First Amendment

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…

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…