First Amendment

Navy professor reassigned, then reinstated after criticizing Academy04/22/96 MARYLAND--A U.S. Naval Academy professor who was removed from his classroom in…

Death row inmate sues NPR over cancellation of commentary04/08/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Death row inmate and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal filed suit in…

UPDATE03/25/96 LOUISIANA--WDSU-TV investigative reporter Richard Angelico has refused to pay a court fine for reporting on documents related to an…

Family files wrongful death suit against publisher of "hit man" book02/12/96 MARYLAND--The families of three murder victims have filed suit…

Turkey threatens legal action over '60 Minutes' report on Kurds02/12/96 TURKEY--Turkey's deputy foreign minister, Onur Oymen, complained to a U.S.…

Snow emergency prompts state to stop the presses01/29/96 PENNSYLVANIA--Due to a "state of emergency" caused by early January's blizzard, newspaper…

Class action suit filed over distribution of free publication12/18/95 WASHINGTON--King County Superior Court Judge Jim Bates in late November allowed…

Charges against reporter of inciting racial hatred dismissed11/20/95 TURKEY-- An American correspondent for Reuters news service was cleared in early…

Publisher sues mayor for throwing away newspapers11/06/95 NEW JERSEY--A weekly newspaper in Elizabeth filed a lawsuit in federal District Court…

Mayor sues paper for pulling campaign ad11/06/95 CONNECTICUT--The mayor of Waterbury in late October filed a complaint with the state…