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Free speech: Teachers sue Florida school district for social media policy

donal brown November 15, 2010

Some Florida teachers are suing their district in state court on the grounds that a proposed Manatee school district policy violates their free speech rights by prohibiting social media postings of negative comments or photos about the district, employees or students from home or work computers. -db Bradenton Herald November 13, 2010 By Richard Dymond MANATEE, Florida — The teachers union in Manatee County filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutionality of a proposed Manatee

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Kansas man wins free speech battle with city over yard sign

donal brown November 15, 2010

A homeowner in Valley Center, Kansas won a judgment of $8000 against the city who sued him for criminal defamation after he posted a yard sign criticizing the city administration. -db The Topeka Capital-Journal November 13, 2010 By Roxana Hegeman WICHITA (AP)— A Valley Center homeowner can again display a yard sign criticizing the city and its administrator without fear. Details surfaced Saturday of the court settlement in a First Amendment case that arose after

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Woman sues tabloid for defamation over report of alleged tryst with Obama

donal brown November 14, 2010

A woman suing the Globe tabloid for defamation says that the publication ran a story fabricated by Barack Obama’s political opponents that as a campaign worker she had an affair with Obama. -db Courthouse News Service November 12, 2010 By Marimer Matos MIAMI (CN) – President Obama’s political rivals fabricated a sex scandal about a former campaign worker, the woman says in a defamation complaint against the Globe tabloid. Vera Baker says the “story came

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Middle school student told he could keep American flag on bike

donal brown November 13, 2010

After telling a student he could not fly an American flag on his bike on the possibility that the flag could cause disruption at Denair Middle School, the school authorities relented and allowed the flag. -db FOX40 News November 12, 2010 By Elissa Harrington DENAIR, Calif. -13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike. He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather,

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Free speech: ‘Sign man’ faces charges for obstruction

donal brown November 11, 2010

A Mountain View, California man known as ‘sign man’ claims that his right to free speech was violated when he was arrested for creating threats to public safety and obstructing traffic. -db San Francisco Chronicle November 7, 2010 By Kelsey Williams On any given day in Mountain View, a man called Wo’O Ideafarm can be found standing by his roughly 5-by-4-by-8 foot box/home that he covers with large signs. Ranging in content from relatively mild

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