U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit First Amendment Student Rights — Administrative Investigations Cox v. Warwick Valley Cent. School Dist. 10-3633-cv Judges Jacobs, Livingston and Rakoff Background: The appellants appealed from an order granting summary judgment of their ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY First Amendment Entanglement — Interpretation of Church Guidelines Washington v. The African Methodist Episcopal Church Inc. 11-cv-6087-CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The plaintiff was a pastor employed by the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant breached ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY First Amendment Political Speech — Legislative Immunity Olma v. Collins et al. 11-cv-61A Judge Acara Background: The plaintiff alleged that the defendants violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to political speech and association by firing ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit First Amendment Government Employees Jackler v. Byrne 10-0859-cv Judges Kearse, Sack and Katzmann Background: The plaintiff appealed from a judgment that dismissed his complaint alleging that the defendant chief of police and ...

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First amendment protections and the interests of big business are among the gainers in the latest term of the U.S. Supreme Court. “I think it was a relatively uneventful term as court terms go,” said Jeffrey A. Wadsworth, a partner at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP.

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In the case of Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Michael A. Carrigan, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Nevada state ethics law prohibiting legislators from voting on matters they have an interest in or are affected by.

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U.S. District Court, WDNY First Amendment Public Employee — Adverse Action Kaminski v. Anderson 08-CV-247C Judge Curtin Background: The plaintiff sought damages and a permanent injunction for the alleged violation of her First Amendment rights in retaliation for her decision to ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit First Amendment Qualified Immunity Doninger v. Niehoff 09-1452-cv; 09-1601-cv; 09-2261-cv Judges Kearse, Cabranes and Livingston Background: The plaintiff appealed from a district court decision granting summary judgment to the defendants on a ...

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NEW YORK — School officials cannot be held liable for their decision to discipline a student for an Internet posting she wrote off school grounds, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday as it defended the leeway given school administrators ...

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In an 8 to 1 ruling Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court was clearly not divided in its ruling that a controversial protest by members of a Kansas congregation at a military funeral is protected by the First Amendment.

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit First Amendment Retaliation by Public Official — Defamation Zherka v. Amicone 10-37-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal is from judgment of the district court which dismissed with prejudice ...

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U.S Court of Appeals, Second Circuit First Amendment Alternative Means Costello v. City of Burlington 08-0551-cv Appealed from the District of Vermont Background: Plaintiff appeals from a March 29, 2010 judgment of the district court granting summary judgment in favor ...

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