Latest First Amendment News from the First Amendment Center at Vanderbuilt University
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Updated: 3 years 1 week ago
Lawmakers irate at reporter who took pictures of collapsed speaker
Knoxville News Sentinel blog report: Bureau chief Tom Humphrey
writes about flap at Tennessee House.
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6th Circuit: Ex-trooper can't reclaim job after running for mayor
By David L. Hudson Jr. Court rejects First Amendment claim, saying Jimmy Sain's political beliefs weren't at issue.
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Va. strip clubs ask 4th Circuit to toss hard-liquor ban
Attorney tells three-judge panel that state has provided no evidence that mixing distilled spirits with erotic performances leads to 'adverse secondary effects.'
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TV station sues after Guam police seize document
Authorities execute search warrant day after KUAM reports that police officer allegedly failed polygraph test required for trainees.
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ACLU sues Pa. police over profanity citations
Group files lawsuits on behalf of two residents, finds authorities wrongly charged hundreds of people with disorderly conduct for swearing.
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LimeWire loses copyright case in fight with labels
Recording industry chairman says federal judge's ruling is 'an extraordinary victory' against one of the largest remaining U.S. file-sharing services.
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Kagan's thin record spurs hunt for clues
First Amendment expert says Court nominee's scholarship 'suggests a general acceptance' of free-speech law, but it's 'hard to predict' how she'd vote.
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N.J. high court: Accurate reporting on lawsuit not libelous
Justices overturn ruling that newspaper wasn't covered by fair-report privilege when it published allegations made in federal bankruptcy court complaint.
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Ariz. governor signs bill targeting ethnic studies
Measure prohibits classes that advocate ethnic solidarity, that are designed primarily for students of a particular race or that promote resentment toward a certain ethnic group.
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Disputed Mojave cross stolen
Theft comes less than two weeks after Supreme Court allows monument to remain standing while legal battle continues over its presence on federal land.
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Federal judge voids some Minn. campaign-spending rules
Siding with state Chamber of Commerce, court declares restrictions on independent expenditures by corporations on behalf of political candidates unconstitutional.
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Court dismisses challenge to Ore. workplace-meetings law
Federal lawsuit had claimed law, which bars employers from firing workers who refuse to attend meetings to discuss politics, religion or union organizing, violates free speech.
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Meal prayer at Ga. senior center stopped, then restored
Officials disagree over where notion originated that oral prayers should be halted at center, where meals are federally subsidized.
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