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Prison officials ordered to stop reading inmate’s legal mail
THIRD CIRCUIT--Officials at the State Correctional Institution in Greene, Pa., have been ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals in… -
Hearing on student’s suspension cannot be closed by teacher
IOWA--A school board hearing on a student's proposed suspension, which the student wishes to be open, may not be closed… -
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… -
Senate bill would eliminate anonymous holds on legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C.--An amendment to the Defense Spending Authorization Bill that would prevent senators from anonymously placing holds on legislation was… -
Court rejects Arizona prison’s complete ban on explicit materials
NINTH CIRCUIT--A ban prohibiting Arizona prisoners from possessing any pictures depicting frontal nudity is unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals… -
Bill to ban Klan’s unauthorized use of newspapers advances
CALIFORNIA--After being amended several times, legislation attempting to make it a crime for the Ku Klux Klan to insert hate… -
Court rejects First Amendment attack on anti-stalking law
WASHINGTON--The state's stalking law does not intrude upon constitutionally protected behavior such as news gathering, the Washington Supreme Court ruled… -
UPDATE: U.S. SUPREME COURT
In late May the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review the decision of the federal court of appeals in… -
FCC given 30 days to review personal attack, editorial rules
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in late May that the FCC had 30 days… -
Restrictive anti-paparazzi bill dies in state senate
CALIFORNIA--While California Sen. John Burton's anti-paparazzi bill passed the state senate and is awaiting action in the assembly, a similar…