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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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S.C. high court says Sanford ethics probe is public
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State commission is investigating governor's travel, including rendezvous with lover from Argentina.
11.07.09
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House panel passes bill restricting Patriot Act
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Judiciary Committee bill would also limit national-security letters, require government to provide more evidence to obtain business, library and bookstore records.
11.06.09
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Lawyer claims parodies, pranks at risk in Dead Sea Scrolls case
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Attorney for man accused of using online aliases to discredit father's rivals in debate over ancient manuscripts says freewheeling online tactics can be irritating, but aren't crimes.
11.06.09
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Federal judge won't block new limits on tobacco marketing
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Cigarette makers had asked court to issue preliminary injunction in lawsuit, claiming new federal regulations violate companies' free speech.
11.06.09
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Pa. high court throws out $3.5M defamation verdict
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Justices order new trial in lawsuit against newspaper, saying they were sufficiently troubled by role played in case by two judges at center of unrelated juvenile-justice scandal.
11.05.09
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'Christmas' 2, 'holiday' 0 in tree-terminology test
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Kentucky governor, Colorado sheriff take stand for 'Christmas' trees in annual fight over holiday symbol.
11.05.09
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Yoga just got more taxing in Missouri
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Studio owners pledge to fight sales tax, educate state legislators about yoga's spiritual roots.
11.05.09
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Kan. newspaper fights to protect jailhouse interview
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County attorney seeks notes, testimony from Dodge City Daily Globe reporter Claire O'Brien, who spoke with man charged in fatal shooting.
11.05.09
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N.C. appeals court backs state treasurer in records dispute
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Majority finds State Employees Association failed to specify which documents were being wrongfully withheld by treasurer's office.
11.04.09
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First Amendment, Second Amendment values jostle
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By Allie Diffendal Panel examines newspaper's publication of Tennessee handgun-permit database, effect on gun owners.
11.04.09
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Federal judge sides with artist in college-trademark dispute
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Daniel Moore had argued free-speech, fair-use right to paint, sell scenes of University of Alabama football.
11.04.09
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4 Amish bishops charged with failing to report child abuse
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Lawyer says prosecutors are using overly broad definition of Missouri mandatory-reporter law, which requires ministers who are not engaged in 'privileged communication' to report abuse.
11.04.09
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3rd Circuit rejects Pittsburgh's abortion-clinic access law
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Unanimous three-judge panel finds either set of distance limits could by itself be legal, but that combined, the zones violate First Amendment.
11.03.09
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Scrooge strikes early: Ohio village cancels Christmas parade
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Mayor says logistical problems, lack of sponsor were main reasons for cancellation, but that name change to 'holiday' parade also drew criticism.
11.03.09
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