In this article, Erin Gray discusses Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law and the Middle District of Louisiana’s decision to strike down the law as unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
Jasmyn Hardin explains how the absence of federal protections for natural and protective hairstyles enables discriminatory grooming policies to persistently function as a means of control and punishment for Black people, leaving them with a difficult choice: conform to White normative standards or suffer the consequences.
In this article, Erin Gray discusses the upcoming TikTok ban and the resulting lawsuit TikTok filed against the United States. Gray explores how the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit may rule on TikTok's First Amendment challenge of the ban.
Carrington Calder examines the rise of celebrity SLAPP suits and how it could change the landscape of anti-SLAPP suit legislation.
Kate Brewer delves into the National Rifle Association’s First Amendment case against the former Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services and the possible implications it may have.
Kate Brewer explores the possible First Amendment considerations of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s so-called “gag-rule” as it pertains to Elon Musk’s request for Supreme Court consideration.
Ross Chambers discusses the Differences Between E.U. and U.S. Social Media Regulation and the Impact of 303 Creative on the Upcoming Supreme Court Social Media Free Speech Cases.
In this article, Ben Rininger explores recent Fifth Circuit and District Court rulings that the Biden administration threatened social media companies to remove controversial pandemic-related information in contravention of the First Amendment. Rininger analyzes the definition of “threat” under the Significant Encouragement Test and discusses how state censorship recommendations come into conflict with the First Amendment.
In this article, Sarah Jana discusses Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News and explains why it is likely to be one of the few defamation cases against a news corporation that results in a win for the plaintiff.
In this article, Hailey Martin discusses the infamous Alex Jones and his recent defamation suit where the jury awarded plaintiffs nearly $1 billion in damages. The article explores the lack of a deterrent effect excessive damages has on unremorseful plaintiffs and argues that criminal defamation punishments in combination with civil damages may be more deterrent and fairer in affording justice.
