The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has refused a trademark for the phrase “Stop the Islamization of America” because it is disparaging to Muslims.
A New Hampshire attorney was arrested for disorderly conduct Monday after he complained longer than his allotted two minutes at a school board meeting about a novel on his 14-year-old…
Updated: A federal judge who halted a probe of coordinated campaign spending in Wisconsin based on First Amendment concerns acted quickly after a federal appeals court stayed his decision.
A New Hampshire resident formerly known as David Montenegro has won a free-speech victory in his bid to obtain a vanity license plate reading “COPSLIE.”
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction shutting down an investigation of alleged campaign spending violations by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative groups during recall elections.
A study of 516 U.S. Supreme Court cases has found that justices in First Amendment case are more likely to support free speech principles when the speaker or speech has…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that mostly Christian prayers, delivered by a “chaplain of the month” before town meetings, do not violate the establishment clause.
A lawyer for a murder defendant in South Carolina is asking a judge to order the victim’s mother and other family members to stop posting about the teen’s death on…
Money donated to political campaigns funds more than just political speech, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday, so the donations shouldn’t have…
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Rick Warren’s battles with the IRS may be over, but debate over the housing allowance is back in focus. AP Photo/Donna McWilliam.
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