1st Amendment
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A California federal judge has issued an order barring a group of anti-abortion activists from continuing undercover recordings of Planned Parenthood facilities, in addition to confirming a jury’s decision to award $2 million in damages after finding the activities violated the law… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Wednesday struck down rules blocking the federal court system’s administrative employees from many forms of political speech, saying the government couldn’t show the limits would help maintain the judicial branch’s reputation for partisan neutrality… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Wednesday threw out a revamped defamation case brought by former Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff Joe Arpaio, which sought more than $300 million in damages from HuffPost, Rolling Stone and journalists at both publications… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The New York Times on Monday dodged a suit by a U.S. Justice Department attorney, with a federal judge agreeing with the newspaper that its reporting on sexual harassment allegations against the DOJ lawyer was protected speech… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Eighth Circuit appeals panel ruled on Wednesday that Missouri had run afoul of the First Amendment by enforcing a law and related regulations that restrict certain types of advertisements for alcoholic beverages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 