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Federal judge upholds most of Louisiana law restricting lawyer advertising

donal brown August 4, 2009

A federal district judge said that Louisiana regulations of lawyer advertising on the internet violate the First Amendment but left in place other restrictions on their ads including those that use client testimonials and those that promise results. -DB ABA Journal August 4, 2009 By Debra Cassens Weiss A federal judge has upheld most of the new restrictions on advertising by Louisiana lawyers, but struck down two rules regulating Internet advertising. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman

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Parents win round in suit over suspension over ‘threat’

donal brown July 30, 2009

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted parents another hearing in their quest to defend their son’s free speech rights after he was suspended for an alleged threat written in crayon in response to a class assignment. -DB First Amendment Center July 29, 2009 By David L. Hudson Jr. A lower federal court jumped the gun in dismissing a lawsuit filed by the parents of an elementary school student suspended for allegedly scribbling a threat

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Students punished for off-campus speech

donal brown July 28, 2009

A CMLP intern says that there is an epidemic of cases in which students are reprimanded for off-campus speech. A case in a Mississippi high school illustrates the way students can be denied their First Amendment rights. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Commentary July 28, 2009 By Lee Baker The Supreme Court once famously said that public school students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”  Tinker

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A&A: Public Filming of TV Show

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Public Filming of TV Show Q: There was a film crew in my city filming a popular TV show in a restaurant and sidewalk in front of the restaurant.  I took some pictures from the public sidewalk across the street.  None of my pictures were for anything but for my personal use–not commercial in any way.  One crew member said just not to use a flash.  Then 20 minutes later, another supposed crew person said

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A&A: Posting in City Sponsored Spaces

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Posting in City Sponsored Spaces Q: I would like to know if cities which maintain bulletin boards, kiosks and other posting places may regulate the content of what is posted and if there is any requirement that these tax supported facilities be available to all? Our city regulates the contents of posting but the only requirement written down is “it must be of general community interest”. Who decides is not specified and what are the

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