Legal Bulletin - August 24, 2010
Posted on Tuesday August 24, 2010
IML Annual Conference; IMLA Annual Conference; and Recent Opinions on the First and Fourth Amendments, Municipal Liability & Attorney Fees, Utilities, and Workers' Comp. More

N.Y. SMSA Ltd. P'ship v. Town of Clarkstown, No. 09-1546 (2d Cir. June 30, 2010)
Posted on Wednesday June 30, 2010
The town's ordinance regulating the installation of wireless telecommunications facilities, implementing a preference in residential areas for smaller and less intrusive antennas, was invalid because it was preempted by the Telecommunications Act. More

Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law v. Martinez, No. 08-1371 (June 28, 2010)
Posted on Monday June 28, 2010
A public university did not violate the First Amendment when it denied recognition and funding to a group that had exclusionary membership rules. More

McDonald v. City of Chicago, No. 08-1521 (June 28, 2010)
Posted on Monday June 28, 2010
A complete ban on handguns by state and/or local governments is unconstitutional because the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms fully applicable to the States and their political subdivisions. More