Author: Josh King
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DC Circuit is COOL with Compelled Speech
Earlier this year, I noted two DC Circuit decisions on compelled speech – disclaimer requirements around country of origin labeling (“COOL”) for meat and “conflict free” diamonds. In each case, the court struck down…
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“Publicity Rights” and Censorship
Did you realize Manuel Noriega was still kicking? I thought sure the former Panamanian dictator was dead, but apparently he’s still around, albeit old, in prison, and apparently possessed of a litigious streak. Eugene…
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Is “Ghost Blogging” Unethical?
Jayne Navarre has a post on “ghost blogging” today, but it conflates the practice with two other types of writing that are less of an issue. Let’s break them apart: Ghost-blogging. Professionally written posts…
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More Compelled Speech Knocked Down
I was traveling in Scotland when this opinion came out last week, and it warms the cockles of my Scots-Irish heart to see more comeuppance for the state trying to tell us what to…
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For the Love of Disclaimers
Jonathan Adler has a fascinating post up at The Volokh Conspiracy titled “What are the Constitutional Limits on Compelled Commercial Speech?” The post explores litigation over the USDA’s “country of origin” labeling rules for…