In Bland v. Roberts, No. 4:11-cv-00045 (E.D. Va. Apr. 24, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not protect as expressive conduct the act of clicking … Continue reading
Yesterday, a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that former US Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo was entitled to immunity against claims relating to his participation in the development of U.S. policy in the “war … Continue reading
A U.S. district judge in Jacksonville, Florida found unconstitutional provisions of the Florida Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorney advertising. Harrell v. The Florida Bar, No. 3:08-cv-15-J-34TEM (M.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2011). Among other things, the court held that … Continue reading
Today a federal judge in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania found unconstitutional 26 U.S.C. § 5000A, the individual mandate provision of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Goudy-Bachman v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, No. 1:10-cv-763 (M.D. Pa. … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that police violated an individual’s constitutional rights by arresting him for using his cell phone’s digital video camera to film several police officers arresting a young man. Glik v. Cunniffe, … Continue reading
On August 26, 2011, a Missouri state court entered a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of a new Missouri law requiring teachers to refrain from using non-work-related social media websites which allow exclusive access to current and former students. Missouri State … Continue reading
A taxpayer under an investigation into his foreign bank accounts cannot rely upon the privilege against self-incrimination of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a basis for refusing to produce the bank account records to a grand jury. … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held today that the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. State of Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Nos. 11-11021 & … Continue reading
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the so-called “individual mandate” provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, No. 10-2388 (6th Cir. Jun. 29, 2011). A public interest … Continue reading
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