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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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New Va. law to exempt yoga teachers from state regulations
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Measure, which takes effect July 1, comes in response to plan by state's higher education council to regulate programs in which students are trained to be yoga instructors.
03.13.10
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Ga. man who posted 'Elton John must die' video arrested
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Anti-abortion activist Neal Horsley says musician 'desecrated … blasphemed the Lord Jesus Christ' in comments to magazine.
03.12.10
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Nev. officials can limit brothel ads, 9th Circuit finds
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Three-judge panel reverses lower court ruling that two state laws prohibiting brothel advertising in counties where prostitution is illegal were overly broad and unconstitutional.
03.12.10
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ACLU backs Web site in giraffe satire
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Brief filed in Louisiana court says Hammond Action News should be allowed to restore article because Supreme Court has protected satire.
03.12.10
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Lesbian teen sues to force Miss. district to reinstate prom
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Lawsuit also asks that Constance McMillen be allowed to escort her girlfriend, who is a fellow student, and wear a tuxedo to dance.
03.12.10
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Divided 9th Circuit panel upholds 'under God' in Pledge
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In separate ruling also involving Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, same three-judge panel backs use of 'In God We Trust' on coins and currency.
03.11.10
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What has become of FOI?
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News release 12th annual National Freedom of Information Day conference set for March 15 at Newseum, with keynote address by Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo.
03.11.10
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2nd mistrial declared in case against N.J. blogger
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Judge halts trial of Hal Turner, who's charged with threatening federal judges, after jurors say they are hopelessly deadlocked.
03.11.10
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Miss. school board calls off prom, citing 'distractions'
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Constance McMillen, who had asked to be allowed to attend dance with her girlfriend, says Itawamba County school board's action is retaliation.
03.11.10
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Ruling: Fla. residents don't have right to be heard at public meetings
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Three-judge appeals panel rejects residents' claims that park board violated state's Sunshine Law by refusing to let them speak at meetings.
03.11.10
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Chief justice: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
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John Roberts says president's annual speech to Congress has 'degenerated into a political pep rally' and that he questions whether justices should attend.
03.10.10
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1960 faith issue may echo in politics today
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'Religion question' raised in John F. Kennedy's presidential candidacy lives on, and not just for Catholics, panelists say at Newseum.
03.10.10
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Wis. judge sides with Amish man in livestock-registration case
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Farmer has religious objections to state law meant to help regulators track animal diseases; assistant state veterinarian says he expects state to appeal.
03.10.10
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