One thing you can say for Donald Trump’s presidency: He sure keeps lawyers busy. Within weeks of taking office, he suddenly rolled out immigration rules that banned entrance to travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, creating chaos and great anxiety at many airports. But that action was immediately challenged by state attorneys general and held unconstitutional by federal judges. And…, Nwanguma v. Trump, , the protesters seek damages for the manhandling that they experienced, which would constitute assault and battery under Kentucky law, and also damages from Trump for inciting the violence. Trump's lawyers asserted the First Amendment as a bar to liability, and it is true that the U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that incendiary speech can only be sanctioned in a narrow range of…, Professor David Logan contributed this piece to RWU's 1st Amendment Blog .
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Tweets and leaks. “Fake news” and “alternative facts.” The President of the United States and the “Enemy of the American People.”On a daily basis, the press and the president are locked in a bitter, high-stakes battle. In ", The Press & The President, ," a panel of experts from Roger Williams University, the press and the Republican Party will delve into what it all means for reporters and politicians, the public and our democracy. They’ll go in-depth on issues touched upon in the RWU 1st Amendment Blog , addressing past precedents and future implications, legal issues and journalistic practices, old-school campaigning and the new media…, The event begins at 7:00 at RWU's Providence campus, Wednesday, March 29, 2017., The event will be held in the third-floor lounge of the RWU Providence Campus, 1 Empire St., Providence, R.I. Also hear it via , LIVE STREAMING., Or , live, on RWU's radio station, , WQRI ., Panelists include: Omar Bah , journalist and refugee from The Gambia, RWU graduate, founder and executive director of the Refugee Dream Center; Brandon S. Bell , Rhode Island Republican Party chairman, trial attorney who co-founded Fontaine Bell law firm and RWU School of Law graduate; David A. Logan , law professor and former dean of the RWU School of Law, who has studied and written extensively…
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As part of Roger Williams University School of Law’s Alternative Spring Break program, 61 law students are providing free legal services to impoverished communities in 17 locations ranging from the Bronx to Haiti. On the program’s first international trip, three RWU law students will offer know-your-rights presentations at the YWCA in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, talking to young women about domestic…, Suzanne Harrington-Steppen, , associate director of pro bono programs at RWU Law. “Also, we want our students out there, working with public interest lawyers so they can understand what public interest law is all about and so they can see the legal needs of low-income communities firsthand. That way, they’re not talking theoretically about access to justice – they’re looking it right in the eye.” The Alternative Spring…
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