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USA outlaws ‘libel tourism’ in the UK courts

FAC July 29, 2010

United States lawmakers have passed legislation countering the threat to freedom of speech posed by ‘libel tourists’ who use the UK’s tough libel laws to take action over articles primarily published in the US. Press Gazette July 29, 2010 By Dominic Ponsford The SPEECH Act – Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act – has been approved by the House of Representatives and will now be signed into law by President

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Mexican Journalists Kidnapped as Drug Cartels Threaten Freedom of Speech

FAC July 29, 2010

Mexican gang members took at least three journalists hostage this week in Durango state after the reporters investigated alleged links between prison officials and drug groups, the state attorney general’s office said. Bloomberg July 29, 2010 By Jonathan J. Levin The kidnappers haven’t yet demanded a payoff, said Ruben Lopez, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office, in a telephone interview. Officials are seeking to confirm whether a fourth missing reporter is among the group,

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Free Speech: Neb. town settles lawsuit brought by Westboro churchwoman

FAC July 28, 2010

An Omaha suburb has paid a member of a Kansas church that protests at soldiers’ funerals $17,000. In exchange, Shirley Phelps-Roper has dropped her lawsuit against Bellevue. July 28, 2010 By AP LINCOLN, Neb. — The settlement with Westboro Baptist Church, which claims that U.S. troop deaths are punishment for the nation’s tolerance of homosexuality, was signed last week. Phelps-Roper’s lawsuit had sought to declare unconstitutional and bar enforcement of the city of Bellevue’s practice of

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Rally in Dearborn supports arrested Christian missionaries

FAC July 26, 2010

Saying that the right to free speech is important, about 25 demonstrators rallied today on the steps of Dearborn City Hall in favor of the four Christian missionaries arrested at the Arab International Festival for allegedly disturbing the peace. Detroit Free Press By Niraj Warikoo July 26, 2010 The rally was organized by Majed Moughni, a Dearborn attorney who is Muslim and concerned that the June 19 arrests violated the U.S. Constitution and harmed the

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Federal judge rejects Caseyville official’s claim that firing violated his free speech rights

FAC July 26, 2010

A former village official’s claim that his firing violated First Amendment guarantees of free speech has been rejected by a federal judge. bnd.com By George Pawlaczyk July 26, 2010 CASEYVILLE — Former Tax Increment Financing Director Rick Casey filed suit last year in federal court in East St. Louis against Mayor George Chance and the village. Casey claimed that his removal by the village board in 2008 was connected to statements he made concerning public issues

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