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Recent news
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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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5th Circuit strikes down part of university's free-speech policy
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Judges rule in case brought against Southeastern Louisiana that schools can't require security fee for speaking on campus without any guidelines for what security is needed.
07.28.10
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Neb. town settles lawsuit brought by Westboro churchwoman
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Bellevue pays $17,000 to Shirley Phelps-Roper, the Kansas woman arrested during 2007 protest, accused of desecrating U.S. flag.
07.28.10
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Tenn. governor candidate questions whether Islam is a 'cult'
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Ron Ramsey criticized for comments stemming from protests against planned mosque in Murfreesboro.
07.28.10
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Congress votes to protect U.S. authors from foreign libel judgments
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Measure, which would bar federal courts from enforcing foreign defamation judgments that are inconsistent with U.S. free-speech guarantees, now goes to president.
07.28.10
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Va. privacy advocate can publish SSNs of private, public citizens
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4th Circuit says state can't punish B.J. Ostergren for posting on her website the same public records that government makes available online.
07.27.10
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'In God We Trust' challenge rejected
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By David L. Hudson Jr. Motto on U.S. currency does not violate church-state separation, D.C. Circuit rules.
07.27.10
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Blagojevich juror names to stay secret until verdict
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Federal judge rejects news-media request, saying release could expose jurors to unwanted calls, e-mails and messages from former governor's detractors and supporters.
07.27.10
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Senate Republicans block campaign-finance bill
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Legislation could come up for another test vote; issue pits free speech against desire to restrict some special-interest groups.
07.27.10
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U.S. braces for blowback over leaked Afghan war documents
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Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman says military doesn't know who gave files to Wikileaks.org, although it has launched 'very robust investigation.'
07.27.10
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Wikileaks: More U.S. documents coming on Afghan war
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White House national security adviser Gen. Jim Jones says leaked documents 'put the lives of Americans and our partners at risk.'
07.26.10
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Press advocates pan FTC's suggestions to aid journalism
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By Matthew Beddingfield Many journalists, advocates say government has crossed a line with proposals for 'reinventing journalism.'
07.26.10
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Jury sides with Mont. sheriff's officers in retaliation case
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Three men awarded $945,000 after jurors find commanders discriminated against them and then violated their free-speech rights when they complained.
07.26.10
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N.H. governor vetoes exemption to Right-to-Know Law
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John Lynch says bill could have diluted public's access to meetings, government records.
07.26.10
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N.C. judge: Highway Patrol can withhold flirty text messages
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Agency argued that public-records laws don't require it to turn over messages received on state-issued BlackBerry that involve personal discussions.
07.25.10
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