First Amendment

Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act (“CADA”) limits a place of public accommodation’s ability to refuse services to a customer based on their identity. 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis at 2. Under CADA, a place of public accommodation includes “any place of.

absolute privilege

Absolute privilege, in defamation cases, refers to the fact that in certain circumstances, an individual is immune from liability for defamatory statements.

Absolute privilege applies to statements made in certain contexts.

advocacy of illegal action

The advocacy of illegal action is a category of speech not protected by the First Amendment. It is also sometimes referred to as the advocacy of illegal conduct.

First addressed in Whitney v. California (1927), the Supreme.

Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.

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Does the government violate the First Amendment by funding organizations to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS only if they also oppose prostitution and sex trafficking?

In 2003, Congress passed the United States Leadership.

Air Wisconsin Airlines v. Hoeper

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William Hoeper was a pilot for Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (“Air Wisconsin”) from 1998 to 2004. Hoeper v. Air Wisconsin Corp., 232 P.3d 230, 233, 235 (Colo. App. 2009). The Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") authorized Hoeper as.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez

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California has a law that requires charitable organizations to submit various tax forms to the state, including Schedule B to IRS Form 990 (“Schedule B”), which contains certain donor information. Ams. for Prosperity Found. v. Becerra at 1183. That.

Arizona Free Enterprise v. Bennett; McComish v. Bennett (consolidated)

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In 1998, the State of Arizona passed the Citizens Clean Election Act (“the Act”), which created a framework through which the state provides public financing to candidates for statewide political offices. See McComish v. Bennett , 611 F.3d 510, 513 (.

Beard v. Banks

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The Long Term Segregation Unit (“LTSU”) in Pittsburgh’s State Correctional Institution serves as a prison within a prison, housing inmates deemed “too disruptive, violent or problematic” to reside in the general prison population. Banks v. Beard, 399 F.

Benisek v. Lamone

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Before 1991, Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District was composed of more registered Democrats than registered Republicans. Brief of Appellees, Lamone et al. at 3. However, in 1991, the district lines were redrawn, leaving registered Republicans.

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores; Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius

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Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), employment-based health care plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) are required to provide coverage for certain preventative health services. SeeHobby Lobby.