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Public Forum by Darren Chaker
Darren Chaker writes on public forum and First Amendment challenges and how different courts decided appeals.
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San Diego Attorney Scott McMillan Fights Blogger
Darren Chaker writes on a RICO lawsuit where he soundly defeated the case in District Court and on appeal.
Darren Chaker Blogger Put in Jail Reverses Conviction
Blogging about Cops Is Not a Crime – Even If You’re on Probation Darren Chaker was under supervised release when he wrote on his personal blog that Ms. Leesa Fazal, an investigator with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, was “forced…
Darren Chaker First Amendment Win
Darren Chaker wins First Amendment appeal where Leesa Fazal who had a short career with the Nevada Attorney General of a few years, after being let go by Las Vegas Metro PD after a couple of years, did all she could to suppress speech. Leesa Fazal lost.
Amicus Brief Supports Darren Chaker
The Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, along with the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, the Cato Institute and several other organizations, in support of Darren Chaker filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Sept. 4, 2015 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Human Rights Watch Covers Viewpoint Discrimination Case
Leesa Fazal of Las Vegas worked briefly for the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. She alleged in part Darren Chaker had made a false statement alleging she was “forced out” of the Department. “Specifically, Mr. Chaker wrote that Ms. Leesa…
Ninth Circuit Will Hear New Viewpoint Discrimination Case
Darren Chaker writes on a new Ninth Circuit case on viewpoint discrimination.
Blogger Jailed for One Allegedly False Sentence
Blogging about Cops Is Not a Crime – Even If You’re on Probation Darren Chaker, appeals an alleged violation of the First Amendment for blogging about police.
Viewpoint Discrimination and License Plates
Viewpoint discrimination, Darren Chaker, finds that in Establishment Clause cases, “[s]uch personal contact with state-sponsored religious symbolism is precisely the injury that [i]s sufficient to confer standing.” Suhre v. Haywood County, 131 F.3d 1083, 1086 (4th Cir. 1997) (citing Sch.…
Cyberstalking First Amendment Challenges
Cyberstalking cases recited by Darren Chaker show the statute continues to be constitutional. In United States v. Sayer, 748 F.3d 425 (1st Cir. 2014), seeking to harass a former partner, the defendant posted an online ad on Craigslist, created fake…