Supreme Court upholds First Amendment in Phelps case
On March 2, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Snyder v. Phelps, 09-751, which was a case concerning the First Amendment […]
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Police raid student newspaper office
“At least half a dozen police officers and the Rockingham County commonwealth’s attorney raided the offices of James Madison University’s student newspaper Friday, confiscating hundreds […]
Student forced to pay $675,000 for illegal downloads
In July, a federal jury in Boston ordered Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student from Providence, R.I., to pay four record labels $675,000 for […]
UPDATE: Justice Kennedy speaks about ‘prior review’ incident
On Nov. 11 I posted a blog post condemning Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a proponent of free speech and the First […]
Justice Kennedy wrongly demands prior review
If you ever thought our country was in bad shape, you don’t know the half of it. We have a Supreme Court justice sitting on […]
KU Student Newspaper Editor Stands Up Against Distasteful Chant
The University of Kansas in Lawrence is making news. The Wichita Eagle reported that the student section at home football games is coming under scrutiny […]