Civil libertarians have accused the British government of censorship for their travel restrictions on talk show host Michael Savage. Since 2005 the British have excluded numbers of people for unacceptable behavior including spreading hatred. Savage had called the Quran “a book of hate.” -DB San Francisco Chronicle May 6, 2009 By Joe Garofoli and Carla Marinucci SAN FRANCISCO – Conservative talk show host Michael Savage’s commentary has offended groups from parents of autistic kids to

A California appeals court ruled that the anti-SLAPP law against lawsuits brought to silence government critics did not apply in a case where a lawyer allegedly made anonymous calls to Boeing to accuse one of its employees of terrorism. –DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise May 4, 2009 By Steven M. Ellis The Fourth District Court of Appeal has rejected a Santa Monica attorney’s attempt to strike a complaint alleging she anonymously telephoned aircraft manufacturer Boeing to accuse

The Supreme Court set aside a federal appeals court ruling sparing CBS a fine for broadcasting a fleeting image of Janet Jackson’s breast during the Super Bowl in 2004. The court must reconsider its ruling. The network had argued that there was inadequate notice on the rules and that they showed the image unintentionally. -DB Los Angeles Times May 5, 2009 By David G. Savage WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following up on a ruling from last

In a ruling on a dispute concerning then Alaskan Governor Walter Hickel and members of his policy staff, the court said that states could be sued by employees for violations of their Constitutional rights. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise May 4, 2009 States are not immune from claims of employment discrimination and free-speech violations by employees in policymaking positions, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday. Disagreeing with a three-judge panel that ruled in November