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Man with impeach Obama sign arrested at Alaska State Fair

donal brown August 31, 2010

Police arrested at man at the Alaska State Fair carrying a sign calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama. The fair allows political messages if citizens rent a booth and follow vendor guidelines but forbid political activities in common areas. -db Anchorage Daily News August 28, 2010 By Kyle Hopkins Ten minutes of mayhem Thursday at the Alaska State Fair — caught on video and posted on YouTube — jump-started an Internet debate on

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Fired for Facebook protest, worker sues for sexual harassment

donal brown June 1, 2010

A medical technician is seeking damages for civil rights violations, sexual harassment, and assault and battery after her supervisor allegedly harassed and assaulted her. She was fired shortly after a Facebook posting saying her boss need to “keep his creepy hands off” her. -db Courthouse News Service June 1, 2010 By Joe Harris TOPEKA, Kan. (CN) – A medical technician claims she was fired after posting on Facebook that her boss needed to “keep his

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Free speech: California man to get rehearing on his right to give Nazi salute to mayor

donal brown March 14, 2010

The majority of the 26 active judges of  the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear the case of homeless-rights advocate who sued the city of Santa Cruz after he was thrown out of a city council meeting for making a Nazi salute to the mayor. -db San Francisco Chronicle March 13, 2010 By Bob Egelko A federal appeals court granted a new hearing Friday to a homeless-rights advocate who sued the city of

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State courts find teen-agers’ ‘fighting words’ unprotected

donal brown March 11, 2010

Teen-agers are finding that courts are unsympathetic to their use of “fighting words”, viewing the language as disorderly conduct and affirming lower court decisions in finding the teen-agers delinquent. -db First Amendment Center Commentary March 11, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. Recent court decisions in Arizona and North Dakota demonstrate that kids can face criminal charges and convictions when they utter “fighting words.” Appellate courts in both states affirmed juvenile court findings of delinquency

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Federal judge says school’s anti-gang policy raises First Amendment issues

donal brown November 19, 2009

After a high school student’s free speech arguments were rejected by a federal district judge, a federal appeals judge said that he could bring First Amendment claims against his school for punishing him for allegedly asking a question to another student about a gang. The student denies asking the question. -DB First Amendment Center November 18, 2009 By David L. Hudson Jr. A federal judge has ruled that a student can pursue a First Amendment claim

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