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America: U.S. officials detain Pakistani VOA journalistDate:17/08/2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by U...
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America: U.S. officials detain Pakistani VOA journalistDate:17/08/2009 'New York, August 14, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by U...
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Monday, 17 August 2009Last Modified:
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Battle for human rights increasingly fought on Internet: USDate:12/03/2010 The United States said Thursday that the battle for human rights is increasingly being fought on the Internet as China, Iran and other states try to block access by political activists and others...
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Friday, 12 March 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
NEW YORK: Judges say no to teachers' campaign buttons, but yes to certain politikingDate:20/10/2008 A federal judge on Friday upheld New York City's policy prohibiting public school teachers from wearing political buttons in the classroom, but said the teachers could place campaign material into colleagues' mailboxes and hang posters on bulletin boards maintained by their union, as long as they were in areas off-limits to students...
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Monday, 20 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Watchdog: Press freedom deteriorated in AmericasDate:17/03/2009 Freedom of the press has deteriorated in the Americas, with Mexico among the most dangerous countries in the region to be a journalist, the Inter American Press Association said Monday...
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Tuesday, 17 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
WikiLeaks: US opens grand jury hearingDate:12/05/2011 First session of process of deciding whether to prosecute website and founder Julian Assange for espionage...
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Thursday, 12 May 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Gay marriage foes: NY law blocks free speech rightDate:21/10/2010 Lawyers for an anti-gay marriage group have appeared before judges in Rhode Island and New York seeking the right to run political ads without having to comply with certain donor and spending reporting requirements...
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Thursday, 21 October 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Our challenge: Keeping the Internet openDate:21/04/2010 The Internet is one of the world's most important means of free expression...
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Arguments are heard in Athens' noise law caseDate:15/01/2009 Two University of Georgia students are asking the Georgia Supreme Court to conclude an Athens ordinance against loud noise violates their constitutional right to free speech, but the countys lawyer says their lawsuit is riddled with technical flaws...
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Thursday, 15 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Attorney general-designate backs shield lawDate:16/01/2009 After eight years of conflict between the Bush administration and the news media over reporters confidential sources and government secrecy, attorney general-designate Eric Holder signaled Thursday that the Obama administration will take a different approach...
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Friday, 16 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Campus Free Speech Policy QuestionedDate:30/01/2009 The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonprofit group aimed at defending civil liberties in U...
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Friday, 30 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Censorship of art exhibitDate:02/02/2009 When he was 21 years old, my father fled a war-ravaged Vietnam with his family by boat...
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Monday, 2 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Congress Considers Journalist Shield LawDate:03/03/2009 With new legislation introduced to protect reporters from naming sources in federal investigations, controversy ignites over who is covered and whether a shield is needed...
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Tuesday, 3 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Court says private school can expel lesbiansDate:29/01/2009 A private religious high school can expel students it believes are lesbians because the school isnt covered by California civil rights laws, a state appeals court has ruled...
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Thursday, 29 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: CPJ calls U.S. detention of Ibrahim Jassam unjustDate:03/09/2009 CPJ called on U...
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Thursday, 3 September 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: CPJ urges Obama to assert U.S. leadership on press freedomDate:13/01/2009 Dear President-elect Obama: I am writing as chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists to seek your leadership in reaffirming Americas role as a staunch defender of press freedom throughout the world...
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: CSULB explores free expressionDate:03/03/2009 LONG BEACH -- Academics, artists and journalists will discuss global challenges to the freedom of expression and belief this week at the three-day Presidents Forum on International Human Rights at Cal State Long Beach...
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Tuesday, 3 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Dentist sues over negative Yelp reviewDate:14/01/2009 A pediatric dentist in Foster City has sued two people over negative comments about her practice that were posted on the review site Yelp, accusing them of libel...
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Fearful erosion of liberties Date:05/02/2009 Freedom of speech is a big deal here in America...
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Thursday, 5 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Fliers, posters may create problemsDate:14/01/2009 When it comes to campus safety, fliers and signs posted on college campuses might pose an issue for some universities...
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Freedom of speech on college campuses should not be abridgedDate:13/01/2009 Freedom of speech is not exclusively the right to speak out...
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Investor Coalition Seeks Reports From Internet Service Date:29/01/2009 Members of a coalition of investors have filed shareholder resolutions with 10 publicly-held U...
