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Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Bill Allowing Students to Record Lectures for Use as Political Bias Evidence
April 27, 2021
Clay Calvert Comments on Popular Central Florida Law Enforcement Social Media Posts
April 20, 2021
Citing First Amendment, 4th Circuit reverses conviction for retired Air Force officer's use of N-word via @ABAJournal
Citing First Amendment, 4th Circuit reverses conviction for retired Air Force officer's use of N-word
A federal appeals court has reversed the conviction of a white retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who used the ...
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NEW: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have violated the First Amendment with by blocking all news outlets except Fox News from covering a bill signing on Thursday, legal experts said.
Did DeSantis violate First Amendment with Fox News-only bill signing?
Experts said the Florida governor likely ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution with his staged event in West Palm Beach.
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Related comments in @CBS12 article by @jayobtv on #DeSantis limiting access to bill signing yesterday and #FirstAmendment issues raised @UFJSchool . . . https://cbs12.com/news/local/first-amendment-advocates-denounce-gov-desantis-decision-to-bar-media-from-bill-signing
My thoughts in today's @MiamiHerald by @scontorno of @TB_Times on #DeSantis only allowing access to #FoxNews at yesterday's bill signing & #FirstAmendment issues it raises. Case is Citicasters Co. v. Finkbeiner. @UFJSchool @UFLaw . . . updated story at https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article251231924.html
Law student who quoted from opinion, including its racial slur, finds herself at center of controversy via @ABAJournal
Law student who quoted from opinion, including its racial slur, finds herself at center of controversy
A first-year law student who used the N-word when quoting a legal opinion that used the racial epithet is said ...
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The new @UFJSchool @UFJouDept official summer regalia #WhoWhatWhenWhereWeimer @ProfSpiker with design by Cally House
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It's graduation day!
Congratulations to our outstanding graduates! We're so proud of you and all you've accomplished 🐊 🎓
Find the full schedule of events at http://jou.ufl.edu/commencement
#UFgrad #CJCgrad
Thank you to @UFJSchool @UFLaw and support of @DMcFarlinUF @UFLawDean and @ProfSpiker for making this all possible. Great faculty colleagues & some truly excellent students make it fun. And thanks to the Brechner family! #MMC4200
Clay Calvert, CJC and @UFLaw professor, has been named the 2020-2021 @UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year.
This is the highest faculty honor at UF and Calvert is the first CJC faculty member to receive the award. Congratulations @ProfClayCalvert!
https://www.jou.ufl.edu/2021/04/29/clay-calvert-named-2020-2021-uf-teacher-scholar-of-the-year/
Not sure what Bateman would say @BeitelDylan 😉
Law school memes during finals keeps us all sane. My fav so far is a meme made about @ProfClayCalvert’s Media Law exam last week. 1 more Final to Go!
Florida bill would allow students to record professor lectures to use as political bias evidence
Florida bill would allow students to record professor lectures to use as political bias evidence
A new proposal in Florida would allow a student to record their college professors' lectures in order to use the...
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How Florida's new anti-riot law could run afoul of the First Amendment via @ABAJournal . . . @UFLaw @UFJSchool
How Florida's new anti-riot law could run afoul of the First Amendment
Legal experts see First Amendment problems with Florida‘s new anti-riot bill, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.
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And that ends #HyFlex . . . May it be buried forever . . .
My thoughts in @orlandosentinel by @JoeMarPedersen regarding social media usage by a pair of regional #Florida sheriff offices . . . @UFJSchool @UFJouDept . . . https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/gone-viral/os-prem-ne-florida-law-enforcement-social-media-20210419-qdqjg6m6cnafnnb2oznffmuioy-story.html
Orlando social media stars: Florida sheriffs find viral fame, but methods not without critics . . .
Orlando social media stars: Florida sheriffs find viral fame, but methods not without critics
A sheriff badge might as well be an indication of social media stardom as two Central Florida counties‘ top ...
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On behalf of anyone who has ever been a grad student, thank you and rest in peace . . . @UFCJCGrad
‘Is being a conspiracy theorist almost a defense to the libel laws?: Roger Parloff via @Yahoo
‘Is being a conspiracy theorist almost a defense to the libel laws?: Roger Parloff
Yahoo Finance Contributor Roger Parloff joined Yahoo Finance Live to break down his thoughts on why Dominion v. My...
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Congratulations to UF CJC's Interim Dean, Spiro Kiousis (@skiousis) for being awarded as Florida Public Relations (FPRA) Gainesville Chapter Professional of the Year!
Spiro Kiousis Honored as FPRA Gainesville Professional of the Year
Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Interim Dean, is the recipient of Florid...
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Top Massachusetts court vacates 90-day contempt sentence for teen who called judge B-word via @ABAJournal
Top Massachusetts court vacates 90-day contempt sentence for teen who called judge B-word
A 16-year-old girl who called a judge a ”dumb, white b- - - -” was wrongly sentenced to 90 days in...
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Can Congress stop Twitter from blocking users? Thomas considers idea as Supreme Court vacates Trump decision via @ABAJournal
Can Congress stop Twitter from blocking users? Thomas considers idea as Supreme Court vacates Trump decision
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas considered ways that Congress could regulate Twitter and other digital plat...
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