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Tag Archives: First Amendment
Indiana Legislator Introduces Bill Ordering School Children to Recite the Lord’s Prayer, Adding ”We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ First Amendment!”
Okay, just kidding about that last part. Mostly. Dennis Kruse, a Republican state senator in Indiana (and chair of the senate’s education committee) is introducing a bill that would the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in all public schools “[i]n order that each student recognize the importance of spiritual development … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, News, Polls
Tagged First Amendment, polls, religion
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U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal on Banning Guns in Churches
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided, without explanation, not to hear GeorgiaCarry.org’s appeal of the appeals court’s decision. More October 11, 2011: Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit heard arguments on a challenge to a Georgia law banning firearms in houses of worship. … Continue reading
Tax-Free Lap Dances
Remember those cases where strip clubs in Texas and Missouri tried to get around regulations by claiming their performances were protected as free expression under the First Amendment? Cross those with yesterday’s story about naked models in Times Square under a statute allowing public nudity for the “purposes of a … Continue reading
Joan Rivers: Costco Violated My First Amendment Rights
”This is very frightening and it is truly about the First Amendment … This is America and I don’t want to see censorship.” -Joan Rivers, yesterday, after being asked by police to leave a Costco store, after she chained herself to a shopping cart inside the store — to protest … Continue reading
Is Banning Pork in Prisons Unconstitutional?
Plaintiff alleges that Muslim inmates sued the ODRC seeking accommodation of their religious dietary restrictions. He contends Gary Mohr issued a statement on May 1, 2011 indicating the ODRC settled this lawsuit, and as part of the settlement, agreed to eliminate pork from all meals served to Ohio prison inmates. … Continue reading
Posted in Court Rulings, Lawsuits, Polls
Tagged court rulings, cruel and unusual punishment, Eighth Amendment, First Amendment, Islam, lawsuits, polls, prisons, religion
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Lindsay Lohan Sues Songwriter for Ruining Her Reputation (and more Friday Morning Miscellany)
Poisoned Websites: a list of “Hunger Games” and “Titanic” websites you’ll want to avoid 7 Rules For Recording the Police – and how not to get arrested for doing it The Tale of the Tombstone: the fight over Lee Harvey Oswald’s grave marker Lindsay Lohan is suing Pitbull, a rapper … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Don't Be a Victim, Lawsuits, Lighter Side, Polls, Stay Out of Jail, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, lawsuits, malware, police, polls, privacy, recordings, satire, web sites
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Student Sues Over ”Jesus is Not a Homophobe” T-Shirt
Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit against Waynesville (Ohio) High School on behalf of Maverick Couch, who was threatened with suspension if he wore his “Jesus is Not a Homophobe” t-shirt (he’d worn it to school months earlier, complied with the principal’s order to turn it inside out, then read … Continue reading
Students Suspended Over Racist Blog
Twin brothers at a Kansas high school have been suspended for 180 days for running what has been described as a racist blog, on their own computers, which they say was only intended to be viewed by friends. They’ve asked a federal judge to force the school district to reinstate … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, News, Polls
Tagged blogs, First Amendment, polls, racism, schools
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U.S. Supreme Court Lets Stand Texas ”Pole Tax” on Strip Clubs
Monday (January 23), the Supreme Court announced it will not hear a challenge to Texas’s Sexually Oriented Business Fee Act — popularly and inevitably known as the “pole tax” — letting stand the Texas Supreme Court ruling upholding it (see earlier article below). This does not bode well for the … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Court Rulings, Editorials, Polls
Tagged First Amendment, polls, Supreme Court, Texas
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Supreme Court hears arguments about removing broadcast television’s ban on nudity and bad language
January 11, 2012: The Supreme Court heard arguments earlier today on whether regulations prohibiting nudity and bad language on broadcast television should be struck down.November 23, 2011: A coalition of groups has petitioned the Supreme Court to take away the Federal Communications Commission’s power to ban “indecent speech” for the … Continue reading
Posted in Polls
Tagged censorship, First Amendment, freedom of expression, obscenity, polls, Supreme Court
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