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Thursday, 29 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Journalist shield law argued againDate:03/03/2009 AUSTIN, Texas - Legislation to protect Texas journalists from revealing confidential sources in court went before the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee on Monday as lawmakers took up the issue for the third straight session...
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Tuesday, 3 March 2009Last Modified:
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US: Judge: Federal law may not protect Kilpatrick's messagesDate:03/02/2009 A Wayne County judge today said he doesnt think federal law shields text messages of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff Christine Beatty...
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Tuesday, 3 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Justice Scalia, Talmudic Scholars On Privacy, Free SpeechDate:30/01/2009 Gossip columns may plaster the internet and paper newsstands...
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Friday, 30 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Lawmakers unveil plan to prevent state police spyingDate:26/01/2009 This can never happen again...
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Monday, 26 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Media advocates to push shield law again Date:08/01/2009 Texas open government and news media advocates said Wednesday because of past groundwork and changes afoot in the state House of Representatives they are optimistic about passage of a reporters shield law, called the Free Flow of Information Act...
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Thursday, 8 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Media failed to examine realities of Gaza occupationDate:02/02/2009 Any objective report card on the American media coverage of Israels war on Gaza would have a grade of C at best...
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Monday, 2 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Media ownership rules safe in FCC nominee Julius Genachowski's handsDate:16/01/2009 THE nomination of Julius Genachowski, 46, to replace Kevin Martin as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is a hopeful step...
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Friday, 16 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Media's 'speak truth to power' gapDate:20/02/2009 'Speak truth to power, a phrase of Quaker origins adopted by campus radicals, Hollywood gadflies and establishment journalists, has become shorthand for bravely criticizing government, big corporations and other stereotypical villains...
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Friday, 20 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Noonan v Staples - For The Good Of The CauseDate:09/03/2009 Defamation is the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government or nation a negative image...
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Monday, 9 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Now at Reason.tv: Freedom of Expression in the Age of ObamaDate:12/02/2009 At Reason Goes Hollywood, our 40th anniversary bash held November 14-15, 2008 in Los Angeles, Reason...
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Thursday, 12 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Privacy Act still misapplied against reportersDate:16/01/2009 The ongoing dispute between Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter and former U...
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Friday, 16 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Senate battles the FOI BillDate:16/10/2008 Attempt by the Senate Committee on Information to smuggle a controversial clause into the Freedom of Information (FoI) Bill is drawing criticism from the public...
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Thursday, 16 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Should Bloggers Be Afforded The Same Rights Granted To Journalists?Date:11/03/2009 Together with the ACLU of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Freedom of Expression, we have intervened in a case pending in Buckingham County, Virginia in which a plaintiff in a defamation case retaliated against a blogger who covered his defamation suit in less than flattering terms by sending a highly invasive subpoena that demands production of the bloggers communications with his sources, IP numbers of all who posted on his web site or even READ the web site...
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Staples libel ruling concerns news media groupsDate:16/03/2009 Journalists who believe truth is the ultimate defense against libel suits fear that a federal appeals court has created a dangerous exception that could chill news reporting...
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Monday, 16 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Student's Free Speech Case May Lead To LegislationDate:05/02/2009 In his ruling on a pioneering Internet free speech case last month, U...
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Thursday, 5 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Subpoena to blogger seeks everything, including Web site viewersDate:03/02/2009 A Virginia-based blogger is fighting a subpoena that seeks the identities of everyone who viewed an online article he wrote about a defamation lawsuit, the Citizen Media Law Project reports...
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Tuesday, 3 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Supreme Court deals death blow to antiporn lawDate:22/01/2009 The U...
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Thursday, 22 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: The Freedom of Information Act is BackDate:22/01/2009 A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency...
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Thursday, 22 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: The Rise of Soft CensorshipDate:03/02/2009 Among the accusations swirling around ousted Illinois Gov...
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Tuesday, 3 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US: Web 2.0 defamation lawsuits multiplyDate:09/02/2009 The Web 2...
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Monday, 9 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: 2 sides in 'shield law' fight over media near compromiseDate:25/03/2009 A compromise version of a bill that would give journalists limited protection from revealing their confidential sources was approved by a House committee on Monday, signaling an agreement between media groups and district attorneys who have sparred for several sessions over the shield law...
