Pokémon Go ban senseless, useless, political theater
By STEVEN YODER . . . Last last month, two state senators in New York—Jeffrey Klein and Diane Savino—issued a report laying out an apparently scary set of numbers. In
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Packingham petition offers hope for change at nation’s highest court
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . Among the more significant cases concerning registered citizens that have made their way to the United States Supreme Court, few have had as much
Read moreWhen “ample alternatives” are neither
By David Post . . . A couple of weeks ago, I joined 16 law professors in an amicus brief (authored by Eugene Volokh and several of his students) urging
Read moreFederal court guts NC premises statute, permanently enjoins prosecutions
By ROBIN VANDERWALL . . . Frustrated by the state’s refusal to offer any facts supporting its “conjectural” and “anecdotal” evidence defending section a(2) of North Carolina’s premises statute (N.C.G.S.
Read moreFacts? Most journalists could care less. Prefer to be liked.
By SHELLY STOWE . . . I have just had a lesson in how far those who are opposed to our advocacy are willing to go to suppress the truth.
Read moreNC Supreme Court: access to social networking sites not about speech or First Amendment rights
By DAVID POST . . . As most VC readers know, First Amendment law is dominated by a single question, the 800-pound constitutional gorilla that’s always in the room: What
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