Supreme Court agrees to consider N.C. ban on sex offenders’ access to most prominent social networks; Youth hockey game leads to adult spectator fight — is the league liable?; Supreme Court to hear transgender bathroom case; The Fourth Amendment and email preservation letters; Conservative views “unwelcome” at Yale (updated);
 
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Supreme Court agrees to consider N.C. ban on sex offenders’ access to most prominent social networks
An important new case that will likely affect much more than just sex offenders' speech. One key question: What counts as "ample alternative channels" for speech, one of the elements in the test for content-neutral time, place or manner restrictions?
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Youth hockey game leads to adult spectator fight — is the league liable?
No, says the New York high court, at least if no such adult brawl had happened before in this league.
Supreme Court to hear transgender bathroom case
The Supreme Court will decide whether school accommodation of transgender students is required under federal law, while avoiding an important administrative law issue.
 
The Fourth Amendment and email preservation letters
Federal law allows criminal investigators to preserve the contents of email accounts for up to 180 days while legal process is obtained. Here's why this common practice raises serious Fourth Amendment problems, and here's what defense lawyers can do about it.
Conservative views “unwelcome” at Yale (updated)
Yale dean says it's understandable that conservative students feel uncomfortable because of the potentially negative consequences that flow from "saying something stupid."
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