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Free Speech and Disrupting Public Meetings: New Developments in State v. Barthel

Kristi Nickodem
12/16/25

When Can a Public Official Face Liability for Blocking Users or Deleting Comments on Social Media? The Supreme Court Sets a New Test in Lindke v. Freed.

Kristi Nickodem
03/22/24

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Practical Considerations for Local Governments

Kristi Nickodem
11/30/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Public Records Requests and First Amendment Audits

Kristi Nickodem
11/29/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Trespass Issues

Kristi Nickodem
11/28/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: The “Reasonableness” Standard for Limited Public Forums and Nonpublic Forums

Kristi Nickodem
11/21/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Content-Based vs. Viewpoint-Based Restrictions  

Kristi Nickodem
11/18/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Examples of Forum Determinations

Kristi Nickodem
11/17/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: How Do Courts Classify a “Forum”? 

Kristi Nickodem
11/16/22

Responding to First Amendment Audits: What is a “Forum” and Why Does it Matter?

Kristi Nickodem
11/15/22

Can Offensive Content on Signs Be Prohibited?

David Owens
09/06/22

The First Amendment Keeps the “Social” in Government Social Media

Frayda Bluestein
01/28/19

When Board Members Won’t Talk Back

Frayda Bluestein
03/27/15

Criticizing Public Employees in Public

Frayda Bluestein
02/06/13

Open Meetings and the Public’s Right to Speak

Frayda Bluestein
11/16/11

Can Offensive Commercial Signs Be Prohibited?

David Owens
11/09/11

Yer Cheat’n Heart, Tattoos, the First Amendment, and Preemption

Richard Ducker
09/28/10

Monuments in Parks: Government Speech, Not Forum Analysis

Frayda Bluestein
10/07/09