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Why New Jersey Gets it Wrong on Avvo Legal Services
OK, so one of the last things I read work-wise, before going off the grid to chase after Amelia Earhart in Kiribati for three weeks, was this joint opinion by three committees of the…
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Welcome Back From the Jungle
My father is an archaeologist; he’s spent years working in the Pacific, and I spent a summer as a child trolling around places like Saipan, Chuuk, and Pohnpei. When I was in college, my…
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Compelled Speech & Viewpoint Discrimination
So “compelled speech.” The government telling you what you’ve got to say. It’s surprisingly common, and also often uncontroversial. Think nutrition labeling and warning signs. Other times, not so much. So what’s the test?…
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9th Circuit Reverses on Expanded Protection for Commercial Speech
Early last year, the 9th Circuit made an intriguing ruling: that commercial speech regulation required an even higher showing of necessity than that long-recognized by the “intermediate scrutiny” standard. Unfortunately, in an en banc…
