I have seen a lot of laughable cease and desist letters in my career. Usually they come to my attention when the victim of an overreaching cease and desist posts
This post comes with a soundtrack provided by the Meatmen. Listen to this song as you read this entry. Last week, the FCC imposed a fine of $1.43 million against
The Arizona Court of Appeals is the latest court to embrace the Doe v. Cahill standard for protecting anonymous speech on the Internet. See Mobilisa, Inc. v. Doe, — P.3d
Wow, the Legal Satyricon has surpassed 50,000 visits! When did that happen?
In Utah, a group of atheists filed suit to stop the highway patrol from placing crosses at the sites of fallen state trooper’s deaths. 99% of the time, I side
I’m not talking about Microsoft, I’m talking about political correctness. Yes, now that the dark ages of Bush conservative censorship are on the wane, we once again see the left
This just in from the how did I miss this before? department: Cnet news reports on the recently-deceased Henry Hyde’s efforts to criminalize speech pertaining to abortion. Make that successful
Sonjia McSween’s daughter once attended the New School of Orlando. From what I understand, it is a pretty ritzy place to send your kids. She wasn’t happy about the service
The forces of free speech have prevailed in Frazier v. Boomsma (at least at the preliminary injunction stage). The case, previously blogged here, “Bush Lied – They Died” T-Shirts and
Hat tip to my good friend and First Amendment Lawyer’s Association brother Cary Wiggins over at Meeting the Sin Laws: Posner, for whom Mr. Wiggins and I share a common
Now that the far right has managed to pack the federal courts, it is becoming more and more rare to see a good old-fashioned speech protective case come down from
Matthew Heller at On Point News reports that Michael Newdow, the lawyer who brought a challenge to the inclusion of “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance is taking another
