Many state and local officials host social media sites and use them to converse with followers on matters related to their governmental responsibilities, among other things.[1]  Not surprisingly, many choose to block from their sites certain members of the public they find disagreeable.[2] Being disagreeable, or at least in disagreement with such actions, blocked followers sometimes sue alleging that their exclusion violates the First Amendment.[3]  One of the most notable examples was a… [read post]

The following is a summary review of articles from all over the nation concerning environmental law settlements, decisions, regulatory actions and lawsuits filed during the past week. [read post]