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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech... more +

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech or the press, preventing citizens from peacefully assembling, or interfering with citizens' ability to petition the government for redress of their grievances. The First Amendment is one of the most sacred aspects of the American legal tradition and has spawned a vast body of jurisprudence and commentary. less -

The Supreme Court Update - July 3, 2025

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/7/2025

The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases today: Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Nos. 24-38, 24-43: These two cases will address whether states may prohibit transgender women and...more

Fourth Circuit Stays Preliminary Injunction of Executive Orders Related to DEI Programs

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/19/2025

On March 14, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a stay on the US District Court for the District of Maryland’s nationwide preliminary injunction of US President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EOs)...more

Pennsylvania Federal Judge Rules Governor’s Shutdown Orders Unconstitutional

Fisher Phillips on 9/18/2020

A federal court judge in Pennsylvania just ruled that the governor’s COVID-19 orders shutting down businesses and restricting gatherings are unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable. By striking them down, the judge set...more

Governor Wolf’s COVID-19 Orders Fall Under Constitutional Challenge

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/17/2020

Since March, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and his administration have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing some of the strictest limitations in the country on the Commonwealth’s residents and businesses. Now, a...more

Challenges to Shutdown Orders Reach the U.S. Supreme Court

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/30/2020

On April 27, 2020, a group of petitioners asked the Supreme Court of the United States to stay the enforcement of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s March 19, 2020, executive order that closed many of the Commonwealth’s...more

Preserving Constitutional Issues: Three States, Three Cases, One Hard Lesson

Carlton Fields on 3/14/2017

Late last year, three states illustrated an important point about preserving constitutional law issues for appeal: always be on the lookout for constitutional law issues at the beginning of the case. ...more

RLUIPA Implications of Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Robinson+Cole RLUIPA Defense on 2/21/2017

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court’s issuance of a temporary restraining order prohibiting the enforcement of Executive Order 13769 – “Protecting The Nation From...more

California Employment Law Notes - January 2017

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/10/2017

$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods - Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) - Jennifer Augustus filed this...more

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