On August 1, 2021, Senate Bill (“SB”) 7072 took effect in the state of Florida. NetChoice, LLC v. Attorney General at 7. The Bill’s purpose is to protect Floridians from censorship on popular social media sites. Id. at 7. Specifically, Governor Ron...
First Amendment
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Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Oral argument: March 19, 2007
Joseph Frederick, an 18-year-old high school student, displayed a banner with the message “Bong Hits 4...
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Since the 2020 presidential election, some federal officials have communicated with social media platforms about “misinformation” on their websites. Missouri v. Biden, at 2. Officials from government agencies told these platforms to remove content and...
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In 2015, the California Legislature passed the Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency Act (“the Act”) into law, declaring in the bill’s text that “all California women, regardless of income, should have access to...
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In October 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) opened an investigation into the legality of certain insurance programs endorsed by the National Rifle Association of America (“NRA”). National Rifle Association of America v...
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The Texas state legislature passed House Bill 20 (“HB 20”) on September 9, 2021, prohibiting large social media platforms from censoring users based on their viewpoints. NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton at 1099. The bill applies to any website or app open to...
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In 1999, Respondent Michael Carrigan was elected to the Sparks City Council and has since been re-elected twice. See Carrigan v. Commission on Ethics of the State of Nevada, 236 P.3d 616, 618 (2010). Carlos Vasquez managed each of Carrigan’s election...
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One Judicial Candidate's Electoral Experience
During her tenure, New York civil court judge Margarita L�pez Torres refused to hire individuals recommended to her by local Democratic party leaders. Brief for Margarita L�pez Torres et al., at 12-13 ("...
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Respondent Russell Bartlett attended Arctic Man 2014, an extreme ski event held in Alaska’s Hoodoo Mountains. Bartlett v. Nieves et al., 2016 WL 3702952 at *1 (D. Ala. 2016). The event brings people to Alaska for several days of partying. Id. During...
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This case consolidates two cases, the first brought by Kristen Biel and the second brought by Agnes Deirdre Morrissey-Berru. Orders and Proceedings, 19-267.
In Biel v. St. James Sch., Kristen Biel (“Biel”) was initially employed by St. James...