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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

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Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step. The use of the headdress could be treated by a court as opinion since many denounce such images as cultural appropriation. In 1967, the Supreme Court handed down Time, Inc. He can claim that this was merely an opinion.

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SCOTUS Considers Pair of High-Profile First Amendment Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases last week, with two potential First Amendment blockbusters before the Court. Missouri , the justices addressed when the federal government’s efforts to influence social media sites’ content-moderation decisions may run afoul of the First Amendment. Missouri In Murthy v.

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Student Loan Forgiveness Program Fails to Survive Supreme Court Scrutiny

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The district court denied the States’ motion for a preliminary injunction and dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction after determining none of the States had standing to bring the lawsuit. In Biden v. Nebraska , 600 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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Divided Court Stays OSHA Vaccine or Test Mandate While Allowing CMS Vaccination Rule to Proceed

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court issued decisions in two closely-watched cases involving vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration , the Court held that the vaccine-or-testing rule established by the U.S. Such decisions should fall on Congress, according to the Court.

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Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The Supreme Court’s January sitting started off with the late addition of two cases challenging vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden Administration. The central issue before the Court in both cases is whether the vaccine mandates should be allowed to move forward while the legal challenges work their way through the lower courts.

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Christian Group Scores Major Legal Victory Against University of Iowa

JonathanTurley

A Christian group at the University of Iowa scored a major win this week before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In later discussions, Miller revealed that he was gay and, according to the court, “told Thompson that he had been struggling with the Bible’s teachings on that topic.” 2012 (2017).

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Fifth Circuit Enjoins Biden Administration Censorship Program in Major Victory for Free Speech

JonathanTurley

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued a major ruling on a preliminary injunction to stop the censorship efforts of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The Supreme Court may now have an opportunity to weigh in after the Justice Department appealed the injunction.