Gov. Ron DeSantis has seen fit to attack Mickey Moue and Disney World. He then found a way to revoke their unusual status of essentially operating their own county government over a wide swath of Florida land. Disney World responded by filing a lawsuit accusing Gov. DeSantis of violating free speech rights for a corporation.
Its a pretty clear First Amendment violation, firing Peter Strzok. The President and Rep. Meadows have made some hay about Agent Strzok supposedly using influence in regard to the Mueller investigation into Pres. Trump. But, there has been no evidence of Strzok allegedly using his influence to affect the investigation. Agent Strzok specifically said “we
A woman was bicycling near Pres. Trump’s golf course in New Jersey happened upon the President’s motorcade. She could have swerved to avoid the traffic. But, realizing this was the President’s motorcade, she rode along and flipped off the President. She expressed her views. She engaged in the great American past-time, public protest, if a
When a local politician wins office, she or he like to bring in their own persons for key positions. Sometimes, they also like to fire the employees who supported their opponent. County Clerks from here to Timbuktu will seek to replace you if you support the defeated opponent. But, the County Clerks who do so
As if to prove that a person can file suit about anything, Professor James Tracy has sued the Florida Atlantic University over his termination. Mr. Tracy is the person who some months ago denied that the Sandy Hook massacre occurred. The parents of one young victim, Noah Pozner, 6 years old, claimed that Mr. Tracy
People talk about "free speech rights" all the time. But, in reality, our free speech rights are rather limited. Until the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lane v. Franks, No. 13-483 (6/19/14), for example, "free speech" did not apply to speaking publicly about a co-worker at the risk of one’s job. Edward Lane testified before
I write a blog. For me, a blog is commentary, not a news source. I cannot imagine trying to cover news from a blog. But, Roger Shuler has been doing just that with his blog, Legal Schnauzer. And, now he has been arrested for defamation.
Mr. Shuler writes a blog from Brimingham, Alabama. He
Susan Graziosi had been employed by the Greenville, Mississippi Police Department for some 26 years when a fellow officer was killed in the line of duty in Pearl, Mississippi. The Greenville P.D. chose not to send an officer to the funeral in Pearl, some two or three hours away. Sgt. Graziosi objected to that failure
The Fourth Circuit overruled a lower court decision and found that "liking" a candidate is protected free speech. A public sector employee "liked" the losing candidate for Sheriff. The winning candidate then cleaned house of his opponent’s supporters. He fired the "likers," See ABA Bar Journal report. But, now the appellate court has overturned
It is not often that the Fifth Circuit overturns summary judgment. The chances of that happening are about ten percent, according to one study. I previously discussed that study here. in Haverda v. Hays County, No. 12-51008 (5th Cir. 7/17/13), the 20 year employee Richard Haverda supported the incumbent in his race for