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Blogger jailed for contempt in Smith caseDate:28/05/2009 A Houstonian who’s being sued by the mother of the late Anna Nicole Smith spent the holiday weekend in jail, making her the latest gossip blogger to pay a steep price for her hobby...
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Thursday, 28 May 2009Last Modified:
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USA: Charges Withdrawn after Controversial Message AlteredDate:27/01/2009 Charges have been withdrawn against a man who was cited for having obscene words printed on his truck...
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Chicago Sun-Times Media Group Files for Bankrupcy ProtectionDate:01/04/2009 The owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, a storied newspaper once home to legendary columnist Mike Royko and other greats, followed its hometown rival by filing for bankruptcy protection Tuesday raising questions about whether both can survive in a brutal time for newspapers...
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Wednesday, 1 April 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Corporate Counsel Launches New “Daily Alert” E-Newsletter for In-House Attorneys Date:03/06/2009 Incisive Media’s Corporate Counsel, the nation’s leading print and online magazine for general counsel and in-house attorneys at corporations across the country, today launched its new “Daily Alert...
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Don't pan Michigan's movie law yetDate:07/04/2009 State lawmakers need to see the full picture before editing the tax incentives for film makers...
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Tuesday, 7 April 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Internet Child-Protection Bill Raises Too Many QuestionsDate:25/02/2009 Are you a child molester? I know Im not...
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Wednesday, 25 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Journalists need a federal shield lawDate:17/04/2009 The 1st Amendment protects freedom of the press in the broad sense, not just the freedom to publish what a reporter has learned...
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Friday, 17 April 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Journalists warily eye Massachusetts libel rulingDate:09/03/2009 For decades, journalists have been guided by what most considered an absolute defense to libel lawsuits: If a news report is true, it cant be libelous...
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Monday, 9 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Laws That Could Save JournalismDate:18/05/2009 Unless Congress embarks on far-reaching change in public policy to maintain the viability of journalism as it evolves online, we will soon find ourselves with the remnants of a broken industry incapable of providing the knowledge necessary to manage life in a complex world...
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Monday, 18 May 2009Last Modified:
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USA: Liable for Libel? Massachusetts case may have chilling potential implications for news mediaDate:25/03/2009 A recent ruling by a federal appeals court reversed in part a Massachusetts District Court decision, raising considerable national concern among media organizations by calling into question the long-held principle that truth constitutes an absolute defense against charges of defamation...
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Media groups urge court to protect anonymous speechDate:30/03/2009 Several news media organizations, including the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in an Illinois appellate court this week, urging the adoption of procedural safeguards to protect the identities of anonymous bloggers...
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Monday, 30 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Obama revives Freedom of Information Act. Date:26/01/2009 During the campaign for President of the United States, Barack Obama pledged to revive the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that was undone during the administration of George W...
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Monday, 26 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Officers Can Order Removal of VeilsDate:08/06/2009 Maryland Attorney General Douglas F...
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Monday, 8 June 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Police say powder sent to NY media was harmlessDate:22/01/2009 Police say white powder sent in envelopes to the Wall Street Journal building in New York was harmless and probably was flour...
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Thursday, 22 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Ruling recognizes Detroit Free Press reporter’s right to protect his sourcesDate:23/04/2009 Reporters Without Borders is thrilled with U...
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Thursday, 23 April 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA(Texas): Reporters' shield law faces final hurdleDate:08/05/2009 The Texas Legislature has made it possible for the state to join 36 other states in providing a reporters shield law...
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Friday, 8 May 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
California Nonprofit Internews Network Joins Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! in Free Speech and Privacy InitiativeDate:29/10/2008 Internews Network, a nonprofit leader in fostering independent media and access to information around the world, has joined with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and other stakeholders to develop a global code of conduct to protect free speech and guard privacy against government interference on the Internet...
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
FBI Arrests 4 Activists as “Terrorists” for Chalking Slogans, Leafleting and ProtestingDate:24/02/2009 It was only a matter of time...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Mich. worker's blog sparks debate on free speechDate:02/10/2010 LANSING, Mich...
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Saturday, 2 October 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Michigan Teacher Reprimanded in ‘Free Speech Flap’Date:03/11/2010 A Michigan teacher has been accused of bullying students in an incident sparked by the teacher himself wearing a purple shirt in a gesture of support toward gay students who suffer at the hands of bullies...
