Archive for January, 2010

State high court upholds Net law to protect kids

by   |  01.28.10  |  Internet speech, Obscenity and Pornography

State high court upholds Net law to protect kids More »

Ohio judge bars reporting on trial in girl’s death

by   |  01.24.10  |  Free Speech, Newsgathering

firstamendmentcenter.org: news. More »

Court eases business, union election spending rule

by   |  01.21.10  |  Commercial Speech, political speech

This is big news in the political speech arena. Essentially it appears the Court has settled on treating the political advertising more as political speech and less as advertising. More »

Court to decide if petition signers’ names public

by   |  01.15.10  |  Free Speech, Supreme Court, political speech

Court to decide if petition signers’ names public. More »

Student’s free speech case facing appeal

by   |  01.15.10  |  Free Speech

Avery Doninger (on the right)

Avery Doninger (on the right)

The student free speech area has been ripe with current events, even though the high court has rejected all of the recent cases that have come its way. More »

FCC looks at ways to assert authority over Web access

by   |  01.15.10  |  FCC

FCC looks at ways to assert authority over Web access. More »

Soldier at Ga. Base Jailed for Angry Rap Song

by   |  01.12.10  |  Censorship and Prior Restraint, Free Speech

Soldier at Ga. Base Jailed for Angry Rap Song More »

Amish families exempt from insurance mandate

by   |  01.11.10  |  Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause

Amish families exempt from insurance mandate. More »

Supreme Court rejects school dress code challenge

by   |  01.11.10  |  political speech, student speech

Pete Palmer and the offending T-shirt

Pete Palmer and the offending T-shirt

Supreme Court rejects school dress code challenge. More »

Supreme Court blocks video coverage of Prop. 8 trial

by   |  01.11.10  |  Free Press/Fair Trial

Supreme Court blocks video coverage of Prop. 8 trial More »