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More Compelled Speech Knocked Down
I was traveling in Scotland when this opinion came out last week, and it warms the cockles of my Scots-Irish heart to see more comeuppance for the state trying to tell us what to…
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For the Love of Disclaimers
Jonathan Adler has a fascinating post up at The Volokh Conspiracy titled “What are the Constitutional Limits on Compelled Commercial Speech?” The post explores litigation over the USDA’s “country of origin” labeling rules for…
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Do You REALLY Appreciate NYT v. Sullivan?
It’s the 50th anniversary of New York Times v. Sullivan, a Supreme Court case that any media law attorney will tell you ranks among the most important First Amendment cases of all time. Sullivan held…
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New Photo Resource for Bloggers
I often get questions about blogging logistics from lawyers, and I’m consistently surprised by the lack of awareness of basic copyright issues. No, you can’t wholesale copy someone else’s blog post. No, you can’t…
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Jordan Jams on Jewel
Back in the day, kids would have posters in their rooms of Michael Jordan, the photo taken through the transparent backboard, a tongue-lolling Jordan poised to deliver a monster jam over whatever hapless opponent…
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Sorrell and the Advance of Big Data
I spent last Friday at the Reinvent Law conference in NYC (where I did a talk on price transparency and legal services) and then flew to Miami Saturday morning for the inaugural meeting of the…
