When Your Prayers go Unanswered
Guest post by Mandy Fatemi. Mandy is a 3L from Jacksonville, Florida. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the George Washington University and worked in the federal government prior to attending law school. Mandy is passionate about election law, criminal...
ICE Hunger Strikes: Ending State Sanctioned Torture
“In the absence of the governmental checks and balances… the only effective restraint upon executive policy and power… may be in an enlightened citizenry—in an informed and critical public opinion which alone can…protect the values of democratic government.”-...
The Challenges Social Media Poses for Current Free Speech Jurisprudence
Free speech jurisprudence is complicated, and rarely are there easy answers in this space. But social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter present especially difficult challenges. They have unquestionably cemented themselves as the primary modes of...
Free Speech: A Fundamental Right…But Not When Advocating for Palestinian Human Rights?
Beginning in October 2017, in order to receive aid to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, residents of Dickinson, Texas were required to verify that they would not boycott Israel. The city of Dickinson’s application form for hurricane repair funding included the following...
It’s Abortion Providers, Not CPCs, Whose Free Speech Rights Are Being Violated
The Supreme Court is about to hear an anti-choice challenge to a California law regulating sham “crisis pregnancy centers,” clinics that pose as women’s health centers to prevent people from seeking abortions. But maybe anti-choice challengers should be careful what...
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