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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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MySpace hoax case on verge of dismissal
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Federal judge provisionally throws out convictions of Missouri woman whose online hoax was followed by a teenage girl's suicide.
07.03.09
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Revised Idaho open-meetings law takes effect
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Statute clarifies when and how city councils, county commissions, school boards can meet behind closed doors in executive session.
07.03.09
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Official says Conn. can't enforce lobbying law against diocese
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Ethics office to drop investigation of Catholic Church and its activity related to March 11 rally at state Capitol.
07.02.09
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Newspaper wins 10-year libel fight with convict
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By Brian Schraum New Hampshire Supreme Court affirms that Nashua Telegraph, police who commented in story about Terry Thomas's crimes are not liable.
07.02.09
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Free speech in school is theme of youth video contest
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By Danny Hodges National Coalition Against Censorship sponsors sixth annual competition to provoke discussion on freedom of expression.
07.02.09
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CIA report on detention, interrogation delayed again
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Document had been expected to be made public two weeks ago but was held back over debates about how much of it should be censored.
07.02.09
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Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book
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Swedish author's Catcher in the Rye 'sequel' mirrors classic too closely, federal judge finds; parody argument also rejected.
07.02.09
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ACLU: Hawaii shield law protects filmmaker from subpoena
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Man suing others over construction-project delays seeks Keoni Kealoha Alvarez's video, interviews not used in documentary on Native Hawaiian burial practices.
07.01.09
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EPA releases list of high-risk coal-ash sites
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Info had been kept under wraps after Army Corps of Engineers said it didn't want locations disclosed because of national security.
07.01.09
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Federal judge blocks Kan. ban on sexy billboards
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Spokeswoman says attorney general's office is deciding how to proceed given that nearly identical laws in three other states have been struck down.
07.01.09
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Ky. newspaper sues over new anti-litter law
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Louisville Courier-Journal argues that ordinance limiting how it can deliver ad supplements violates First Amendment — and would cost $68 million a week in fines.
07.01.09
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Federal court puts Pa. ethics panel's gag rule on hold
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Judge grants preliminary injunction, saying, 'Infringement upon an individual's First Amendment rights, for even abbreviated periods of time, constitutes irreparable injury.'
06.30.09
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Most governors happy to divulge whereabouts after Sanford scandal
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Personal time becomes public business in emergencies or, as in the case of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, unexplained absences.
06.30.09
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Hawaii appeals court upholds higher campaign contributions
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Businesses, unions can donate to political candidates at same levels as individuals or campaign committees.
06.30.09
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Senate confirms 2 for FCC
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Lawmakers OK Julius Genachowski as head of commission and Robert McDowell for a second term.
06.30.09
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