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College students trample free speech zones in celebrating death of Osama bin Laden

donal brown May 2, 2011

College students at Iowa State and Penn State fervently celebrated Osana bin Laden’s death on Sunday night, ignoring their school’s ban on spontaneous demonstrations. In each case, the police made no moves to halt the festivities. Writing for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Adam Kissel questions the constitutionality of the colleges’ free speech zones, “While it is good that Penn State and Iowa State did not employ their policies to shut down last

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Pennsylvania: Federal appeals court rules man removed from meeting not deprived of free speech rights

donal brown April 25, 2011

A federal appeals court ruled that authorities acted lawfully when they ejected an activist from a County Council meeting. The appeals court upheld a lower court decision that the man was removed to restore order, not to silence him. The majority opinion said, “…we cannot find evidence in the record to support a reasonable inference that … [the mayor ejected the activist] from the March 20 council meeting because of animus toward him or his

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Michigan: Quran-burning pastor may sue for right to protest at Dearborn mosque

donal brown April 23, 2011

The Florida pastor who burned a Quran bringing on violent protests by Muslims in Afghanistan was briefly held by police and prohibited from holding a rally at a Dearborn mosque. Pastor Terry Jones says he plans to return next week to protest at City Hall on First Amendment grounds and  may file a lawsuit. The Dearborn mayor said that the right to free speech could not jeopardize public safety. -db From the Detroit Free Press,

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First amendment rights of Golden Gate protestors reaffirmed

donal brown January 17, 2011

Marin Independent Journal January 14, 2011 By Mark Prado A federal district judge ruled that the Golden Gate Bridge District’s restrictions on  protesters using the bridge violated their First Amendment rights. The district banned bullhorns, hand-held signs and protests after 2 p.m. on weekends. -db

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Activist files $2.5 million claim against Novato for alleged free speech violations

donal brown December 13, 2010

An anti-illegal immigration activist sued the city of Novato claiming his arrest at a Sept. 14 council meeting violated his First Amendment rights. He was arrested after he made incendiary remarks to the council and refused to leave the podium or address the council directly. -db Marin Independent Journal December 9, 2010 By Rob Rogers Anti-illegal immigration activist Jerome Ghigliotti has filed a $2.5 million claim against the city of Novato, arguing that his arrest

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