First Amendment

EPA rule silencing critical employees struck down06/16/95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Environmental Protection Agency employees will be allowed to accept travel expense reimbursement…

FCC adopts form letter to handle talk show complaints06/16/95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The FCC in early May created a form letter to…

Parole condition barring payment for publication found constitutional 05/30/95 MASSACHUSETTS--A parole condition prohibiting a woman from profiting from the sale…

Court upholds ordinance banning newspaper street sales05/30/95 COLORADO--The city of Aurora can prohibit "hawking" by newspaper street vendors who confront…

Reporter activism restriction upheld to ensure neutrality05/16/95 WASHINGTON--Newspapers retain the right to prohibit a reporter's political activism to ensure neutral…

Supreme Court allows distribution of anonymous pamphlets05/02/95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A state law prohibiting distribution of anonymous electioneering pamphlets is unconstitutional, the…

Attorney General bans enforcement of newsrack law05/02/95 CALIFORNIA--Faced with a preliminary injunction banning enforcement of a state newsrack statute and…

Appellate court upholds gag on discovery documents05/02/95 INDIANA--Protective orders prohibiting disclosure of discovery materials not submitted at trial do not…

Newsstand operators face trial for selling adult magazine04/18/95 WASHINGTON--Probable cause does exist for pornography charges filed against a newsstand owner…

Commission sinks right-to-air regulation for public access03/21/95 NEW YORK--The state Cable Television Commission voted in early March to drop a…