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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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Federal judge tosses Wash. limit on late campaign spending
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But court leaves in place requirement that donors who contribute more than $25 to ballot-measure campaigns must be identified.
09.08.10
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Plan to burn Quran at church draws outrage
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But Florida pastor's Sept. 11 protest is protected by First Amendment, legal scholars say.
09.08.10
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ACLU challenges searches of laptops at borders
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'Americans do not surrender their privacy and free-speech rights when they travel abroad,' attorney says.
09.08.10
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Feds have mixed record on openness, report says
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Government has significantly reduced its FOIA backlog but also slowed its pace of opening previously confidential material to public view, public-interest coalition finds.
09.07.10
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Under pressure, Craigslist nixes adult-services ads
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Move comes after years of complaints, latest of which came from group of state attorneys general who wanted more protections against potentially illegal prostitution ads.
09.07.10
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Newspaper gets records detailing remote Idaho shootout
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Incident had been shrouded in secrecy until Post Register won nine-month court battle to unseal Idaho State Police documents.
09.06.10
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Breast-cancer bracelets cause stir in schools
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Principals in several states bar rubber wristbands, saying use of slang trivializes serious health issue.
09.04.10
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Federal court overturns Neb. law on flag desecration
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Judge sides with Megan Phelps-Roper, clearing way for Westboro Baptist members to continue to trample U.S. flag during protests at soldiers' funerals.
09.03.10
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FCC seeks more public input on network neutrality
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Public-interest groups have been calling on agency to move ahead quickly with strong regulations.
09.02.10
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Divided 7th Circuit: Univ. of Wis. must fund student religious group
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Majority agrees with Badger Catholic, finding that subsidizing religious activities doesn't amount to illegal endorsement of religion.
09.02.10
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Detroit-area juror in hot water over Facebook post
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Hadley Jons could be found in contempt of court for post saying defendant was guilty — before trial was over.
09.01.10
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Judge rebuffs Va. official's demands for university's records
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State attorney general has authority to investigate whether ex-U.Va. climate-change researcher defrauded taxpayers, but he has failed so far to spell out nature of alleged wrongdoing, court finds.
08.31.10
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Texas official faces felony charges after releasing jail record
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Nueces County sheriff says executive director of jail standards agency violated sheriff's department policy by disclosing info on inmate who committed suicide.
08.30.10
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N.J. freeholder advises officials how to skirt open-records laws
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'Keep these documents solely in your personal possession,' Peter Palmer says in letter to 22 trustees of taxpayer-financed New Jersey Association of Counties.
08.30.10
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Schools urged to disclose more data on student achievement
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U.S. Education Secretary says too much information that would help teachers and parents is being kept out of public view.
08.28.10
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Judge to EPA: Stop destroying records Union Pacific wants
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Federal judge also appoints records expert to make sure environmental agency complies with order.
08.27.10
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Sotomayor: Free speech vs. security likely to come before Court
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Justice tells University of Denver audience that she can't answer student's question about WikiLeaks because issue is 'very likely to come before me.'
08.27.10
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FCC asks 2nd Circuit to review fleeting-expletives ruling
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Appeal warns that three-judge panel's decision striking down policy appears to invalidate agency's entire approach to regulating indecency over airwaves.
08.27.10
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Calif. university ordered to release Palin records, group says
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Californians Aware, which sued CSU Stanislaus, says judge ruled school violated state public-records law by refusing to disclose contract, other files related to Sarah Palin appearance.
08.26.10
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Ohio activist challenges Tenn. open-records law
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Richard Jones wants federal court to void section of statute declaring records to be open only to citizens of Tennessee.
08.25.10
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Campus newspapers ask high court to overturn alcohol-ad ban
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ACLU says Virginia alcohol-control board's rule isn't constitutional because there is no proof it diminishes underage or binge drinking on campus.
08.25.10
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Railroad worries EPA will keep destroying records
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Environmental agency agrees to preserve requested records concerning lead-contaminated sites in Nebraska; Union Pacific, doubtful, says it needs the info to show it's not at fault.
08.25.10
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Bloggers cry foul over Philadelphia business fee
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City: If blog takes money for advertising, or sells photographs or other goods, it's a business and must pay for license — no matter how little it makes — plus taxes on profits.
08.24.10
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Miss. campus-speech policies questioned
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At one university, you could get into trouble for saying you 'hate' a football rival; at another, for unsolicited flirting.
08.23.10
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ACLU claims Ill. eavesdropping law violates free speech
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Group says it, other citizens should be able to record encounters with police secretly.
08.23.10
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7th Circuit upholds Ind. judicial-speech rules
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Anti-abortion group, judge and candidate had claimed ethics regulations that prohibit judges from speaking out on issues that might come up in court violate free speech.
08.23.10
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