First Amendment
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Fourth Circuit Grants Hearing On New Presidential Proclamation Limiting Immigration
By Hailey Cleek & Raquel Macgregor On November 6th, the Fourth Circuit granted a hearing en banc to review President… Read More
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Establishment Clause: Government Maintained Latin Cross Unconstitutional
WE, THE CITIZENS OF MARYLAND, TRUSTING IN GOD, THE SUPREME RULER OF THE UNIVERSE, PLEDGE FAITH IN OUR BROTHERS WHO… Read More
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First Amendment Rights of a Prosecutor
By Chase Stevens Overview On October 17, 2017, the Fourth Circuit published its decision in Borzilleri v. Mosby. This case… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 10/14-10/21
American Humanist Association v. Maryland-National Capital Park In this First Amendment case, the Fourth Circuit reversed the District Court’s ruling… Read More
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Weekly Roundup 10/9-10/13
Weekly Roundup 10/9-10/13 By: Evan Reid & Ashley Collette United States v. Salmons In this criminal case, the defendant appealed… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Social Media Dispute
By: Kristina Wilson On Monday, March 20, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Grutzmacher… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Remands Deaf Prisoner’s Claims that Prison Failed to Accommodate
By Mike Stephens On Thursday, February 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in Heyer v. U.S. Bureau of… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Reaffirms Principle That A Police Chief With Reasonable Belief That Detectives Are Acting Within Scope of Employment Is Entitled To Qualified Immunity from First Amendment Retaliation Claims
By M. Allie Clayton On February 15, 2017, in the civil case of Crouse v. Town of Moncks Corner, the… Read More
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North Carolina Free to Reject Specialty Plate Designs it Disagrees With
By Elizabeth DeFrance On March 10, 2016 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in the civil… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Holds That Sign Regulation is Subject to Strict Scrutiny
By Sarah Walton On January 29, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Central… Read More
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Applying Reed v. Town of Gilbert to Strike Down South Carolina’s Anti-Robocall Statute as Unconstitutional Content-Based Regulation
By Taylor Ey On August 6, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued its unanimous, published opinion in the civil case of Cahaly… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Qualified Immunity Grounds
By Sarah Saint On June 15, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Hunter… Read More