http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/First_Amendment_RightsFind stories, videos, and photos about First Amendment Rights from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:09:01 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/09/09/scotus.campaign.finance/tztop.hillary.clinton.gi.jpg.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/First_Amendment_Rights14433Find stories, videos, and photos about First Amendment Rights from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/09/scotus.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/09/scotus.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court heard new arguments Wednesday in a dramatic case that started with a movie attacking Hillary Clinton -- but that could have far-reaching implications for U.S. elections.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/scotus.anti.spam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/scotus.anti.spam/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court has passed up a chance to examine how far states can go to restrict unsolicited e-mails in efforts to block spammers from bombarding computer users.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/justice.memos.released/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/justice.memos.released/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration Monday released nine previously secret internal Justice Department memos and opinions defining the legal limits of government power in combating terrorism.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/21/supreme.court.reject/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/21/supreme.court.reject/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court has blocked further consideration of a federal law designed to keep sexual material from underage users of the Web.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/craig.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/craig.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's effort to withdraw his guilty plea to a misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in connection with a sex-sting operation.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:59:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854339,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854339,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe former ACLU president talks to TIME about her toughest sparring partners, the tension between national security and civil liberties and why the upcoming election is even more important than people may realize. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/polls.wear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/polls.wear/index.html#cnnSTCTextCampaign paraphernalia is everywhere nowadays. People are sporting T-shirts, hats and pins touting their candidate of choice. But wearing your political allegiances can cause a problem at the polls.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1850598,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1850598,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA battle is brewing in New York state over just how far teachers can go in influencing students' political viewsWed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/08/atheist.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmy Spc. Jeremy Hall was raised Baptist.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1825602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1825602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA federal appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material on the InternetTue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/06/magazines/fortune/Man_who_beat_SEC_Demos.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/06/magazines/fortune/Man_who_beat_SEC_Demos.fortune/index.htmPhil Goldstein became a hedge fund manager thanks to a pair of gray sweatpants. In the summer of 1992 the 47-year-old civil engineer walked into Las Vegas's Mirage hotel to meet his first potential investor. The shorts he was wearing didn't meet the dress code of Moongate, a Chinese restaurant where the two men had planned to meet. He thought the rule was arbitrary, so he went to a nearby gift shop, purchased a pair of sweatpants, changed into them, and returned to the restaurant. After the meal he changed back into his shorts and returned the pants for store credit. When Goldstein also told the prospect that he was staying off the Strip, at a $39-a-night motel, the deal was sealed. "This is a man I want managing my money," the investor told his broker that night.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/05/polygamist.families/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/05/polygamist.families/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the secretive, illegal world of American polygamy, life has been good to 67-year-old Wendell Loy Nielsen of Eldorado, Texas.Tue, 06 May 2008 11:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.kevorkian10/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.kevorkian10/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling him "libel proof," a Michigan appeals court Monday dismissed Dr. Jack Kevorkian's defamation suit against two medical groups that called him a killer in their literature.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, Wednesday awarded $10.9 million to a father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of a fundamentalist church carrying signs blaming soldiers' deaths on America's tolerance of homosexuals.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/27/cnnu.editor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/27/cnnu.editor/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of students turned out at Colorado State University to speak their minds on whether the student newspaper's editor should lose his job over four words. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/bush.cnnu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/bush.cnnu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe College Republicans, a student organization at Colorado State University, weren't planning anything special for the last week of September. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/09/20/student.tasered.your.opinion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/09/20/student.tasered.your.opinion/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo University of Florida police officers were placed on leave Tuesday after using an electronic stun gun to subdue a student at a campus forum. Read an account of the incident from a student who was there.