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  • A Book Discussion "Uninhibited, Robust and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century" (12 Mar 2010 11:22)

    ... for his writings and public actions defending freedom of speech and press. He is also well-known for ... diversity in American higher education, which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in 2003. His books include The ... Free Press (OUP, 1986), and Eternally Vigilant: Free Speech in the Modern Era. He lives in ...

  • Nev. officials can limit brothel ads, 9th Circuit finds (12 Mar 2010 17:56)

    ... the full 9th Circuit or ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. The key issue is freedom of speech, he said. Its a violation of the ... legalized prostitution exists, Lichtenstein said. Masto called free speech perhaps our most cherished right. But Nevada ...

  • Federal appeals court upholds Nevada limitations on brothel ads in Las Vegas, Reno (12 Mar 2010 00:47)

    ... whether he'd seek a hearing before the full 9th Circuit or would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. "The key issue is freedom of speech," he said. Bobbi Davis, owner of the Shady Lady Ranch, declined immediate comment. George ...

  • Supreme Court must tread carefully, even in the Phelps case (12 Mar 2010 13:57)

    ... fact that during the same week the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington agreed to hear a case ... a $5 million award, citing First Amendment free speech protections. A past Supreme Court used similar ...

  • Valley Times March 10 Letters from our readers (12 Mar 2010 04:37)

    ... Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized bribery of public officials, I have a couple of ideas that we ...

  • Independent panel gets OK, cap on gifts fails (12 Mar 2010 06:25)

    ... profession after leaving office. "Contribution caps failed because of a concern about First Amendment free speech issues," Valentine said, noting that the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling helped quell action in that direction. The final blow came when Gov. Gary ...

  • The heavy weight of free speech (11 Mar 2010 03:57)

    ... signs and online tirade were "distasteful and repugnant" but still constitutionally protected. Now the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh Phelps' free-speech rights against Snyder's right to gather at a private religious ...

  • Bill respects free speech, clean politics (11 Mar 2010 11:45)

    ... corporation's independent expenditures. This landmark legislation honors the newfound free-speech rights granted by the U.S. Supreme Court, at the same time protecting Iowa's well-deserved reputation for clean, community-based politics. - State ...

  • Last rites for the USA (11 Mar 2010 04:30)

    ... weekly newspaper, this cartoon illustrated it. A U.S. Supreme Court case decision from 1886, County of Santa ... on a corporations First Amendment rights to free speech. Corporations have long held sway over our ... that expanded a mouth-less and mindless corporations freedom of speech has effectively gagged 300 million more of ...

  • Federal court says Nevada can limit brothel ads (11 Mar 2010 23:58)

    ... full 9th Circuit or would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. "The key issue is freedom of speech," he said. It's a violation of the ... legalized prostitution exists, Lichtenstein said. Masto called free speech "perhaps our most cherished right." But Nevada ...

  • Ruling puts premium on truth in PR, advertising (11 Mar 2010 06:57)

    ... lower courts held that Nike's campaign was free speech, not commercial speech, because it addressed a ... year ago. It was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which last month declined to hear the ...

  • Ohio House Democrats propose ban on business donations to campaigns (11 Mar 2010 12:14)

    ... House Democrats propose ban on business donations to campaigns In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened up corporate involvement in political campaigns, Ohio House Democrats want to ...

  • Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance (11 Mar 2010 23:28)

    ... pledge at school. That lawsuit reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004, but the high court ruled ... adults may be reading your comments. With freedom of speech comes the responsibility to be respectful of ...

  • March 2010 (18) (11 Mar 2010 18:45)

    ... years after the Riegel decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, patients injured by medical devices still have ... states have crafted legislation that protects the free speech rights of writers from defamation lawsuits filed ...

  • Gun fighters (11 Mar 2010 06:11)

    ... in District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court settled decades of Second Amendment debate by ... states in the manner of other civil liberties--free speech, religious latitude, the right to assemble, and ...

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