Posts Tagged ‘Constitutional Law’
Commentary: Limiting commercial speech would be way to fight gun manufacturers | Albany Times Union
In a recent article, “Gun sellers’ message to Americans: Man up,” the New York Times wrote, “Gun companies have spent the last two decades scrutinizing their market and refocusing their message….The sales pitch — rooted in self-defense, machismo and an overarching sense of fear — has been remarkably successful.” That’s correct, but legislatures might have…
Read MoreDepp v Heard: The jury’s burden | The Hill
Millions of dollars were at stake in the voyeuristic defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. But if either of them believed this action was going to salvage their reputations and vindicate them, they were sadly mistaken. They were also mistaken if they believed this was going to be a cake walk for either of them.…
Read MoreThe Constitution does not require a wall of separation between church and state | Medium
The Constitution does not require a wall of separation between church and state. It doesn’t even require a picket fence. The relevant clauses of the First Amendment declare: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof….” Notice there is not a single mention of a wall or…
Read MoreCheering for a student’s right to speak out | Medium
Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy characterized her somewhat crude snap as venting. Perhaps so, but according to the Supreme Court, her snap was also constitutionally significant speech, worthy of the protection offered by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In 2017, Levy was a freshman in high school who had earned a spot on the junior varsity…
Read MoreUnpacking Trumps lawsuit against social media giants: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube | Medium
How can former President Trump, through his attorneys, argue that even though Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are private (albeit publicly traded) companies, they none-the-less must abide by the First Amendment? Mr. Trump’s frames his class action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube as a clarion call for First Amendment protection against censorship. Censorship is an…
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