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1647740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1647740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnly eight remain, according to an Anglican cleric, and they are frozen with indecision about what to do amid the desperation of IraqFri, 27 Jul 2007 19:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1646133,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1646133,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trialWed, 25 Jul 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1639679,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1639679,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn an attempt to reunify Chinese Catholics, Benedict XVI sends a conciliatory letter to believers in the People's RepublicWed, 04 Jul 2007 16:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1637131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1637131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWas it a pro-drug banner or just a silly joke? Either way, the Supreme Court says it isn't protected by the First Amendment, setting a new (but fair) limit on student free speechThu, 28 Jun 2007 22:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/free.speech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/free.speech/index.htmlThe Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner case -- a split decision that limits students' free speech rights.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/hk.emails/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/hk.emails/index.htmlHong Kong has weathered much in the past 10 years: the Asian financial crisis, SARS, growing pollution woes and continuing questions about democracy.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1629655,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1629655,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNotorious prisoners' artwork, notes and even nail clippings are hot items online. But a new law might put a stop to itFri, 08 Jun 2007 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626300,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626300,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA court's denial of a conversion to Christianity from Islam highlights a clash between religious and secular forces Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/31/russia.tensions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/31/russia.tensions/index.htmlTensions between the United States and Russia ratcheted up another notch Thursday, with accusations flying over ballistic missiles and human rights.Thu, 31 May 2007 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/19/free.speech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/03/19/free.speech/index.htmlThe Supreme Court Monday debated the case of a high school principal who suspended a student over a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," banner displayed at a school-sponsored event.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/25/pope.vietnam/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/25/pope.vietnam/index.htmlCommunist Vietnam's prime minister became his country's highest-ranking official to meet a pope on Thursday, an encounter the Vatican called an "important step" towards normalizing diplomatic ties.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/05/gay.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/05/gay.marriage/index.htmlA California appeals court ruled Thursday that state laws limiting marriage to heterosexual couples are constitutional and do not deprive gay or lesbian couples of a "vested fundamental right."Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/09/08/jeffs.strategy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/09/08/jeffs.strategy/index.htmlWhen he appeared before a Utah judge via a video link from the county jail this week, the polygamist "Prophet" Warren Jeffs took the first step toward what could be among the most closely followed trials in state history.Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/09/04/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/09/04/showbuzz/index.htmlSome Paris Hilton fans may have got more -- or less -- than they bargained for when they bought her debut album.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/07/20/saudi.textbooks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/07/20/saudi.textbooks/index.htmlSaudi Arabia has promised a comprehensive review of all of its educational textbooks and to remove all language promoting intolerance, the State Department's ambassador for religious freedom said Wednesday.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/17/plame.lawsuit.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/17/plame.lawsuit.tm/index.htmlLots of legal experts greeted the Valerie Plame lawsuit against Vice President Cheney and White House senior officials Karl Rove and I. Lewis Libby with skepticism, largely because it will have to overcome an almost certain argument that Cheney and company are, as federal officials, immune to being sued for on-the-job behavior. But the argument to dismiss the lawsuit outright isn't so simple to make.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/28/emails.flagburning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/28/emails.flagburning/index.htmlA proposed constitutional amendment to give Congress the power to ban desecration of the American flag failed to clear the Senate by one vote this week.Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/26/scotus.campaignfinance/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/26/scotus.campaignfinance/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday struck down Vermont's strict limits on state campaign spending limits, finding the laws unfairly violate the free speech rights of candidates to raise money and publicize their views.Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/03/religious.freedom/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/03/religious.freedom/index.htmlA U.S. government report warned on Wednesday that threats to religious freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan are mounting, and included Washington allies Saudi Arabia and Pakistan among countries "of particular concern" for religious intolerance.Wed, 03 May 2006 15:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/afghan.convert/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/afghan.convert/index.htmlAn Afghan man possibly facing execution for converting from Islam to Christianity is expected "to be released in the coming days," a source with detailed knowledge of the case said Friday.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/afghan.christian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/afghan.christian/index.htmlIn the days of the Taliban, those promoting Christianity in Afghanistan could be arrested and those converting from Islam could be tortured and publicly executed.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/21/afghan.christian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/21/afghan.christian/index.htmlIn the days of the Taliban, those promoting Christianity in Afghanistan could be arrested and those converting from Islam could be tortured and publicly executed.