By Andrew Jadick (Rutgers Law student) On February 22, 2017, a US District Court issued a ruling invalidating a law making it illegal for the website IMDB to publish the ages of actors. This law was enacted by the California legislature in order to combat rampant ageism in the film and television industry. According to … Continue reading The Age of Actors Will Out: First Amendment Protection for Disclosing Hollywood Birthdays…
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Silencing EPA Science
By Lindsey Stiles (Rutgers Law Student) White House directives put a muzzle on federal agencies as landing teams were put in place to manage agency re-alignment with the incoming Administration’s political agenda. These so-called “gag orders” halted external communication, prohibiting agency employees from publishing news releases, social media posts and blog updates, a move that … Continue reading Silencing EPA Science…
Free Speech on Berkeley Campus
By Lori Smith (Rutgers Law Student) As the birthplace of the free speech movement, it is ironic that the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has been under attack with allegations of stifling free speech on its campus. It started when the Berkeley College Republicans booked controversial writer and now former Breitbart news editor, Milo Yiannopoulos, … Continue reading Free Speech on Berkeley Campus…
One Mann’s Assault on the First Amendment Continues
By Robert Lufrano (Rutgers Law Student) It has been over four years since Dr. Michael E. Mann, climate scientist at Pennsylvania State University, filed an anti-defamation lawsuit against conservative magazine National Review and its columnist Mark Steyn, and public policy think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and its former adjunct fellow Rand Simberg. Yet the … Continue reading One Mann’s Assault on the First Amendment Continues…
Proposed Indiana Senate Bill 285 Will Fence In Protesters
By Timothy McMahon (Rutgers Law Student) When a massive crowd of people takes to the streets marching for a cause it is breathtaking to behold, and could have a symbolic effect that can last generations. From the Selma Marches to The Million Woman March, the images and messages that emerged from these demonstrations have left … Continue reading Proposed Indiana Senate Bill 285 Will Fence In Protesters…