First Amendment

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…

Daily appeals ruling that labels misdeliveries 'littering,' newspaper 'garbage'01/23/95 NEVADA -- Saying its First Amendment rights were not taken into…

New Jersey shopping malls must allow protestors, court rules12/27/94 NEW JERSEY -- Shopping malls must allow access to protestors distributing…

FCC says anti-abortion ads can be moved, but must be shown12/13/94 WASHINGTON -- The FCC ruled in late November that…

Ban on identifying sex crime victims is unconstitutional12/13/94 FLORIDA -- A Florida statute making it a criminal misdemeanor to identify…

Homeless file complaint on comments by radio personality11/29/94 CALIFORNIA -- Advocates for the homeless filed complaints in mid- November with…

HUD drops investigation of residents who protested against low-income housing 09/20/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In late August, federal housing officials…

Supreme Court sends cable dispute back to trial court 07/12/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Saying it needs more evidence that local…