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First Amendment doesn't apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill declaring that the state has the power to establish an official religion — a direct challenge to the First Amendment. One professor of politics called the measure “the verge of being neo-secessionist,” and another said it was reminiscent of how Southern states objected to the Supreme Court’s 1954 integration of public schools.

 

Mass. town weighs $20 fines for swearing in public

Fine for Swearing

Officials fed up with public swearing in one town say that forcing the potty-mouthed to pay up might be the right antidote....

 

Supreme Court to decide whether police can attach GPS device to a car without a warrant

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether police investigators seeking to build a criminal case may put a tracking device on a car without first obtaining a search warrant.

 

Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Aiding Groups Tied to Terror

Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Aiding Groups Tied to Terror

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a First Amendment challenge to a federal law that bars giving “material support” to terrorist organizations.

 

Justices Block Law Aimed at Animal Cruelty Videos

Justices Block Law Aimed at Animal Cruelty Videos

The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law aimed at banning videos that show violence against animals.

 

Facebook gripes protected, ruling says

Facebook gripes protected, ruling says

A former Florida high school student who was suspended by her principal after she set up a Facebook page to criticize her teacher is protected constitutionally under the First Amendment, a federal magistrate ruled.

 

Big Cable: Net neutrality violates ISP 1st Amendment rights

Big Cable: Net neutrality violates ISP 1st Amendment rights

The head of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association lashed out at net neutrality supporters who say Internet non-discrimination is a First Amendment cause.

 

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