Stolen Valor Act ruled as violation of First Amendment *

USA - July 1 2012
The Supreme Court’s June 28, 2012 decision in United States v. Alvarez reaffirmed the important First Amendment principle that the First Amendment “protects the speech we detest as well as the speech we embrace.”

Co-authors: Erin Nedenia Reid.

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Unanimous Supreme Court invalidates FCC’s “fleeting expletives” indecency decisions *

USA - June 20 2012
On June 21, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided FCC v. Fox Television Stations by holding that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decisions targeting “fleeting” broadcasts of allegedly indecent material were unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause.

Co-authors: Ronald G. London.

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Moral panics, the First Amendment, and the limits of social science *

USA - December 7 2011
The Supreme Court appeared to show social psychology no respect—no respect at all—when in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association it struck down a California law that restricted the sale or rental of violence-themed video games to minors

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3rd Circuit reaffirms rejection of FCC's "fleeting images" policy, reverses super bowl fine *

USA - November 2 2011
On Nov. 2, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit reaffirmed and largely readopted its 2008 decision rejecting the $550,000 forfeiture and finding of indecency violation levied against CBS for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show featuring Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.

Co-authors: Ronald G. London.

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Supreme Court invalidates Vermont law limiting data mining for pharmaceutical “detailing” *

USA - September 16 2011
The Supreme Court’s June 23, 2011 decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. upheld the important First Amendment principle that the government cannot restrict commercial speech on the theory it is too persuasive.

Co-authors: Ronald G. London.

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