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Milwaukee newspaper photographer arrested covering rally supporting Occupy Wall Street

donal brown November 3, 2011

In attempting to clear a street, Milwaukee policemen arrested a Milwaukee Sentinel Journal photographer covering a march near a university campus in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The police claimed the photographer did not identify herself as a journalist. -db From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 2, 2011, by By Karen Herzog with contributions from Sharif Durhams. Full story  

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Pennsylvania Christians can continue protesting sex shops

donal brown November 1, 2011

A federal judge ruled that a Catholic fraternal organizaton could continue to picket  in front of a sex shop so long as they are not posing a danger to pedestrians or motorists. The sex shop owners had sued on a number of grounds one being that the protesters were interfering with their First Amendment rights. -db From the Courthouse News Service, October 31, 2011, by Reuben Kramer. Full story  

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Louisiana student sues in federal court after suspended for criticizing teacher on Facebook

donal brown October 25, 2011

A Baton Rouge high school student sued school officials for suspending him and throwing him out of the honors club for criticizing a teacher on Facebook. The student made the comment from his home and removed it before school the next day. The boy’s parents contend that the comment was intended as a joke and created no disturbance at the school so should be protected under the First Amendment. -db From the Courthouse News Service,

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Berkeley students sue over arrests at teach-in

donal brown October 13, 2011

Students jailed for their part in a teach-in to protest cuts and tuition hikes sued University of California officials for denying their right to assembly and free speech. The students claimed they were meeting in Wheeler Hall with administrative sanction when without warning they were handcuffed and arrested. -db From the Courthouse News Service, October 13, 2011, by Nick McCann. Full story

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Chicago: Christian protesters arrested for stopping pedestrians in anti-gay protest lose case

donal brown October 6, 2011

Members of the Christian ministry, Volunteers for Repent America, arrested in 2006 for allegedly blocking pedestrians during their protests at the Seventh Annual Gay Games, lost their lawsuit in federal appeals court. The ministry claimed their free speech rights were violated, but the court ruled against them, holding that the Chicago police were concerned narrowly with maintaining orderly flow of traffic and were not discriminating on the basis of the ministry’s message. -db From the

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