
Oct 19 - By Chris Williams, Associated Press Writer
A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is under investigation in at least two deaths and could face criminal charges that could test the limits of the First Amendment.

Oct 16 - By Chris Williams, Associated Press Writer
A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is under investigation in at least two deaths and could face criminal charges that could test the limits of the First Amendment.

Oct 6 - By Helen A.S. Popkin, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
High school sucks. Did you forget? Don’t believe it? Check out Facebook.
Sep 8 - By Tim Klass, Associated Press Writer
Barring an instrumental performance of a Christian hymn at a high school graduation did not violate students' First Amendment rights and was within the school superintendent's discretion, a divided federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday.

Aug 28 - By Helen A.S. Popkin, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Flickr isn’t talking about the “Jokerized” image of President Obama it yanked from its site, and it doesn’t want its users to talk about it either. Turns out, this photo-sharing “community” is more of a business than its customers like to believe.
Aug 26 - By Ben Leubsdorf, Associated Press Writer
A Muslim woman on Wednesday sued a Michigan judge for telling her to remove her headscarf in his courtroom, claiming he violated her First Amendment right to practice her religion.
Jul 22 - By Associated Press
West Point officials who ordered anti-war demonstrators out of an Army-Navy basketball game did not violate their First Amendment rights, a federal jury decided Wednesday.

Jul 10 - By Alan Scher Zagier, Associated Press Writer
They call it Speakers' Circle, a First Amendment gathering spot at the University of Missouri where just about anything goes.
May 4 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
A federal judge ruled that a public high school history teacher violated the First Amendment when he called creationism "superstitious nonsense" during a classroom lecture.
Apr 24 - By Kathy Matheson, Associated Press Writer
In a courtroom just a block from Independence Hall — the heart of the city's tourist district and the birthplace of the Constitution — a federal judge is weighing whether an ordinance to test and license local tour guides violates the First Amendment.
Apr 20 - By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer
The Supreme Court said Monday it will explore a dark corner of Americans' fascination with animals, whether the sale of videos depicting dog fights and violent deaths of small animals is protected by the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech.
Mar 24 - By Pete Williams, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- After an unusually spirited discussion concerning freedom of speech at election time — one that even raised the prospect of banning books —the U.S. Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to rule in favor of the conservative backers of an anti-Hillary Clinton movie, possibly by creating an exception to the laws governing campaign ads.
Feb 4 - By Associated Press
Perhaps the 74-foot-high engraving of the First Amendment just wasn't big enough.
Jan 23 - By Alex Johnson, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Avery Doninger has put off going to college so she can volunteer with AmeriCorps — at least when she’s not in court.
Dec 17 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer
Ken Paulson, editor of USA Today and a veteran First Amendment advocate, is leaving the nation's top-selling newspaper in February to take the No. 2 position at an organization devoted to free speech.
Oct 15 - By Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press Writer
A Pittsburgh suburb will allow a pole dancing studio to open, ending a federal lawsuit that accused the town of violating the owner's First Amendment rights.

Sep 10 - By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer
Barney Rosset, the publisher and First Amendment defender whose battles on behalf of Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" and other explicit works helped overturn U.S. censorship laws, has won an honorary National Book Award for "Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community."
Jun 4 - By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press Writer
A lawyer for a man once considered one of the world's most prolific e-mail spammers urged the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down a state anti-spam law, arguing it violates free speech protections under the First Amendment.
May 10 - By Patrick Walters, Associated Press Writer
A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment.
Apr 22 - By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Writer
A federal judge ordered a public school system Tuesday to stop allowing in-school Bible giveaways, saying the practice violates the First Amendment separation of church and state.

Apr 16 - By NBC Nightly News
WASHINGTON - Next Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will decide how tightly Congress can regulate candidates and campaigns.

Apr 9 - By Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer
A mangled and twisted metal tower that once broadcast radio and television signals to New York City from the top of the World Trade Center has a new home at the Newseum, Washington's monument to press freedom and other protections of the First Amendment.
Apr 8 - By Zinie Chen Sampson, Associated Press Writer
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which staged a fake news conference, was among the "winners" Tuesday of the 2008 Jefferson Muzzle Awards, given by a free-speech group for egregious First Amendment violations.
Mar 20 - By Associated Press
The National Park Service violated an anti-war group's First Amendment rights by excluding them from major parts of President Bush's 2005 inaugural parade route, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Mar 8 - By Associated Press
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