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/06/denmark.cartoons/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/06/denmark.cartoons/index.htmlDenmark's leaders are calling for calm and dialogue as the nation finds itself under increasing pressure over the cartoons depicting Islam's revered Prophet Mohammed.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 13:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/cartoon.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/cartoon.protests/index.htmlThousands of protesters packed the streets of Beirut on Sunday, some clashing with security forces and setting the Danish Consulate on fire in anger over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.Sun, 05 Feb 2006 09:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/04/syria.cartoon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/04/syria.cartoon/index.htmlMuslim demonstrators in Damascus torched the Norwegian Embassy and the building housing Denmark's embassy because newspapers in those countries published what the protesters consider blasphemous depictions of Islam's Prophet Mohammed.Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/19/internet.freedom/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/19/internet.freedom/index.htmlScottish bookseller Joe Gordon once used his blog to let off steam after a hard day's work behind the counter.Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/china-us.bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/china-us.bush/index.htmlPresident Bush attended a legally sanctioned church Sunday in Beijing before scheduled talks on religious freedom with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao.Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/talkasia.zen.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/talkasia.zen.script/index.htmlAirdate: July 30th, 2005Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/31/news/economy/bush/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/31/news/economy/bush/index.htmPresident Bush said Tuesday the "economy is strong," but he urged members of Congress to reform Social Security and pass his energy bill.Tue, 31 May 2005 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/03/airforce.religion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/03/airforce.religion/index.htmlThe U.S. Air Force said Tuesday it will appoint a task force to investigate allegations of religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy.Tue, 03 May 2005 20:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/08/colb.circumcision/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/08/colb.circumcision/index.htmlA San Diego, California-based group that calls itself a health and human rights organization recently submitted a proposed bill to Congress called the Male Genital Mutilation Bill ("MGM bill"). The bill, if adopted, would ban the practice of circumcising baby boys.Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/china.humanrights/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/china.humanrights/index.htmlCiting "important and significant steps" by China to improve its human rights record, the State Department has said it will not introduce a resolution condemning Beijing this year at the U.N. Human Rights Commission.Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/10/hamilton.ten.commandments/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/10/hamilton.ten.commandments/index.htmlLast week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on two Ten Commandments cases.Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/CNN25.tan.wilson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/CNN25.tan.wilson/index.htmlIn 1991, the acting U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Joe Wilson, sheltered 800 Americans at the embassy in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. Twelve years later, Wilson was thrust back onto the international stage when he accused President Bush of misleading the American people into another war with Iraq.Mon, 07 Mar 2005 10:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/news/economy/blogging/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/news/economy/blogging/index.htmMark Jen landed a dream job with Google Inc. in January. He was fired less than a month later.Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/04/basayev/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/04/basayev/index.htmlMoscow has again lashed out at the decision by Britain's Channel 4 News to air an interview with Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/29/bush.iraq.elex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/29/bush.iraq.elex/index.htmlPresident Bush said Wednesday a recent audiotaped message believed to be from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden highlights what is at stake in the upcoming Iraqi elections.Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/27/schoolreligion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/27/schoolreligion/index.htmlThanks to a last-minute court ruling, Jonathan Morgan was able to share the religious origin of the candy cane with his elementary-school classmates at this year's winter-break party at Thomas Elementary School in Plano, Texas.Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/17/hamilton.first.amendment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/17/hamilton.first.amendment/index.htmlOn December 6, the Supreme Court decided San Diego v. John Roe. The case posed the question of how far the First Amendment's free speech protection reaches to protect a police officer in a uniform. The lawsuit was brought by a police officer who was fired for making pornographic videos of himself in apparently official garb, and distributing them for sale on the web (along with other items).Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/09/reporter.source/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/09/reporter.source/index.htmlA federal judge in Providence, Rhode Island, sentenced television reporter Jim Taricani to six months home confinement Thursday for refusing to divulge who gave him an FBI videotape showing a Providence city official taking a bribe.Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/29/military.recruiters/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/29/military.recruiters/index.htmlA federal appeals court barred the government Monday from blocking funds to colleges and universities that deny access to military recruiters because of the Pentagon's policy banning openly gay men and women.Tue, 30 Nov 2004 02:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/04/hamilton.scotus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/11/04/hamilton.scotus/index.htmlRecently, the Supreme Court made a saddening announcement: Chief Justice William Rehnquist is battling thyroid cancer. The news came as a surprise in the midst of an intense presidential campaign.Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/15/ramasastry.patriot.act/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/10/15/ramasastry.patriot.act/index.htmlIn late September, a federal district judge in New York, Victor Marrero, ruled that a key component of the USA Patriot Act is unconstitutional. The ruling made headlines, for it is the first to strike down any of the vast new surveillance powers the act authorized.Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/23/hamilton.pledge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/23/hamilton.pledge/index.htmlThe U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Pledge Protection Act.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/indonesia.media/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/indonesia.media/index.htmlThree Indonesian journalists face imprisonment for writing and publishing an article that allegedly defamed a leading businessman.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/10/gop.convention/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/10/gop.convention/index.htmlA protest group planning a large anti-President Bush rally the day before the Republican National Convention opens has told the New York City Police Department that it will not use the site designated for it by the city.Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/04/hilden.freespeech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/04/hilden.freespeech/index.htmlLast week, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) ended. But the First Amendment issues that were raised there did not. Indeed, they are likely to continue on indefinitely -- recurring at the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), and similar public events raising intense security concerns.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/29/hamilton.polygamy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/29/hamilton.polygamy/index.htmlSeveral prosecutions and lawsuits against polygamists, now pending in Utah, are notable for the constitutional defenses that have been -- or could be -- raised.Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/24/dems.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/24/dems.main/index.htmlProtesters at the Democratic National Convention say their designated area outside the FleetCenter infringes on their safety and free speech rights.Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/kobe.bryant/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/kobe.bryant/index.htmlColorado's Supreme Court Tuesday asked that the judge in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case justify forbidding the media to publish court transcripts that were sent out by mistake.Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/scotus.web.indecency/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/scotus.web.indecency/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a law intended to protect children from pornography on the Internet, saying the law probably violates free-speech guarantees.Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/18/hamilton.pledge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/18/hamilton.pledge/index.htmlRecently, the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow -- better known as the "Pledge of Allegiance" case.Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/14/scotus.pledge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/14/scotus.pledge/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a California father could not challenge the Pledge of Allegiance, a decision that sidestepped the broader question of the separation of church and state.Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/17/rights.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/17/rights.report/index.htmlAmid allegations the United States violated international conventions protecting the rights of prisoners, the U.S. State Department released a report Monday on what the country was doing to promote human rights around the world.Tue, 18 May 2004 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/09/scalia.tapes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/09/scalia.tapes/index.htmlSeveral journalism groups are expressing outrage over the actions of a deputy marshal who forced the erasure of two journalists' audio recordings of a speech by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at a Mississippi high school.Fri, 09 Apr 2004 20:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/01/hearn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/01/hearn/index.html(CNN) -- The U.S. Justice Department this week backed a Muslim girl's legal battle against an Oklahoma school district over the right to wear a head scarf in a public school.Thu, 01 Apr 2004 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/26/hamilton.pledge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/26/hamilton.pledge/index.html(FindLaw) -- The week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Pledge of Allegiance case, Elk Grove Independent School District v. Newdow.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/02/online.smut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/02/online.smut/index.htmlA lawyer for the Bush administration has argued that the U.S. Supreme Court should uphold a law that protects children from Internet pornography.Tue, 02 Mar 2004 22:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/27/findlaw.analysis.hamilton.theology/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/27/findlaw.analysis.hamilton.theology/index.htmlOn Wednesday, February 25, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Locke v. Davey -- a monumentally important ruling.Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/23/scotus.terror.secrecy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/23/scotus.terror.secrecy/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the government the power to pursue certain terrorism cases in near total secrecy, declining to hear an appeal by an Algerian immigrant detained after the September 11, 2001, attacks.Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/27/patriot.act/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/27/patriot.act/index.htmlA federal judge in Los Angeles has struck down a provision of the post-September 11 USA Patriot Act, saying it was unconstitutional.Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/27/martha.stewart/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/27/martha.stewart/index.htmlMartha Stewart arrived in federal court Tuesday for the first day of her obstruction of justice trial, with opening statements from the defense and prosecution, as well as possible testimony from the government's star witness, on the agenda.Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/26/news/companies/martha_jury/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/26/news/companies/martha_jury/index.htmA pharmacist, a reverend and a man who blames the Enron scandal for losses in his mutual fund were among the 12 jurors selected Monday to judge Martha Stewart's obstruction of justice criminal case.Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/23/antimask.ruling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/23/antimask.ruling/index.htmlIs wearing a masked hood at a public rally the same as shouting "Fire!" inside a crowded theater -- or is it closer in significance to burning an American flag?Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/01/21/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/01/21/showbuzz/index.htmlMatthew Perry, "the epitome of a hot Cosmo male," has been named Cosmopolitan magazine's Fun Fearless Male for 2004.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/14/fcc.obscenity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/14/fcc.obscenity/index.htmlFCC Commissioner Michael Powell said Wednesday he is calling for a dramatic increase in fines for broadcasters that allow the "F-word" and other obscenities on the air.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/12/scotus.terrorism.secrecy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/12/scotus.terrorism.secrecy/index.htmlThe Supreme Court Monday allowed the government to keep secret information about hundreds of people rounded up under suspicion of terrorism in the months following the September 11, 2001 attacks.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/05/scotus.detainee.secrecy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/05/scotus.detainee.secrecy/index.htmlThe Justice Department has taken the unusual step of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the secrecy surrounding the detention of an Algerian man shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Mon, 05 Jan 2004 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/01/findlaw.analysis.hamilton.decorations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/01/findlaw.analysis.hamilton.decorations/index.htmlRecently, various incidents involving holiday decorations have shown that the public's -- and even government officials' -- understanding of the legal rules in this area is far from clear. That is disappointing, for the relevant Supreme Court cases were decided more than a decade ago.Thu, 01 Jan 2004 21:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/05/01/322800/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/05/01/322800/index.htmTo hear the hype about the new campaign-finance law, you'd think that advocates for small business would be miserable. With big money banished from politics, interest groups will have to turn elsew...Wed, 01 May 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/01/78531/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/01/78531/index.htmYour servant always enjoys kibitzing the mighty American judiciary, but his heart truly leaped when he first heard about the ''parenthesis case.'' This is an argument involving an enormous cast of ...Mon, 01 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76926/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/05/76926/index.htmSOMETIMES a truth is so simple and obvious that it eludes detection for years. So it is with public opinion. We have grown so accustomed to seeing public opinion quantified in polls (77% say they s...Mon, 05 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/27/76671/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/27/76671/index.htmMONTGOMERY, ALABAMA -- A federal judge has ruled against a . . . firefighter who objected when he was ordered to trim chest hair that protruded from his collar. U.S. District Judge Robert Varner sa...Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/01/27/75991/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/01/27/75991/index.htmLOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union, in a clash with local and national efforts to curb rampant gang activity, has challenged the constitutionality of an ordinance banning gang member...Mon, 27 Jan 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/31/74496/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/31/74496/index.htmTry imagining this scenario: An organization behaving somewhat like the Mafia has gone after a major corporate employer in a large American city. It tells the employer it will put him out of busine...Mon, 31 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72109/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/19/72109/index.htmHey, remember the Free Speech Movement? That was the great crusade at Berkeley in 1964 -- the New Left uprising that initiated the great student revolution of the Sixties. It seems hard to credit t...Mon, 19 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/27/71686/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/27/71686/index.htmIf Mr. Fax has your number, you'll be hearing from him soon -- if you haven't already. Most nights, the Irvine, California, company launches a blitz of junk fax advertisements to facsimile machines...Mon, 27 Feb 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71218/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/11/07/71218/index.htmWe come now to Frazee v. the Department of Employment Security, a suit that the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to rule on. Actually, we almost met Frazee on the previous page, as Kindly Dr. Ke...Mon, 07 Nov 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/02/68629/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/02/68629/index.htmHolding that the State Constitution provides broader protection for freedom of expression than the United States Constitution, the New York Court of Appeals ruled unanimously yesterday that an adul...Mon, 02 Feb 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/24/68328/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/24/68328/index.htmBY THE TIME Ronald Reagan heads back to the ranch for good, he will have appointed about half the judges on the federal district and appeals courts. Will this judicial legacy transform America as m...Mon, 24 Nov 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68075/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68075/index.htmWASHINGTON -- A federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress was denying equal access to blind people by eliminating Braille issues of Playboy from its shelves . . . U.S. District Judge Tom Hog...Mon, 29 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66355/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66355/index.htmThree federal judges dealt a stunning blow to television broadcasters by ruling that local cable television systems did not have to carry the signals of all the television stations in their service...Mon, 19 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/05/27/65893/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/05/27/65893/index.htmIn a case with important First Amendment implications, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled that a financial newsletter falls under the jurisdiction of the 45-year-old Investment Advisers Act and ...Mon, 27 May 1985 04:01:00 EDT