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RI prayer banner case student to get Playboy award

WPRO-AM reports (http://bit.ly/10ngeRr) Jessica Ahlquist is among this year's winners of the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards.

We really should celebrate the income tax's centennial

The First Amendment has a lot of fans.

Tarrant lawmaker says he didn't think his bill would protect racism

"But as written, the bill also robs private universities -- many of them faith-based -- of the First Amendment freedom to uphold campus values for clubs.

First Amendment defense signaled in sex abuse case

A small evangelical denomination based in Kentucky could argue that the First Amendment protects it from claims by former members that its leader discouraged reporting sexual abuse to authorities.

NY town sued for banning 'frack' talk at meetings

A lawsuit filed Tuesday by the National Resources Defense Council and Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy claims the Broome County town of Sanford is violating residents' First Amendment rights to...

High school newspapers can handle tough subjects

The U.S. Supreme Court failed the nation 25 years ago when it ruled in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier that educators may wield editorial control over student publications without violating...

First Amendment advocate Steven Swander dies

Mr. Swander was a champion of the First Amendment and often spoke at conferences on the subject, Price said.

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Wrongful termination suit against Lassen County postponed

His other claims include slander and violations of due process and his First Amendment rights to...

CLEARWATER, Fla.: Gawker refuses court order in Hogan sex tape suit

Gawker's attorney, Gregg Thomas, says the order infringes on the website's First Amendment...

TALLAHASSEE: Voters' email addresses will remain secret, House decides

First Amendment Foundation President Barbara Petersen called the bill "nonsense" and said the...