Questions on First Amendment rights violations in the new digital public square continue to circulate in the lower court systems across the country. However, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently solidified the precedent that social media accounts of...
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Congressman Under Investigation by Bar for Public Statements
The Florida Bar has opened an ethics investigation on Congressman Matt Gaetz following a tweet in February that many thought sounded like witness intimidation leading up to congressional testimony by Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former attorney. Congressman Gaetz...
Federal Judge Stands Up for Press Freedoms in the Age of Assault on the Media
After thoughtful review of the evidence and careful consideration, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida dismissed a defamation suit against Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Eric Lipton. A former professor at the...
International Trademark Association’s 2019 Annual Conference in Boston
This May, I traveled to the International Trademark Association's 2019 Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Below you will find photo highlights from the conference. I look forward to sharing what I learned there in upcoming posts.
Law Day 2019: We need a free and independent news media
A divine spark burns in each of us, waiting to ignite the light of wisdom and human fulfillment. The spark will wither and die if we are denied the freedom to think and speak and express ourselves as our consciences dictate, unfettered by fear of government...
Here We Go Again… Is Flipping the Bird Protected by the First Amendment?
Are you getting a sense of déjà vu just reading the headline? Maybe that’s because of this story we blogged about previously. Or even this one — which we dealt with twice! Well, our current story of flipping the bird does not involve a religious sermon or the...
IP Lawyers Donate Books to Children’s Book Drive
Children’s books and intellectual property lawyers were the highlight of my day yesterday. In Austin, Texas, I met with a group of intellectual property lawyers from all over the world. We met as the steering committee for the Defense Research Institute (DRI)...
A Battle Between Human Rights: The Right to Be Forgotten v. The Right to Know and Be Known
As we barrel headlong through the digital age, we are forced to confront new challenges to freedom of speech, privacy, and open government. The European Union recently blazed its own trail on these issues, giving those of us in North America a chance to see how their...