first amendment rights

State Sen. Rosalind Kurita's lawyer urged a federal judge today to put her name back on the Nov. 4 ballot as the Democratic nominee. After a three-hour hearing, Judge Robert Echols said he'd rule early next week.

Rosalind Kurita has good reason to be pessimistic about convincing a federal judge to give her back the Democratic state Senate nomination.

There's a few factors not to be read in media reports regarding the Anderson County federal lawsuit filed by a student against the school system, claiming his First Amendment rights were violated because school officials sent the student home for repeatedly wearing clothing the system deemed in violation of the school's dress policy - clothing depicting a Confeder

My good friend Adam Bonin wrote a column for the Philadelphia Inquirer several days ago describing the problems with the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn the "

Proponents of freedom of speech - and opponents of eminent domain abuse by local governments - deserve a big court victory in Clarksville, Tennessee, just up the road from Nashville, where a local court has been asked to toss out a libel suit filed by some folks who didn't like being criticized for their use of eminent domain to benefit a private developer.

The tug-o-war between the people's servants and the people's right to know continues in Giles County.

A Giles County blogger said Wednesday his First Amendment rights are being squelched by a policy that bars unapproved cameras from school board meetings.

PULASKI — A Giles County blogger said Wednesday his First Amendment rights are being squelched by a policy that bars unapproved cameras from school board meetings.

Allen Barrett says the policy is directed solely at him in response to articles and videos on Giles Free Speech Zone, an Internet website that has been critical of the Giles County School Board.

Glenn Reynolds reports that Clifford Shoemaker, the Virginia trial lawyer who subpoenaed blogging librarian Kathy Seidel, got spanked by the judge for his efforts. Here's background on the case.

George Carlin, who was not just a comedian but a first amendment rights champion, is being honored tonight through Friday on HBO.

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