By Mike Scarcella | December 6, 2017
Coyle on Justice Kennedy: "He's really at the center now of speech and dignity in this case, with an overlay of religion. And I think, as is so often the case, when the justices are closely divided, he may well be the key to the outcome."
By Cogan Schneier | December 5, 2017
Two federal appeals courts will hear oral arguments this week on the third iteration of President Donald Trump's travel ban, but a sweeping ruling Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court does not bode well for plaintiffs.
By Cogan Schneier | December 5, 2017
A federal judge appeared poised Tuesday to decline a request from the Washington Archdiocese to force the Washington, D.C., public transportation system to allow its Christmas-related ads to run on city buses.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | December 5, 2017
Months after a landmark federal appeals court ruling that recording police in public is protected by the First Amendment, the Pennsylvania chapter of the ACLU has settled two lawsuits against the city of Philadelphia filed by two activists claiming police retaliated against them for filming officers.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Christopher Dunn | December 5, 2017
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties columnist Christopher Dunn writes: Given the common practice of uniformed police officers flooding courtrooms during the criminal trials of fellow officers and the fact that spectator officers undoubtedly appear in uniform for the express goal of influencing juries and judges, it is important to consider whether this display violates a defendant's right to a fair trial.
By Marcia Coyle | December 5, 2017
By the end of the arguments, the justices seemed closely divided, with those on the left deeply skeptical of the First Amendment speech claim, and those on the right more sympathetic to his religion claim. Here are highlights from Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—what may become the term's biggest decision.
By Tony Mauro | December 4, 2017
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has fought for years to overturn the federal law, watched the argument from the front row of the Supreme Court bar section.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Commentary
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | December 1, 2017
Abandonment of the political wisdom underlying the separation of powers should give us pause.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini | December 1, 2017
Entertainment Law columnists Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini discuss a recent decision which addressed the question: What distinguishes a First Amendment-protected use of that pre-existing mark from an actionable infringement?
By Cogan Schneier | November 30, 2017
The research firm behind the so-called 'Steele' dossier is fighting a congressional subpoena for its clients' bank record in federal court.
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