freedom of speech rights were violated.<\/p>\n

A high school senior filed suit stating his First Amendment rights were violated after he was told not to interrupt<\/a> the city mayor\u2019s question and answer session at his high school.<\/p>\n

Arguments have begun in the ACLU of San Diego\u2019s appeal to the Ninth Circuit to rule that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection policy prohibiting photographers at border ports<\/a> without permission violates the First Amendment.<\/p>\n

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The Second Circuit revived free speech claims for a poet who was barred from the studio of a public-access television<\/a> corporation by ruling that the public access channel is a public forum.<\/p>\n

A federal lawsuit was filed that alleges two brothers were unlawfully arrested in violation of their First Amendment rights for carrying a sign on a public sidewalk<\/a>\u00a0in Annapolis, Maryland.<\/p>\n

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

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that state officials may shield the names of voters<\/a> while union recertification elections are underway\u00a0to protect voters from potential intimidation and harassment without violating the First Amendment .<\/p>\n

A California court allowed a California bakery owner to continue to refuse to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples<\/a> because it violates her religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoodfellas\u201d actor Frank Sivero\u2019s bid to end the \u201cSimpsons\u201d mob henchman character Louie was shot down by a California appeals court, which found Sivero had been sufficiently \u201cSimpsonized<\/a>\u201d to be protected by the First Amendment.<\/p>\n

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

The Georgia state senate press office sent a letter to the press pool threatening to revoke press access to reporters who \u201cambush\u201d state senators<\/a> for spontaneous interviews.<\/p>\n

Duke University\u2019s School of Law plans to open a First Amendment legal clinic<\/a> offering pro bono legal help for media groups and individuals in the Southeast region to fend off attempts to suppress or inhibit free speech.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for your First Amendment Newsflash February 5-February 18, 2018. We will be taking one week off but will see you back for more First Amendment news on March 11!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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