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The Society for the Rule of Law’s Complaint Against Ed Martin: I Respectfully Dissent
I joined the Society for the Rule of Law because I believe in justice, fairness, and the impartial administration of law—principles essential to a free society. Accordingly, I must respectfully disagree with some of the most august members’ of the Society’s decision to file a disciplinary complaint against Ed Martin, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. I
Can trump break the backs of sanctuary cities? Maybe.
Trump pledges to crush sanctuary cities. He is not powerless to do so, but there are constitutional constraints on how far he can go. Can Trump command cities to enforce immigration law, if they don’t want to? Can he just withhold federal funds to coerce them? The federal government has limited powers. Where it has constitutional authority or power, it
Sweden Takes Aim at User Generated Content Sites
SYNOPSIS OF THE ISSUE Sweden has introduced a legislative proposal that would make it a crime to purchase “sexual acts performed remotely.” The justification? Protecting children from sexual abuse and the elderly from fraud. On its face, that’s difficult to argue with. Nobody opposes protecting the vulnerable. But scratch just below the surface, and you’ll find a troubling reality: this
Largest Anti-SLAPP award in history goes from $1.3 million to negative $2800
Thomas Retzlaff and Neal Rauhauser spent years tormenting James McGibney, the man behind Bullyville.com. The whole dispute started when McGibney financed the legal fight to destroy the revenge porn website isanyoneup.com,, Retzlaff and Rauhauser, apparent fans of the site, began a relentless onslaught of harassment towards McGibney. Retzlaff, in particular, was very upset that McGibney shut down the website since
TRUMP VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT WITH HIS SWIPE AT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The White House informed The Associated Press that its access to the Oval Office and the Diplomatic Room would be restricted if AP did not start using the term “Gulf of America.” The Trump administration’s actions are Constitutionally wrong. This lesson is for you, whether you want to call it the Gulf of America, the Gulf of Mexico, or The
Bill Would Give Wyoming Strongest Laws In Country To Fight Frivolous Defamation Lawsuits
Wyoming is set to implement the strongest anti-SLAPP law in the nation, reinforcing protections against frivolous defamation lawsuits. Marc Randazza, a leading First Amendment attorney and anti-SLAPP advocate, commended the bill, noting it would surpass even Nevada’s robust protections, which he helped develop. He highlighted its significance in safeguarding free speech and ensuring stronger legal defenses against meritless claims.
Op-ed: Did Stephen Richer really beat Kari Lake in court? I doubt it
Marc Randazza weighed in on the fallout of Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against Kari Lake, offering his signature no-nonsense take on why it fizzled out. Calling it “very common” for cases like this to end with both sides shouldering their own costs, Randazza questioned whether Richer got anything out of the settlement—especially since Lake never issued even a token retraction.
These Pro-Lifers Don’t Love Abortion Bans
Audra Worlow thinks of herself as pro-life. A 32-year-old, married stay-at-home mom in Ohio, Worlow takes her Catholic faith seriously. She’s against both in vitro fertilization (IVF), which she calls “another form of eugenics,” and surrogacy. She thinks abortion is not only harmful to babies but also “psychologically damaging to women.”
Randazza Legal Group Shuts Down Scam Website
Consumer Opinion, LLC runs the website www.pissedconsumer.com. A scam artist copied the website and registered the domain <pissedconsumercomplaints.com> in an attempt to scam users into believing that his website was affiliated with Pissed Consumer, and siphon off not only web traffic, but it may have also been used to unethically gather information about its users. Led by RLG
Marc Randazza quoted in Worcester Telegram regarding his appellate arguments in the ‘Canton 9’ First Amendment case
Randazza – a colorful Las Vegas attorney whose work has involved Satanists, neo-Nazis, porn websites and rights to the Klingon language – complained that First Amendment rights are nonnegotiable. “We don’t ask the government where we can speak or assemble. We presumptively can, and it’s up to the government to show why we can’t.” “Are you flatly saying that you’re
Courthouse News Covers Marc Randazza’s Appellate arguments in First Amendment case for Karen Read protesters
BOSTON (CN) — Police in Canton, Massachusetts — already under fire for supposedly framing Karen Read for the death of her police officer boyfriend — came under further attack in the First Circuit Wednesday for arresting citizens who peacefully protested about the case. But the judges seemed disinclined to rule on the issue and instead used the oral argument to
(PAYWALL) Health supplement company accuses former COO of trade secret theft
International Health Brands takes aim at former COO alleging trade secret theft of ingredients in immunity gummies | Accusations include deceptive marketing strategies, infringement, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets.
Silly Banana “Art” Case Highlights Serious Copyright Legal Issues
If you ever wonder why court cases take so long to resolve, maybe it is because sometimes the courts are bogged down in really silly lawsuits like this one. But, silly as it is, it is a great opportunity to learn some fundamental copyright issues. In this case, Joe Morford duct taped a banana and an orange to a wall
Marc. J. Randazza Quoted by Fox News on Telles Trial
A Las Vegas attorney weighed in as the start of the trial of the former Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative journalist began on Monday with jury selection. Robert Telles, a former Democrat Clark County administrator of estates, has remained jailed since his arrest in September 2022, days after Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found slashed and
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION WIN FOR A MOTHER SEPARATED FROM HER SON!
In Foy v. Florida Commission on Offender Review, Attorneys Carrie Goldberg, Andrew Greenlee, and Marc Randazza prevailed when seeking a court order that a mother could communicate with her formerly incarcerated son. Ms. Foy’s son was a drug addict who, while under the spell of this evil, committed heinous crimes against her. Foy’s maternal instincts and religious conviction eventually compelled her
Randazza Legal Group Secures First Amendment Victory in First Circuit
Randazza Legal Group has secured a significant victory for free speech rights in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The case, Berge v. School Committee of Gloucester, No. 22-1954, sets a crucial precedent protecting citizen journalists and public speech. In a rare application of the obvious unconstitutionality exception to the qualified immunity doctrine, the First Circuit denied
Foy v. Florida Commission on Offender Review
CASE OVERVIEW UPDATE – ON 25 JULY, THE COURT GRANTED OUR MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, ALLOWING MS. FOY TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER SON! ORDER HERE This is a case about the right to forgive. This “Right to Forgive” is an admittedly novel First Amendment theory, but we believe in it wholeheartedly. This case could also be characterized as a right
Journalist Suppression Case on Appeal – McBreairty v. Brewer School Department
Brewer, Maine: A group of students circulated a petition pertaining to bathroom policies at Brewer High School. The school shut down the petition, threatening the students with discipline if they continued circulating it. The students also report that they were threatened that the petition was a “hate crime.” (The school denies this). Shawn McBreairty is a journalist who wrote about
The Right to Protest – Condemned in the Same Courthouse as Sacco and Vanzetti
The Karen Read case is, to put it lightly, high profile in Massachusetts. Many believe that she is being framed for a murder. Others find that ridiculous, and think those who believe it are conspiracy theorists. The New York Post has a good primer on the case, here. I am agnostic about Karen Reed’s guilt or innocence. Nevertheless, in
Spearmint Rhino sues competitor over ‘South Park’-inspired name
A pair of Las Vegas strip clubs are in court to decide whether one’s parody-based name is too close to the other’s. Spearmint Rhino, a chain of adult entertainment clubs since 1992 with a Las Vegas location near the Strip, alleges that competitor Peppermint Hippo infringes on the club’s trademark because the names are “confusingly similar,” according to a complaint
