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Mother-in-law jokes get comedian in legal stew

donal brown August 26, 2009

A comedian who traffics in mother-in-law jokes may be on the right side of the First Amendment, but that may be little comfort as her mother-in-law sues her for defamation. -DB Los Angeles Times August 25, 2009 By John Rogers LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Take my mother-in-law — please,” isn’t a joke you’re likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the

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Judge orders LaRouche PAC off grocery store fronts

donal brown August 26, 2009

A Los Angeles Judge granted a preliminary injunction against the LaRouche Political Action Committee who has been setting up outside grocery stores to solicit donations and pass out literature opposing the “Obama Nazi Healthplan.” -DB The National Law Journal August 26, 2009 By Amanda Bronstadl A Los Angeles judge has granted a preliminary injunction against a political action committee associated with political activist and economist Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. that has been soliciting donations in front

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Blogger intends to sue Google over outing

donal brown August 25, 2009

After Google revealed the identity of an anonymous blogger, her lawyer promised to sue citing the First Amendment right to speak anonymously. -DB Wired August 24, 2009 By Kim Zetter An anonymous blogger unmasked by Google last week following a court order has vowed to sue the internet giant for violating her privacy. Rosemary Port, who operated a blog called “Skanks in NYC,” was outed last week after failing in her efforts to quash a subpoena

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When threats pass muster as ‘true threats’

donal brown August 24, 2009

The executive director of the First Amendment Center says that impolite, heated, intemperate and even vile remarks are protected under the First Amendment but there is no sure legal protection for threats that name specific persons and carry a reasonable chance of being enacted in an immediate way. -DB First Amendment Center Commentary August 23, 2009 By Gene Policinski Saying that someone deserves to be killed certainly gets anyone’s attention. But when does saying that or

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Court rules teacher can pursue suit over political speech

donal brown August 17, 2009

Ruling on a teacher’s claim that he was dismissed for criticizing the school administration, a federal judge said it is already established that public employees do not enjoy First Amendment protection while at work but that the teacher could pursue his suit against the school district on the basis of the teacher’s claim that he also was forced out for his off-campus political activities. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise August 17, 2009 By Kenneth Ofgang A former teacher

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