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Study This, Mr. Principal: Student Wins Web Case

Placing a middle school student on probation for criticizing a school principal in expletive-laden language on a MySpace page violated her First Amendment right of free speech, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday. It ordered a juvenile court that had found her delinquent and put her on probation to…

Apr 11, 2007 12:19 AM CDT

DontDateHimGirl.com Still Operating

The Pennsylvania judge who ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit against DontDateHimGirl.com did not reach the issue of protection for the site under the Communications Decency Act. The Web site allows anonymous postings about men. The plaintiff, lawyer Todd J. Hollis, claimed postings falsely stated…

Apr 10, 2007 12:58 PM CDT

Indonesia Playboy Editor Not Guilty

Pictures of women in their underwear with their breasts partially exposed do not violate Indonesia’s indecency laws, a court in the Muslim nation ruled today. Playboy Indonesia editor-in-chief Erwin Arnada had faced a maximum punishment of nearly three years in prison, the Associated Press reports. The magazine first hit newsstands…

Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT

Violation or Salvation?

Prosecutors say it’s a sex crime. Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs says it’s counseling his flock.

Feb 21, 2007 9:32 AM CST

Picket Fencing

Laws Blunting Church’s Protests Worry First Amendment Experts

Jul 12, 2006 4:44 PM CDT

Vouchers Tested

School Vouchers Are Facing a Different Set of Legal Challenges in State Courts

Jun 24, 2006 6:31 AM CDT

An Evolving Conflict

Intelligent-Design Proponents May Have Lost a Battle, but They’ll Continue the Fight

Mar 21, 2006 11:16 AM CST

Recruit Suit

Supreme Court to Consider Interplay of Federal Funding and First Amendment

Dec 29, 2005 11:51 AM CST

Minty Motorist

Information from stories by The Grand Rapids Press and MSNBC.msn.com.

Apr 28, 2005 8:29 AM CDT

A Slippery Slope

Man Is Sentenced After Slathering his Motel Room in Petroleum Jelly

Mar 28, 2005 1:04 PM CST

The Squeeze on the Press

More Courts Are Forcing Reporters to Testify as Judges Reconsider Media Privilege

Mar 28, 2005 1:00 PM CST

Offended By a Slapp

As Lawsuits against Citizens Expand, Countermeasures Are Rolled Out

Feb 25, 2005 1:46 PM CST

Christians On Campus

Legal Society Says Universities Must Let It Choose Members, Officers Based on Beliefs

Feb 25, 2005 1:10 PM CST

Celebrity Justice

The Rich and Famous Get Star Treatment, Creating the Appearance of a Two-Tiered Court System

Jan 25, 2005 9:06 AM CST

With A Friend Like This ...

Proprietor’s Prank Piques Patron, Who Fails to See Humor in Handbill

Oct 14, 2004 7:44 AM CDT

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