Religion & Law

"See You at the Pole" Legal, but Problematic
The annual "See You at the Pole" event is an organized effort to promote prayer among grade-school students before the school day begins. It should involve only participation that is thoroughly voluntary, and is not official or school-sanctioned in any...

ADF offers See You at the Pole students free legal backing
?The only wall that prevents religious expression is the ACLU?s, not Thomas Jefferson?s,? Cortman added. ?Our government and courts have already spoken: Students have a constitutional right to peacefully participate in ?See You at the Pole? ...

Pole Dancing Instructor Challenges Studio Ban with ACLUs Hel
The ABA Journal reports: “The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of a suburban Pittsburgh pole dancing instructor who was denied an occupancy permit for her new studio...

Texas "Pole Tax" on Strip Club Patrons Ruled Unconstitutional
The Houston Chronicle reports that a state district judge has ruled Texas's $5-per-customer pole tax unconstitutional. For prior TaxProf Blog coverage, see here. (Hat Tip: Ira Sheppard...

the standard-of-review continuum
"[A]ppeals in the federal court system are usually arrayed along a degree-of-deference continuum, stretching from plenary review at one pole to highly deferential modes of review . ...

Summers are slow at the North Pole ...
A North Pole man was arrested after he allegedly drove a riding lawnmower while drunk and tried to flee the police using said lawnmower. Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2!

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

Right-of-Way
City of Hastings pays preacher $1 settlement and $10,000 in legal fees for constitutional right violations.

Cowboy Hat
Lincoln County pays citizen $10,500 settlement for Constitutional Rights violations.