First Amendment
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Tiger Woods loses appeal in "right of publicity" case.
In an important win for free expression, a federal appeals court held today that an artist's painting of Tiger Woods… -
Journalism organizations protest Secret Service’s interrogation of newspaper satirist
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Student Press Law Center asked the director of the U.S.… -
Ban on broadcast ads for commercial casinos upheld
FIFTH CIRCUIT--The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans (5th Cir.) reaffirmed its November 1995 holding that a federal statute… -
Suit over tape of congressional Republicans call dismissed
WASHINGTON, D.C.--In late July, a federal judge dismissed Rep. John Boehner's (R-Ohio) civil lawsuit against Rep. James McDermott (D-Wash) over… -
Suit against Forbes over sugar substitute tip thrown out
FOURTH CIRCUIT--A columnist's opinions questioning a technology company's stock value were "subjective and speculative supposition" and therefore protected by the… -
Law barring sexually oriented material from jail enjoined
NEW JERSEY--Imprisoned sex offenders may continue to receive and possess sexually oriented material, a federal district judge in Newark decided… -
Dismissal of challenge to publisher licensing scheme overturned
SEVENTH CIRCUIT--In late July, the federal appeals court in Chicago (7th Cir.) unanimously held that a publisher of nonpersonalized commodities… -
Transit agency violated rights in restricting controversial ad
PENNSYLVANIA--A public transportation agency violated the First Amendment by rejecting an anti-abortion advertisement for display in its stations and vehicles,… -
First Amendment defense not allowed in pornography prosecution
MARYLAND--A radio reporter pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving and transporting child pornography in early July, after a federal… -
Court reinstates ‘Natural Born Killers’ incitement suit
LOUISIANA--A state appellate court in Baton Rouge in mid-May decided that a suit brought by the victim of an armed…