First Amendment
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Judge refuses to quash subpoena in Rwandan genocide case
A U.S. district judge in Kansas refused last week to quash a subpoena issued to a human rights group and… -
Court strikes down explicit-materials laws
The U.S. Court of Appeals sitting in Portland, Oregon, (9th Cir.) struck down two laws Monday that would have prohibited… -
Obama signs federal 'libel tourism' bill
President Barack Obama today signed into law bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting authors and journalists from libel lawsuits filed abroad. -
Federal anti-SLAPP legislation makes its debut in Congress
The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would create a federal anti-SLAPP law to protect individuals from meritless lawsuits… -
Trial begins in true threats suit, hung jury in another
There were developments this week in two "true threats" trials against Internet agitators who have been charged with inciting illegal… -
Open meetings law stands in 5th Cir.
The Texas Open Meetings Act remains good law after withstanding a constitutional challenge by former city council members who asserted… -
Court will re-hear Texas open meetings law case
A federal appellate court rightly decided this week to re-hear a case on the constitutionality of the Texas Open Meetings… -
Supreme Court to reconsider campaign finance laws
The Supreme Court said today it would rehear a case about how the government may regulate corporate and union speech… -
Court upholds ban on death-row interviews
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a regulation barring prisoners on death row in the federal system from meeting… -
Photographer loses First Amendment claim in Oakland
An Oakland Tribune photographer who was arrested while taking pictures at an accident scene lost his civil rights case against the…