Education Law,
Constitutional Law
Dec. 17, 2020
The First Amendment in employment and education in 2021
Here are four significant areas of First Amendment law in which courts will likely set new precedent in the new year.
David Urban
Senior Counsel
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Email: durban@lcwlegal.com
David Urban, senior counsel at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, represents public and private educators as well as public agencies in all aspects of labor and employment law.
This year saw perhaps the largest protests in American history, vast public use of social media to achieve political and social goals, one of the country's most contentious elections, and harsh debate on whether government actions to combat the pandemic infringe constitutional rights, including the right to free expression. Free speech challenges rose to a top priority for public employers and educators, and courts in 2021 will set groundbreaking precedent in this are...
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