A free speech case the Supreme Court should hear
Teresa Seeberger rented rooms in a house she owned in Davenport, Iowa. When Seeberger learned that her tenant’s fifteen-year-old daughter had become pregnant…
Read More →May 28, 2019
Powerline Blog
April 21, 2019
Above the Law
Above The Law: Non Sequiturs
How often do you see this? A federal judge praises counsel — specifically, J. Christian Adams of the Election Law Center, Douglas R. Cox of Gibson Dunn, Michael E. Rosman of the Center for Individual Rights, and local counsel Mun Su Park — for their “conscientious billing practices.”
Read More →Case: Davis v. Guam
April 19. 2019
The Volokh Conspiracy
Lawyers’ “Billing Judgment … Demonstrates an Extraordinary Dedication to Containment of Cost …”
Not something you hear often. First, the legal backstory, from Chief Judge Frances M Tydingco-Gatewood (D. Guam) in Davis v. Guam:
Read More →Case: Davis v. Guam
April 9, 2019
The Guam Daily Post
Bias suit costs Gov Guam almost $1M in fees
Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood of the District Court of Guam awarded $947,717 in attorneys’ fees and costs, in a civil rights action that dealt with the topic of self-determination of the political status of the island and who should have the right to vote on a related referendum. The court
Read More →Case: Davis v. Guam
April 8, 2019
Federalist Society Review
Is It Time to Revisit the Constitutionality of Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules?
Every jurisdiction has a rule against the unauthorized practice of law. Rule 49 of the Rules of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, for example, governs the unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia. Like virtually every other such rule in jurisdictions throughout the United States, it
Read More →Case: Is It Time to Revisit the Constitutionality of Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules?
January 3, 2019
Real Clear Politics
If This Man’s Speech Isn’t Protected, No One’s Is
In the age of online shaming and political correctness, many people rightly fear that they could lose their employment for their private opinions. Last month it was Kevin Hart, who stepped down from hosting the Oscars over homophobic tweets from his past. Before him, Nicholas and Erika Christakis were forced
Read More →Case: Davi v. Roberts
December 7, 2018
Washington Examiner
Veteran teacher exposes teachers’ unions in new book
Rebecca Friedrichs, an elementary school veteran teacher of almost 30 years and plaintiff in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, knows from experience that teachers’ unions are the number-one corrupting force in education. Her new book, Standing Up to Goliath, features testimonies of teachers, parents, and kids who have been harmed
Read More →November 20, 2018
California Policy Center
The delightfully, annoyingly persistent Rebecca Friedrichs
In Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers’ Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country, teacher, wife, mother, devout Christian and Supreme Court plaintiff Rebecca Friedrichs (David) has written an informative, enjoyable and, at times, infuriating book in which she weaves revelations about her
Read More →October 29, 2018
Pennsylvania Business Report
PA Senate Majority Policy Committee held hearing on U.S. Supreme Court public sector union decision
The Pennslyvania Senate Majority Policy Committee recently held a hearing on the recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME) to gather information about the decision’s impact on public employee unions and potential state legislative responses.
Read More →October 26, 2018
Watchdog
Legislators told they must adjust laws to comply with Janus ruling or face further legal woes
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case this summer, there’s been much debate in Harrisburg about how Pennsylvania should adjust its laws in response. Some Democratic legislators have proposed bills that would tend to blunt the impact of the decision, while Republicans have favored efforts
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