by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Apr 29, 2021 | Articles, First Amendment, Good Reads
The Supreme Court heard an oral argument on Monday, April 26 in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., a case on whether public school officials can discipline students’ off-campus social media content. In the words of Justice Steven Breyer, Brandi Levy – who was...
by Leesa K. Donner | Apr 27, 2021 | Articles, First Amendment
When 14-year-old Brandi Levy had a temper tantrum on Snapchat four years ago, little did she know she would pay for her outburst and become the poster child for off-campus free speech rights. The former high school cheerleader was punished for her online conniption by...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Apr 26, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Second Amendment
Does the Constitution protect the right to carry a firearm outside the home? The U.S. Supreme Court is set to answer that question by next year. On Monday, April 26, the Court announced it would hear the case of New York residents challenging their state law, which...
by James Fite | Apr 21, 2021 | Articles, Second Amendment
They did it: President Donald Trump and a Republican majority in the Senate managed to install three – count ‘em, three – Supreme Court justices in a single four-year term. Conservative and libertarian folks who longed for a Court majority that would defend life and...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Apr 15, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Law
Not waiting for Joe Biden’s commission to start, Congressional Democrats previewed their own Supreme Court packing plan to selected media outlets on April 14. The legislation would add four justices to the United States Supreme Court, for a new total of 13. Reports...