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Prosecutors drop bulk of charges against Barrett Brown over posting of hyperlink to hacked data
Federal prosecutors in Texas have moved to drop 11 of 12 fraud charges against Barrett Brown, an Internet activist and…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Supreme Court rules against protester, avoids First Amendment claim
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday unanimously declined to address the First Amendment claims of a protester who was banned from…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Federal judge preserves blogger’s anonymity
A federal court in California has ruled that an unnamed internet critic of an international spiritual organization can maintain his…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Texas Open Meetings Act does not unconstitutionally restrain government officials’ speech, Reporters Committee argues
Washington, D.C. — The Framers of the U.S. Constitution did not intend the First Amendment to protect government officials’ ability…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Missouri city’s funeral protest ordinance unconstitutional
Less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects a fringe church’s angry, anti-gay…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Reporters Committee position that governance is not speech prevails at high court
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that requiring elected officials to recuse themselves from governance votes on issues where they…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Reporters Committee applauds Supreme Court ruling that even repugnant speech must be protected
Noting that even the most repugnant speech must be afforded the same protection as any other statement, the Reporters Committee…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Legislative voting is governance, not speech, Reporters Committee tells Supreme Court
For Immediate Release: March 1, 2011 Washington, D.C. — Joined by 14 news organizations and the Student Press Law Center,…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Media groups file Supreme Court brief in video game case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend of the court brief today urging the U.S. Supreme…Categorized in Content Restrictions