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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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Opinion: Mississippi school violates prom-goer’s First Amendment rights

donal brown March 31, 2010

The New York Times applauds the federal court decision against a Mississippi school district that prevented a senior girl from attending the prom with her girlfriend as a gay couple. The judge ruled that the district violated the senior girl’s First Amendment right of self-expression and also her right to send the message that women should not be limited to traditional female clothing. The district had forbidden her to wear a tuxedo to the prom.

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Law school groups back Hastings in discrimination case

donal brown March 23, 2010

University of California’s Hastings College of Law has gained the support of several law groups in its case before the Supreme Court scheduled for argument on April 19. The school’s Christian Legal Society brought suit to operate on campus with a policy that excludes gays and lesbians. -db The National Law Journal March 22, 2010 By Karen Sloan Law school organizations are lining up behind the University of California Hastings College of the Law in

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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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Internet raises stakes in cases pitting public disclosure against right to privacy

donal brown January 19, 2010

In Doe v. Reed, the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh the right to privacy under the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech and association against the need for open government and transparency in public elections. -DB First Amendment Center Commentary January 19, 2010 By Tony Mauro WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that presents the classic tension between public disclosure and personal privacy but with the added twist

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