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Court Strikes Down Law Banning Lies About Medals — First Amendment Lawyer Blog
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First Amendment Lawyer Blog. First Amendment Lawyer Blog. Published By Karl Olson. June 30, 2012. Court Strikes Down Law Banning Lies About Medals. The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding President Obama’s Affordable Care Act wasn’t the only split decision it handed down on June 28. Does the Court’s decision mean that there is now a license to commit fraud and perjury? The Stolen Valor case, United States v. Alvarez. A concurring opinion written by Justice Stephen Breyer and joined by Justice Elena Kagan ap...
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Judges Aren't Politicians, High Court Says — First Amendment Lawyer Blog
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First Amendment Lawyer Blog. First Amendment Lawyer Blog. Published By Karl Olson. May 4, 2015. Judges Aren’t Politicians, High Court Says. Does someone who wants to be a judge have a First Amendment right to hit people up for campaign money? In the end, I think the majority got it right in Williams-Yulee. I only wish some of the Court’s reasoning about the importance of preserving public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary had been applied in Citizens United to the interest in, as Chi...
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Swastika Display Triggers Hate Speech Debate — First Amendment Lawyer Blog
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First Amendment Lawyer Blog. First Amendment Lawyer Blog. Published By Karl Olson. February 27, 2015. Swastika Display Triggers Hate Speech Debate. A Sacramento man’s display of a swastika on his front lawn has triggered a hate speech debate in California. The calls for removal are well-meaning, but the First Amendment would surely prevent the legislators from forcing the homeowner to remove the hateful symbol. Ultimately, all these cases demonstrate this country’s commitment to free speech —...
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High Court Protects Public Employee Whistleblowers — First Amendment Lawyer Blog
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First Amendment Lawyer Blog. First Amendment Lawyer Blog. Published By Karl Olson. June 21, 2014. High Court Protects Public Employee Whistleblowers. The U S. Supreme Court has taken a step in the right direction for public employee whistleblowers. The high court’s pronouncement that speech about information related to or learned through public employment is protected marks a welcome development. The Court states, “public employees do not renounce their citizenship when they accept employ...June 21, 2014.
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Occupy Movement Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues — First Amendment Lawyer Blog
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First Amendment Lawyer Blog. First Amendment Lawyer Blog. Published By Karl Olson. November 23, 2011. Occupy Movement Raises Thorny First Amendment Issues. The Occupy movement is raising some thorny First Amendment issues. Protesters have First Amendment rights to demonstrate and march, and they’ve raised important issues about the rising income inequality in this country. Recently police have moved in and evicted Occupiers from places in which they’ve pitched tents in many cities. In some plac...I don&#...
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Final Shot Fired in California Pension Transparency Battle? — First Amendment Lawyer Blog
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First Amendment Lawyer Blog. First Amendment Lawyer Blog. Published By Karl Olson. January 4, 2012. Final Shot Fired in California Pension Transparency Battle? A Los Angeles judge has issued what may be the last ruling in a years-long battle for pension transparency in California. LACERA has stated it will not appeal Judge Chalfant’s ruling and that it will turn over the records by February 15. Many of LACERA’s tens of thousands of retirees receive six-figure pensions, and at the state level Califo...
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