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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

He argued that academic integrity was being sacrificed for sports. In that case, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of public high school teacher Marvin Pickering, who wrote a letter to the local newspaper criticizing a school board’s allocation of funding for athletic programs. The decision is a substantial victory for free speech.

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New York’s Circular Firing Squad: Gun Groups Sue Over Latest Legislative Misfire on Gun Control

JonathanTurley

I’ve discussed the New York public nuisance law aimed at gun manufacturers, a law that doubles down on a failed legal theory using torts as a substitute for direct legislative bans or barriers. They should have an excellent shot at a preliminary injunction.

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MSNBC Analyst Calls for Liability for Boebert and Carlson … for the Colorado Shootings

JonathanTurley

Boebert and Carlson are outspoken in their opposition to gender transitioning for children, transgender athletes competing in girl’s sporting event, and other current controversies. It would also not pass constitutional muster, in my view. The most obvious form of civil liability would be some type of tort action.

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Do The Democrats Really Want Unity?

JonathanTurley

Or you watch a football game with friends and try to explain that the cameraman wiped out by the running back would have a great torts case. It will be a fun bit of trivia for constitutional law geeks, but it was also telling. Some of these executive orders, if implemented directly, could be challenged in court.