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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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Judge OKs legal settlement for Mo. governor's e-mails
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Departing Gov. Matt Blunt must turn over thousands of messages to investigators, but several public-records issues remain unresolved.
01.07.09
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2nd Circuit: Detainee IDs can be kept secret
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Court reverses federal judge's decision that sided with the Associated Press, saying Guantanamo detainees have privacy interest.
01.06.09
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Breakaway parishes can't keep property, Calif. justices rule
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State high court's decision in favor of U.S Episcopal Church comes two weeks after Virginia judge finds for seceding congregations there.
01.06.09
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Federal court reinstates Islamic group's wiretapping suit
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Judge says there's enough primary evidence showing charity may have been target of government-tapped telephone calls that were done without court approval.
01.06.09
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Upon reflection, 6th Circuit rubs out rearview-mirror decision
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On Dec. 19, court declared Michigan's law on mirror ornaments unconstitutional; on Dec. 31, it withdrew that ruling.
01.05.09
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Barbs from Neb. police officer ruled protected speech
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State high court says inflammatory remarks Omaha cop made against city, police bosses in union newspaper shouldn't have led to his firing.
01.05.09
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Federal court won't dismiss former school bus driver’s retaliation suit
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By David L. Hudson Jr. Driver in Connecticut was fired after raising questions about mold at her children's school.
01.05.09
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Woman can't use religious defense in monkey-meat case
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Federal judge allows smuggling charge to proceed, saying it's plausible that consumption of 'bush meat' could have religious significance but that claim lacks sincerity.
01.05.09
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Facebook nudity policy draws nursing moms' ire
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Online hangouts might simulate a public place, but they're still private Web sites where the company — not the Constitution or state laws — is king.
01.04.09
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Rx-filling error not defamatory, Iowa court rules
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State appeals court finds Hy-Vee store employees didn't defame woman when they called police about concerns over a prescription and woman was arrested.
01.03.09
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S.D. high court rules man's cursing at cops was free speech
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By David L. Hudson Jr. Justice writes that Marcus Suhn's stream of expletives didn't 'tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.'
01.02.09
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Ga. sex offenders must hand over online passwords
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Critics say new law threatens privacy of those convicted of sex crimes, burdens cash-strapped law enforcement officials.
01.02.09
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Ore. appeals board backs shaman in land-use dispute
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Scott Young and wife want to use ranch building as church; board finds state zoning law violates Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
01.02.09
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Wis. board that investigates corruption keeps results secret
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Ethics division administrator notes 1-year-old law that created board prohibits it from disclosing details of most cases, says that flaw needs to fixed.
01.01.09
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