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Protester Case – The Canton Four
In 1927 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts executed Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. History has shown that they were framed, and the Commonwealth has at least acknowledged that they did not
GOP rep sues House speaker after newsletter critical of lawmakers, Whitmer is blocked
Lansing — Republican state Rep. Matt Maddock has filed a federal lawsuit against Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate and House Business Office employees for refusing to use taxpayer resources to
The FDNY and Elon Musk Really Need to Recognize Free Speech
Firefighters booed Attorney General Letitia James. SpaceX employees wrote a scathing letter about Elon Musk. They have every right to do so.
Job Posting – Transactional Lawyer Needed
We are known for our First Amendment advocacy, but that’s not all we do. We have a lot of business needs for our clients. However, we are not (nor will we
Privacy vs. First Amendment Right to Publish
Well, we made a promise we swore we’d always remember No retreat, baby, no surrender Like soldiers in the winter’s night With a vow to defend No retreat, baby, no
McBreairty v. Brewer – Journalist Case
In this case, a government school department sought to censor a journalist’s First Amendment rights by threatening legal action if our client did not bend to their demands. Our client,
City Violates First Amendment and Due Process Rights
Gloucester, Mass., Plaintiff is an elected official, dedicated to community service, who discussed a volunteer program with a constituent who happens to be a high school student. Defendants, seeking political
First Amendment Suit for Petitioning Teenager
Teens in Brewer, Maine were concerned about a school bathroom rule which permits biological males to use the girls’ bathroom. The teenagers decided to circulate a petition asking the administration
Job Posting – Defend the First Amendment
Randazza Legal Group is looking for a law clerk, a law student we can have do some work and then farm up. But, if you are an experienced lawyer, read
First Amendment Suit For LGBT Supporting Protester
Randazza Legal Group filed a lawsuit for Stephen Mandile, commonly known as “the Kindness Guy.” Mandile regularly stands outside schools holding up signs to support kids and against bullying. A
Censorship By Abuse of Restraining Order Process – First Amendment Victory
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA – In this case, a citizen got in a debate with another citizen over their competing views on pride month. Ms. Hope Watt-Bucci, a real estate agent in
Brewery Sues North Carolina Alcohol Commission for Banning its Beer Because Label is “in Bad Taste”
The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC) denied the state-wide sale and distribution of Flying Dog Brewery’s bottled Freezin’ Season Winter Ale citing an administrative rule that First Amendment
Nevada Sex Worker Sues Gov. Sisolak for Continued Closure of Brothels Amid COVID-19
Alice Little, Nevada’s premiere and highest-paid courtesan, filed a lawsuit against Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Monday over the continued closure of the state’s legal brothels due to the COVID-19
Randazza Legal Group and Bit Bar go 2-0 in smacking down unconstitutional actions by Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Twice in less than a month, Bit Bar, a Salem-based arcade venue, successfully challenged the Massachusetts government in federal court for violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Randazza Legal Group
RLG wins big anti-slapp victory over sahara casino on behalf of local journalist
Randazza Legal Group achieved a great victory for journalists on Tuesday when a judge granted its Anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss in the defamation lawsuit that casino hotel property Sahara Las
Student requests ‘diversity of thought’ training after teacher belittles him for political view
Randazza Legal Group is proud to represent 12-year-old Jackson Cody of Gloucester, Mass., who requested that the staff at O’Maley Innovation Middle School participate in ‘diversity of thought’ training after
Arcades reopen in Massachusetts
“I’m glad the state finally came to its senses even if it took a little help from a lawsuit,” Gideon Coltof, president of Salem’s Bit Bar told 7 News. Randazza
The Verge Profiles T. Greg Doucette, The Lawyer Chronicling Police Brutality
Tired of people around him rationalizing police violence as the act of a few bad apples, T. Greg Doucette, a North Carolina-based criminal defense attorney, took to social media to
Massachusetts Arcade Sues Governor Over Reopening Plan
Online publication Mass Live covered the lawsuit Randazza Legal Group filed on behalf of Bit Bar. The article, in part, says: A Massachusetts arcade based in Salem, Bit Bar, is
Marc Randazza is an Opinion Writer for CNN on First Amendment issues. Here are some of his columns.
From 2015-2018, First Amendment Attorney Marc Randazza published an opinion column for CNN, regularly providing commentary and analysis on current events and cases related to free speech, Trademark and Copyright,