It feels like we write this a lot here at FindLaw, but it is impossible to understate the importance of our First Amendment protections. The Freedom of the Press allows us to critically examine our government to ensure that it …
Can Primary Elections Be Canceled?
Primaries play an important role in the election process. They allow voters to work out what qualities and policies they want their party?s standard-bearer to display and advocate for. They are a far cry from the ?smoke-filled room? days when …
Arizona Supreme Court OKs Same-Sex Discrimination by Wedding Invite Vendors
Weeks after a federal appeals court concluded that a wedding videographer’s free speech rights trumped Minnesota’s anti-discrimination law, the Arizona State Supreme Court similarly ruled that a wedding invitation company’s free speech rights trump Phoenix’s anti-discrimination law. Both court decisions …
Should Rivers Have the Same Legal Rights as Humans?
It might sound wacky, but a growing number of people think the best way to protect rivers or other natural resources from pollution is to give them the same legal status as humans. In Florida, for instance, grassroots groups are …
What Happens When Your Emotional Support Animal is Labeled ‘Inherently Dangerous’?
To Texanne McBride-Teahan, life would be unbearable without the three monkeys she relies upon for ?emotional support.? But to officials in the city where she lives, Creve Coeur, Missouri, the monkeys are ?inherently dangerous? animals that are subject to banishment …
Deepfake Bill That Contains Protections for Politicians Passes California State Senate
Most of us get our news in video form these days — whether via the nightly news, Facebook uploads, or snippets spotted in our Twitter feed. And video of a political candidate can be especially powerful, demonstrating their verbal acuity, …
5 Things You May Not Know About the U.S. Constitution
Happy Constitution Day! On Tuesday, September 17, 1787, after spending a sweltering summer indoors debating the foundations of a new government, the 39 delegates of the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution of the United States of America. Here are a …
Can Medically Qualified Minors Use Pot at School?
As more and more states have legalized medical marijuana, many students have nevertheless been left out in the cold. Thirty-three states have passed measures allowing various degrees of medical use to people who benefit from cannabis, and 17 of these …
Activists Fight Back Against Tennessee Voter Registration Law
Every U.S. citizen over the age of 18, except for some convicted felons, has the right to vote. Complaints about voter registration groups driving other people to the polls or helping large groups of people complete the voter registration process …
Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Latest Trump Asylum Restrictions
The back and forth between the Trump administration and federal courts on immigration policy seems never-ending. Every time the administration issues new immigration enforcement rules, someone sues, a court blocks the rule, the appeals begin, and then maybe the Supreme …