Free Speech News http://www.aclu.org/news/all/feed/free-speech en ACLU-NC Legal Foundation Files Lawsuit Against Town of Cary for Violating Free Speech Rights of Cary Homeowner http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/aclu-nc-legal-foundation-files-lawsuit-against-town-cary-violating-free-speech-rights-ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20327 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Tells Hopewell to Rewrite Proposed Teen Curfew Ordinance before Passage http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/aclu-tells-hopewell-rewrite-proposed-teen-curfew-ordinance-passage Ordinance must contain more exemptions to comply with Constitution

]]> youth Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20360 at http://www.aclu.org U.S. Supreme Court Denies ACLU's Petition to Hear Vamos a Cuba Book Censorship Case http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/us-supreme-court-denies-aclus-petition-hear-vamos-cuba-book-censorship-case Decision a Blow to the First Amendment; Clears Path for Removal of Books

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20273 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU of Nevada Applauds Victory for Free Speech http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/aclu-nevada-applauds-victory-free-speech FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Las Vegas—Nevada District Court Judge David Wall denied today a request filed by a group of local parents that sought to stop productions of The Laramie Project and Rent: School Edition at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada. ACLU of Nevada attorneys, who argued that the parents should not be allowed to stop the plays, applauded the decision as a victory for free speech.

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20229 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Condemns Efforts at Censorship at UMass, Calls upon Governor Patrick to Uphold Free Speech http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/aclu-condemns-efforts-censorship-umass-calls-upon-governor-patrick-uphold-free-speech FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts applauds efforts by student and faculty leaders at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to ensure that a planned talk by Raymond Luc Levasseur goes forward despite calls for censorship.

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20228 at http://www.aclu.org Court Unhands Police Use of Force Information to Public http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/court-unhands-police-use-force-information-public FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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WEST MILFORD — In a victory for open-government and police accountability, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled today that "use of force" reports, which document the circumstances surrounding a police officer's use of force against a citizen, are government records that must be made available to the public under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).

]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20276 at http://www.aclu.org Invoking Right of Free Expression, ACLU Demands that Manitou Springs Dismiss Criminal Charges Filed Against Texas Musician Under Unconstitutional Ordinance Forbidding 'Panhandling' http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/invoking-right-free-expression-aclu-demands-manitou-springs-dismiss-criminal-charges-fil FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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In a letter sent today to the City of Manitou Springs prosecuting attorney, the ACLU of Colorado relied on the constitutional right of free expression in demanding that the city dismiss criminal charges filed against a Texas musician accused of violating an unconstitutional city ordinance forbidding "panhandling."

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:36:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20124 at http://www.aclu.org New Orleans Police Department Violates Public's First Amendment Rights http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/new-orleans-police-department-violates-publics-first-amendment-rights ACLU Urges NOPD to Provide Officer Training


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In the wake of police interference with two peaceful protests at a restaurant on Bourbon Street last month, the ACLU today urged Superintendent Warren Riley of the New Orleans Police Department to institute mandatory First Amendment training for all officers.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Jessica Monaco 20181 at http://www.aclu.org Court Upholds Right Of Scientists And Patients To Challenge Gene Patents http://www.aclu.org/free-speech_womens-rights/court-upholds-right-scientists-and-patients-challenge-gene-patents A federal district court ruled today that patients and scientists can challenge patents on human genes in court, allowing a lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer to move forward.

 

]]> brca Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Jessica Monaco 19915 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Appeals 'Joe Cool' Gag Order on Behalf of Family Member, Maria Gagliardo http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/aclu-appeals-joe-cool-gag-order-behalf-family-member-maria-gagliardo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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MIAMI – Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed an appeal to the Third District Court of Appeal late yesterday on behalf of Maria Gagliardo, the grandmother of two children who were orphaned when their parents were murdered aboard the Joe Cool vessel on the Atlantic Ocean in 2007.

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