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		<title>High court appears torn over law barring lies about medals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some justices said they worried that upholding Stolen Valor Act could lead to laws that might make it illegal to lie about an extramarital affair or a college degree.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/high-court-appears-torn-over-law-barring-lies-about-medals</link>
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		<title>Ill. Senate considers &#8216;pole tax&#8217; on adult clubs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Extra tax on patrons would go into a sexual-assault prevention fund because one secondary effect of adult businesses, sponsor claims, is rape.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/ill-senate-considers-pole-tax-on-adult-clubs</link>
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		<title>Ind. court overturns order that anonymous online poster be ID’d</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Appeals panel sets legal standards that a former Junior Achievement official must meet before seeking to obtain the identity of a person who commented on <i>The Indianapolis Star</i>’s website.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/ind-court-overturns-order-that-anonymous-online-poster-be-id%e2%80%99d</link>
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		<title>Colo. high court: Groups’ ads didn’t violate campaign laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Justices uphold lower court ruling, saying ads in state races are not subject to contribution limits if they don’t urge voters to elect or defeat a particular candidate.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/colo-high-court-groups%e2%80%99-ads-didn%e2%80%99t-violate-campaign-laws</link>
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		<title>NYPD built secret databases on Muslims in N.J., Long Island</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newark Mayor Cory Booker said he never authorized the spying and was never told about it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/nypd-built-secret-databases-on-muslims-in-n-j-long-island</link>
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		<title>Calif. lawmaker cites Demi Moore 911 call in seeking to limit info</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saying release of medical details in emergency calls ‘has crossed the line,’ Assemblywoman Norma Torres introduces measure to protect certain information.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/calif-lawmaker-cites-demi-moore-911-call-in-seeking-to-limit-info</link>
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		<title>Santorum stresses religious liberty, shielding children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One in a series of articles on the First Amendment record and views of 2012 presidential candidates.
<ul><li><a href=http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/romney%E2%80%99s-record-on-first-amendment-issues-religion-and-more>Romney’s record</a> on First Amendment issues: religion and more
<li><a href="http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/gingrich-claims-religious-liberty-as-pillar-of-campaign">Gingrich</a> claims religious liberty as pillar of campaign</li></ul>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/santorum-stresses-religious-liberty-shielding-children</link>
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		<title>Judge was right to invalidate sex-offender Internet law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Too broad, too vague, federal judge says of Louisiana law restricting social-media use by former sex offenders.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/judge-was-right-to-invalidate-sex-offender-internet-law</link>
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		<title>Stolen Valor Act case: a checklist of things to watch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How the justices might vote in <em>United States v. Alvarez,</em> concerning lying about military medals, is tough to predict, but here's a look at some factors that could emerge in oral arguments Feb. 22.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/stolen-valor-act-case-a-checklist-of-things-to-watch</link>
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		<title>Utah pays $388K to resolve roadside-crosses case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Highway Patrol Association also has taken down the crosses honoring Utah troopers killed in the line of duty and plans to move them to nearby private land with the owners’ permission.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/utah-pays-388k-to-resolve-roadside-crosses-case</link>
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