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The Supreme Court decided Thursday that government officials cannot indirectly suppress free speech through coercion, reinforcing their previous decision in Bantam Books, Inc. v. [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

[Eugene Volokh] Unanimous First Amendment Victory for the NRA (Represented by the ACLU)

30 May 2024, 12:35 pm by Eugene Volokh

In Bantam Books v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

"Six decades ago, this Court held that a government entity’s 'threat of invoking legal sanctions and other means ofcoercion' against a third party 'to achieve the suppression' of disfavored speech violates the First Amendment...."

30 May 2024, 10:56 am

"Writes Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a unanimous Supreme Court, in National Rifle Association v. [read post]

Althouse - https://althouse.blogspot.com

Supreme Court rules for NRA in First Amendment dispute

30 May 2024, 10:50 am by Amy Howe

And in reaching the contrary conclusion, she wrote, the court of appeals misapplied the framework outlined in the court’s 1963 decision in Bantam Books v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Hong Kong court convicts 14 activists over subverting state power by controlling legislature

30 May 2024, 10:03 am by Ashley Wong | Chinese U. Hong Kong Faculty of Law, CN/HK

While the defense argued that the defendants were not guilty of subversion as subverting state power involves the use or threat of force, the court referenced HKSAR v. [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

Case Summaries: N.C. Supreme Court (May 23, 2024)

30 May 2024, 7:34 am by Alex Phipps

State v. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

Confidential Informants, Motions to Reveal Identity, and Discovery: Part II, What Statutes Apply?

29 May 2024, 7:30 am by Daniel Spiegel

Note that McCray v. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

Is it illegal in Illinois to Sell a Used Car Knowing it has a Defective Engine?

28 May 2024, 11:54 am by Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

The case of Lipinski v. [read post]

Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog - http://www.chicagobusinesslitigationlawyerblog.com/

Why You May Need a Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer in Texas

27 May 2024, 2:27 pm by Michael Lowe

See, Gideon v. [read post]

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog - http://www.dallasjustice.com/dallascriminallawyerblog

Court rules for South Carolina Republicans in dispute over congressional map

23 May 2024, 1:23 pm by Amy Howe

“[I]nferring bad faith based on the racial effects of a political gerrymander in a jurisdiction in which race and partisan preference are very closely correlated” would, Alito suggested, allow litigants and courts to circumvent the Supreme Court’s 2019 decision in Rucho v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Criminal Law Appellate Court Opinion

23 May 2024, 8:36 am

Today's advance release criminal law opinion: State v. [read post]

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog - https://jud.ct.gov/LawLib/LawLibNews/

A Peek Into the Long Tail of Facebook’s Litigation Docket

22 May 2024, 10:13 am by Eric Goldman

Google Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 2024)

21 May 2024, 8:17 am by Phil Dixon

Under Illinois v. [read post]