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Opinion: Cheerleader withholding cheers not disruptive

donal brown November 11, 2010

First Amendment commentator David Hudson says that in the case of the Texas cheerleader kicked off the team for not cheering for her alleged sexual attacker, it is clear that she was not disruptive in not cheering nor was there any legitimate educational goal achieved by removing her from the squad. -db First Amendment Center Commentary November 11, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. Can a silent cheerleader disrupt school activities? Is there a legitimate

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Free speech: Federal appeals court rules finance law too onerous for small groups supporting ballot initiatives

donal brown November 11, 2010

A federal appeals court in Denver ruled that campaign finance reports were too burdensome for small groups raising small amounts of money to contest ballot measures. -db Tri-City Herald November 9, 2010 By P. Solomon Banda DENVER – A federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that requiring small groups who promote ballot initiatives to file campaign finance reports is so burdensome that it’s unconstitutional, dealing the latest blow to open-government advocates. A libertarian legal group, the

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Free speech: United States web site taken down for advocating violence

donal brown November 11, 2010

Google has removed a site, RevolutionMuslim.com, after British authorities complained that the site ran a post that included a list of British lawmakers who voted for the Iraq war and called for Muslims to “raise the knife of Jihad” against them -db The New York Times November 5, 2010 By Ravi Somaiya LONDON — A United States-based extremist Islamic Web site was taken down on Friday after the British authorities complained of a post praising

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Federal judge blocks Oklahoma’s prohibition of use of Islamic law in state courts

donal brown November 9, 2010

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on a recently passed Oklahoma measure forbidding the use of Islamic law or Shariah in state courts, noting that the measure discriminates against a particular religion. -db Politico November 9, 2010 By Josh Gerstein A federal judge is detailing her reasons for her decision Monday barring the state of Oklahoma from putting into effect a newly passed ballot measure that would bar the use of Islamic law, also known

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Southern California: Santa Clarita library patron sues town over alleged open meeting violation

donal brown November 9, 2010

A frequent user of the Valencia Library in Santa Clarita filed a suit against the city claiming that a public discussion was necessary before the city decided to secede from the County of Los Angeles County Library system. -db KHTS AM1220 November 8, 2010 By Christopher Glotfelty Edward Shain, a Santa Clarita resident and frequent user of the Valencia Library, has filed a lawsuit against City officials, claiming that they decided to secede from the

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