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Federal court says police leaders can talk to press

donal brown January 8, 2011

A federal court ruled that Flint, Michigan policemen who are union presidents or presidents of police-related groups are entitled to greater protection under the First Amendment than regular police officers. -db First Amendment Center January 4, 2011 By David L. Hudson Jr. Police officers have greater First Amendment rights to speak in their capacity as union presidents or presidents of other police-related organizations than they do as employees, a federal district court in Michigan has

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Feds ordered to drop fines over TV nudity scene

donal brown January 8, 2011

Courthouse News Service January 4,2011 By Barbara Leonard NEW YORK – A federal appellate court ruled that ABC does not have to pay a $1.2 million fine for an episode of “NYPD Blue” that showed a woman’s bare buttocks  for about seven seconds. The court said the policy of the Federal Commications Commission was “unconstitutionally vague.” -db

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Federal judge in Virginia upholds Stolen Valor Act

donal brown January 6, 2011

In contrast to other federal judges, a U.S. district judge in Virginia ruled the Stolen Valor Act applied only to “outright lies” intended to deceive and so was not protected by the First Amendment. -db First Amendment Center January 6, 2011 By David L. Hudson Jr. The Stolen Valor Act, which makes it a federal crime to make false statements about military medals, does not violate the First Amendment, a federal judge in Virginia has

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Security tightening under WikiLeaks pressure

donal brown January 6, 2011

In response to recent breaches in security and WikiLeak’s release of classified documents, the Obama administration has issued a memorandum calling for government agencies to assess their information policies and tighten security. -db Secrecy News Commentary January 4, 2011 By Steven Aftergood The Obama Administration is moving to increase the security of classified information in response to the massive leaks of classified documents to Wikileaks in recent months. The White House Office of Management and

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Free speech: Texas cheerleader wants Supreme Court to decide if required to cheer for abuser

donal brown December 24, 2010

San Francisco Chronicle December 23, 2010 By Bob Egelko A Texas high school cheerleader kicked off the squad for refusing to cheer for a player she said raped her has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate her suit against the school district. She is asking the Court to reverse federal court rulings that ordered her to reimburse the school district for over $45,000 in legal costs. Click here for the full story.  -db

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