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Ninth Circuit revives first grader’s free speech case over ‘Black Lives Matter’ drawing

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit brought by the mother of a Southern California first grader who was disciplined after giving a racially themed drawing to a classmate, ruling that ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Weighs in on Washington School District Employee’s First Amendment Free Speech Protections

A middle school assistant principal was demoted to a teaching position after his Facebook post containing slurs and violent language relating to the Democratic National Convention. The Ninth Circuit ...
Law

9th Circuit Rejects First Amendment Challenge to SEC’s Settlement ‘Gag Rule’

“Though the plaintiffs assert that the SEC possesses outsized power, frequently settles its cases, and makes defendants’ agreement to Rule 202.5(e) non-negotiable, the record also reflects that ...
Law

9th Circuit Petitioned for En Banc Rehearing After Striking Down Challenge to SEC’s Settlement ‘Gag Rule’

A conservative nonprofit public interest law firm is requesting that an en banc panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rehear its First Amendment challenge to the U.S. Securities and ...