First Amendment
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FCC head calls for stronger broadcasting code of ethics
FCC head calls for stronger broadcasting code of ethics 06/16/97 NEW YORK--The broadcast news business is in need of a… -
SHORT ITEMS
SHORT ITEMS 05/19/97 FDA cannot restrict tobacco ads. In late April, a federal District Court in Greensboro, N.C. ruled that… -
Rest-stop newsrack ban struck down
Rest-stop newsrack ban struck down 04/21/97 SOUTH DAKOTA--The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis (8th Cir.) upheld a 1995… -
Newspaper has First Amendment right to limit activism
Newspaper has First Amendment right to limit activism 03/10/97 WASHINGTON--The state Supreme Court in Olympia ruled in late February that… -
Regulation banning casino advertising held unconstitutional
Regulation banning casino advertising held unconstitutional 03/10/97 CALIFORNIA--A 63-year-old ban on broadcast advertisement for casino gambling violates broadcasters' rights and… -
Stations drop Pacifica contract over prisoner commentaries
Stations drop Pacifica contract over prisoner commentaries 03/10/97 PENNSYLVANIA--In late February, Philadelphia radio station WRTI cancelled its arrangement to carry… -
UPDATE: OREGON
UPDATE: OREGON 02/24/97 Prosecutors decided in early February not to bring charges against Eugene Register-Guard reporter Jeff Wright and photography… -
Photographer’s film returned after confiscation by police, NTSB
Photographer's film returned after confiscation by police, NTSB 02/24/97 MICHIGAN--State police in early February returned photographs and negatives confiscated from… -
Appeals court affirms dismissal of charges over violent e-mail
Appeals court affirms dismissal of charges over violent e-mail 02/10/97 MICHIGAN--In late January, the majority of a federal appeals panel… -
Restriction on inmates’ calls does not violate First Amendment
Restriction on inmates' calls does not violate First Amendment 01/27/97 ALABAMA--In late December, 1996, the U.S. Court of Appeals in…