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Federal judge allows students’ empty-holster protest on Texas community college campus 2

donal brown November 10, 2009

A federal district judge ruled that two students could wear empty holsters at Tarrant County College Northeast  to protest school policy against concealed handguns on campus. The students could protest on public streets, sidewalks and common areas but not in classrooms or hallways. Another hearing is scheduled for November 16. -DB Courthouse News Service November 10, 2009 By David Lee DALLAS (CN) – Two students who sued their college for the right to wear empty

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No First Amendment defense in suit over man’s ejection from public meeting for making a Nazi salute

donal brown November 5, 2009

A federal court of appeals ruled that the City of Santa Cruz could eject a man from a city council meeting for a Nazi salute since the salute contributed to disrupting the meeting. The man’s attorney argued that the salute could not have been disruptive since no one noticed it. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise November 4, 2009 By Sherri M. Okamoto A man who was ejected from a city council meeting for giving a Nazi salute in

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Indiana high School students sue after school imposed penalties for posting racy photos on internet

donal brown November 3, 2009

Two sophomores from an Indiana high school were barred from afterschool sports for the 2009-2010 school year when the administration objected to sexually provocative images of themselves the girls posted on MySpace. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a suit against the school, arguing that the posting was not disruptive and therefore violated the students’ First Amendment rights. The students apologized and have been reinstated for the fall sports season. Tech Herald contributor Steve

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Four faculty members suspended at Southwestern College after protest for budget cuts

donal brown October 29, 2009

Inside Higher Ed Commentary October 26, 2009 By Scott Jaschik Four faculty members received notices at Southwestern College, a community college in San Diego, that they were suspended the day after a peaceful campus protest over budget cuts. The notices referenced a section of the state penal code that prevents people from disrupting the orderly operation of the school. -DB

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