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• in Technology
  No Legal Defense for Likes that Equal Political Endorsements on Facebook
  Man gets fire for “Liking” something on Facebook. Will you be next?
  by stephengfm / on May 6, 2012
• in Politics
  US Constitution: The Bishops Don’t Get a Veto
  As the Bishops try to strong arm the US Constitution, Republicans follow gleefully behind.
  by jimmyzuma / on Feb 9, 2012
• in Politics
  How to Lose an Uncontested Election
  Corruption and Civil Rights Violations in a Seattle Suburb and the Police Officers Who Fought Back
  by xavieronassisemtp / on Oct 22, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “first amendment”

 

• OWS Librarians Suing Bloomberg For Property Destruction, But It Was Never About the Books

  
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  On November 15th, 2011, under the cloak of night and with no warning, the NYPD violently evicted Occupy Wall Street’s encampment at Liberty Square in lower Manhattan. Other encampments across the nation were similarly evicted within a timeframe that pointed more towards “coordination” than “coincidence.” ...
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• Gene Policinski: Teacher flunks First Amendment 101 

  
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  &via=&related=wpglamour"> In this contentious election year, it seems almost quaint to hear someone insist that it’s socially incorrect – and possibly illegal – to criticize the president of the United States as opposed to a candidate for the office. Quaint, except that: (1) the misguided guidance ...
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• Banning Anonymous Speech: Reality Mimics April Fool’s Gag

  
  New York Personal Injury Law Blog — Authority: 102
  Really, who’d a thunk it? On April 1st I went live with a gag about Joe Lieberman proposing to ban anonymous speech on the Internet . I used a new blog: McIntyre v. Ohio to run it anonymously. Lots of fun was had, and I did a deconstruction of the hoax the day after , but no journalists were actually taken in. ...
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• Federal judge orders mediation for news groups, Idaho in lawsuit over execution access

  
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  A federal judge has ordered mediation between Idaho and more than a dozen news organizations challenging the states policy limiting public access to executions. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge handed down the order Thursday, two days after The Associated Press and 16 other news organizations filed a ...
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• Free Speech Potpourri: Begging Might Not Be Speech, But Flashing Your ‘Headlights’ Certainly Is!

  
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  Begging might not be free speech, but flashing your headlights is… Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook . Tags: 1st Amendment , Cars , Chicago , First Amendment , Flori-duh , Florida , Free Speech , Headlights , Illinois , Police , Potpourri
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• Free Speech Potpourri: Begging Might Not Be Speech, But Flashing Your ‘Headlights’ Certainly Is!

  
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  Begging might not be free speech, but flashing your headlights is… Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook . Tags: 1st Amendment , Cars , Chicago , First Amendment , Flori-duh , Florida , Free Speech , Headlights , Illinois , Police , Potpourri
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• Car Mounts Photo Shoot, Behind the Scenes at Videomaker

  
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  From car mounts to citizen journalists, shooting video is becoming more mobile and easier to share. This summer Videomaker has several features showing you how to take action and get in the video producing game.
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• Teacher Flunks First Amendment 101

  
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  INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center In this contentious election year, it seems almost quaint to hear someone insist that it’s socially incorrect – and possibly illegal – to criticize the president of the United States as opposed to a candidate for the office. Quaint, ...
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• A Florida Judge Ruled That Flashing Your Headlights Is Free Speech [Car Crime]

  
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  They arent too common anymore, but once in a while a free speech ruling that makes sense comes along. A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that an Orlando man, by flashing his lights to warn other motorists of an upcoming speed trap, was exercising his Constitutional right to free speech. More »
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• FDA Guidance On DTC TV Ads Is Unconstitutional?

  
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  Two months ago, the FDA issued a draft guidance that stipulates when drugmakers must submit their direct-to-consumer TV ads for agency review. These include initial ads for any prescription drug, or for a new or expanded indication; all TV ads for drugs that are subject to a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; ...
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• Chicago Panhandlers File First Amendment Lawsuit

  
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  The First Amendment protects your right to speak your mind, but does that include the right to ask strangers for money? A group of panhandlers in Chicago say that it does.
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• Judicial Review

  
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  There is an argument going around, mainly on the Left, that the Supreme Court cannot overturn the PPACA (aka Obamacare) because it is just too major and significant.  It’s sort of OK to overturn minor legislation at the margins, but if Congress does something really big, it deserved the Court’s respect ...
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• The New York Bill that Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech

  
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  Watching faceless online passerby troll bloggers or mock fellow scribblers can be a drag, but what if legislators answer to online neer-do-wells was to ban anonymous comments from websites entirely?
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• Target of Fantasy Flynt Ad “Commends” Hustler for “Honesty”

  
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  “That’s satire. I’m able to publish this because of the Supreme Court case I won in 1984, Flynt v. Falwell.” – Larry Flynt [h/t The Blaze ] HE’S THE RUSH Limbaugh of graphic images. The leader in sliming the right, as Limbaugh is to the left. Like Limbaugh’s verbal assault on Sandra Fluke, ...
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• Judge: flashing headlights to warn of speed trap is protected speech

  
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  Florida cops have made a practice of ticketing drivers who warn others about speed traps by flashing their lights, despite uncertainty as to whether state law actually does prohibit such flashing. Now a judge in Sanford, Fla. has ruled that Ryan Kintner of Lake Mary not only was within his rights under state law ...
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• NY Republicans Trying to Ban Anonymous Online Comments AND Apparently the First Amendment

  
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  Here is a clear-cut example of not really thinking things through very carefully - Republicans in the New York State Assembly have proposed legislation that would ban online comments made anonymously. As a blogger, I cant tell you how infuriating it is sometimes to watch people make nasty, ill-informed comments ...
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• New York Bill Outlaws Internet Political Speech

  
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  New York Bill Outlaws Internet Political Speech Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com May 23, 2012 Jim Conte, a New York Republican, has declared himself an enemy of the First Amendment and the Constitution. He is pushing the so-called Internet Protection Act, legislation that would make it illegal to post anonymously on the ...
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• Court Strikes Blow To Illinois Eavesdropping Law

  
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  Court Strikes Blow To Illinois Eavesdropping Law         By JASON KEYSER  - Associated Press   Published Tuesday, May 8, 2012   CHICAGO — In a blow to Illinois’ sweeping eavesdropping law, a federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked its enforcement in cases where someone is recording a police officer at ...
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• God Help Anyone Who Disagrees With Obama & Drama Queens

  
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  After Barack Obama decided to come out of the closet on his support of gay marriage, anyone with any objective view of how the Obama camp works had to think it was just a matter of time before anyone who believes in God or the Scriptures as it relates to homosexuality would become the new target of the intolerant gay ...
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• New York lawmakers want to ban anonymous online speech

  
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  Bill sponsor Sen. Thomas O’Mara (R-NY) It looks like another few Republican legislators, this time from the state of New York, apparently managed to skip all their high school civics classes that dealt with the First Amendment: Proposed legislation in both chambers would require New York-based websites, ...
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