First Amendment

Inmate's suit to force NPR to air commentaries dismissed 09/22/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit in mid- August…

Sports reporter sued basketball coach over outburst 08/11/97 NEW JERSEY--A (Newark) Star-Ledger basketball reporter filed suit in mid-July against New…

Fruit growers not protected from compelled advertising 07/14/97 WASHINGTON D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June that First Amendment…

FCC head calls for stronger broadcasting code of ethics 06/16/97 NEW YORK--The broadcast news business is in need of a…

SHORT ITEMS 05/19/97 FDA cannot restrict tobacco ads. In late April, a federal District Court in Greensboro, N.C. ruled that…

Rest-stop newsrack ban struck down 04/21/97 SOUTH DAKOTA--The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis (8th Cir.) upheld a 1995…

Newspaper has First Amendment right to limit activism 03/10/97 WASHINGTON--The state Supreme Court in Olympia ruled in late February that…

Regulation banning casino advertising held unconstitutional 03/10/97 CALIFORNIA--A 63-year-old ban on broadcast advertisement for casino gambling violates broadcasters' rights and…

Stations drop Pacifica contract over prisoner commentaries 03/10/97 PENNSYLVANIA--In late February, Philadelphia radio station WRTI cancelled its arrangement to carry…

UPDATE: OREGON 02/24/97 Prosecutors decided in early February not to bring charges against Eugene Register-Guard reporter Jeff Wright and photography…