{"id":1974,"date":"2018-03-25T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2018-03-25T10:00:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T14:00:20","slug":"first-amendment-newsflash-3-12-3-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.unc.edu\/firstamendmentlawreview\/first-amendment-newsflash-3-12-3-25\/","title":{"rendered":"First Amendment Newsflash 3\/12-3\/25"},"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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Federal Court News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Ninth Circuit found that the City of Long Beach\u2019s zoning rules violated the First Amendment by unreasonably restricting prospective business owners’ options for establishing new tattoo shops<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit saying a blanket sign ban<\/a> during a Vice President Mike Pence appearance at a St. Patrick\u2019s day parade would violate the free speech rights of parade attendees, the city of Savannah reversed course and announced signs would be allowed at the event.<\/p>\n

The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit alleging the New Orleans permit requirement for large murals is unconstitutional after the city accused a muralist of a zone violation for a mural featuring a controversial Trump quote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 10th<\/sup> Circuit upheld the constitutionality of Utah Senate Bill 54<\/a>, which creates an alternative avenue for candidates to qualify for primaries by collecting signatures, despite arguments that this bill infringes on the First Amendment associational rights of political parities.<\/p>\n

The New York City Police department is facing a class action lawsuit, which alleges that the police department\u2019s policy of requiring Muslims to remove their religious headscarves for arrest photos<\/a> violates the First Amendment\u2019s free exercise clause.<\/p>\n

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

The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that completely restricting a person\u2019s access to the Internet<\/a> as a condition of their parole violates the First Amendment.<\/p>\n

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

Utah Senator Mike Lee and 21 other lawmakers have reintroduced the First Amendment Defense Act<\/a> in Congress. The bill, according to its supporters is \u201cdesigned to prevent the federal government from discriminating against individuals or institutions based on their beliefs about marriage.”<\/p>\n

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

News outlets report that the Trump administration allegedly required senior White House officials to sign nondisclosure agreements<\/a>, potentially violating the First Amendment if enforced.<\/p>\n

More than one million people were expected to attend the March for Our Lives<\/a>\u00a0event in Washington, D.C., and sibling marches around the country, on March 24 to exercise their First Amendment rights to advocate for gun regulations and school safety.<\/p>\n

A Nevada high school student was suspended after calling a Northern Nevada Congressman\u2019s office and using \u201coffensive, disrespectful and vulgar<\/a>\u201d language. The suspension has since been revoked<\/a> following public outcry.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it for your First Amendment Newsflash March 12-25, 2018. We will see you back for more First Amendment news on April 8!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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