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Consequences of Exercising First Amendment Rights

FAC July 6, 2010

A look at the unintended consequences of exercising 1st Amendment rights in America and the inherent guarantees of freedom of expression in a free society. – SMD Cape Cod Times: “First Amendment Consequences” Commentary/Opinion July 6, 2010 By Jim Coogan The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, with its guarantees of free speech and inherent right of protest, constantly has a way of reminding us that living in a free society can produce unintended outcomes.

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The Supreme Court’s inconsistent 1st Amendment rulings

FAC July 5, 2010

The Supreme Court’s just-ended term was marked by mixed results and “inconsistent” rulings on First Amendment cases according to Los Angeles Times. – SMD First Amendment Rulings Opinion/Commentary July 5,2010 Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court term that ended last week will be remembered for several important decisions. The court ruled that juveniles couldn’t be imprisoned for life without parole for any crime but homicide, that the individual’s right to bear arms must be respected

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Supreme Court hears arguments in Christian group suit against state university law school

donal brown April 20, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case pitting a Christian Legal Society barring gay students against the law school that requires campus groups to admit all students regardless of status or beliefs. Much of the sessions dwelled on whether the university nondiscrimination policy applied evenly to all groups and was “viewpoint neutral.” -db The National Law Journal April 20, 2010 By Tony Mauro The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a

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Supreme Court’s much-maligned First Amendment decision will, in fact, expand freedom of speech

Peter Scheer April 5, 2010

Prediction: The Citizens United holding dooms IRS curbs on political advocacy by “dot-org” news media and other nonprofits. BY PETER SCHEER—Forty-six years ago, the Supreme Court announced its decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rewriting centuries of “common law” on libel and defamation, in order to boost constitutional protection for criticism of government policies and government officials. One of the most important free speech decisions in Supreme Court history, New York Times was heralded

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Mississippi school stressed over idea of gays at prom

donal brown March 15, 2010

A Mississippi high school could not legally ban a gay couple from the prom so it just cancelled the event altogether. With the help of the ACLU, the student who wanted to invite a girlfriend to the prom is suing the school for violating her First Amendment rights to freedom of expression. -db ACLU Opinion March 11, 2010 By Sam Ritchie In the era of Will & Grace, Portia & Ellen andNeil & John, it’s

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