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Wednesday, 3 November 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
NY Post cartoon sparks debate over freedom of expressionDate:26/02/2009 A political cartoon published by the New York Post earlier this month stirred the waters of an age-old debate, pitting freedom of the press against political correctness...
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Thursday, 26 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Pentagon issues new rules for Guantanamo coverageDate:13/09/2010 Reporters Without Borders takes note of the new ground rules for journalists covering the “military commissions” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which the US Department of Defense issued on 10 September...
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Monday, 13 September 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US and EU call for release of well-known Chinese dissidentDate:11/02/2010 The US and European Union today renewed calls for the immediate release of high profile dissident Liu Xiaobo, as a Chinese court upheld his 11-year-sentence...
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Thursday, 11 February 2010Last Modified:
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US and EU call for release of well-known Chinese dissidentDate:11/02/2010 The US and European Union today renewed calls for the immediate release of high profile dissident Liu Xiaobo, as a Chinese court upheld his 11-year-sentence...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
US concerned over Pak, supports freedom of speech, expression Date:12/03/2009 Amidst deepening political crisis in Pakistan, the United States on Wednesday conceded that it is a difficult situation in Pakistan but said that Washington supports freedom of speech and expression...
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US Congress presses Britain to amend 'harmful' libel lawDate:24/02/2009 Pressure on the government to reform the domestic libel law intensified last week after American legislators told Congress that cases heard in London were causing concrete and profound harm to the American people...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009Last Modified:
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US court allows Westboro Baptist's anti-gay funeral pickets to go onDate:02/03/2011 One of the most detested church groups in America can continue to picket military funerals after the supreme court ruled in favour of their right to free speech...
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US court allows Westboro Baptist's anti-gay funeral pickets to go onDate:04/03/2011 One of the most detested church groups in America can continue to picket military funerals after the supreme court ruled in favour of their right to free speech...
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Friday, 4 March 2011Last Modified:
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US editor at Palestinian agency fights Israel entry banDate:14/01/2010 A US citizen working as an editor for a the Palestinian news agency Maan is appealing against Israel's refusal to allow him entry at Tel Aviv airport...
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Thursday, 14 January 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomatic crisisDate:29/11/2010 The United States was catapulted into a worldwide diplomatic crisis today, with the leaking to the Guardian and other international media of more than 250, 000 classified cables from its embassies, many sent as recently as February this year...
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Monday, 29 November 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US hits out at bid to bar religious defamationDate:26/10/2009 The Obama administration on Monday came out strongly against efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religions, saying the moves would restrict free speech...
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Monday, 26 October 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US Human Rights Report Criticises Restrictions on Freedom of ExpressionDate:27/02/2009 The Human Rights Report 2008 on Turkey published by the U...
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Friday, 27 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US libel tourism bill to be passed into lawDate:29/07/2010 The US Congress has given final approval by voice vote to a libel tourism bill, which will now be passed to President Obama to be signed into law...
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Thursday, 29 July 2010Last Modified:
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US pastor Terry Jones banned from entering UKDate:20/01/2011 Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has been barred from entering the UK for the public good, the Home Office says...
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Thursday, 20 January 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US public broadcasting chief quits after sting catches Tea Party gibeDate:10/03/2011 The future of public broadcasting in the United States, already hazy because of pressure from conservative Republicans for deep cuts in its funding, looked even more precarious last night after National Public Radio's (NPR) chief executive took the fall for one of her senior subordinates saying on a video recording that Tea Party members are racist...
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US Rams Through UN Approval of Homosexual Group that Opposes Religious FreedomDate:23/07/2010 NEW YORK, July 22 (C-FAM) The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted this week on a US-led initiative to accredit the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)...
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Friday, 23 July 2010Last Modified:
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US Rights Report Cites Abuses in China, Russia, IranDate:26/02/2009 The State Departments annual report on human rights conditions worldwide issued Wednesday includes sharp criticism of China despite a suggestion last week by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the issue was secondary to broader concerns in the U...
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US Senate committee moves to curb libel tourismDate:14/07/2010 The US Senate is moving closer to passing legislation that would make it harder for plaintiffs to sue Americans in overseas jurisdictions, such as Britain, where laws governing free speech are weaker...
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010Last Modified:
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US soldier charged for leaking video showing US army war crimeDate:07/07/2010 Bradley Manning, a 22-year-old US army intelligence analyst, was charged yesterday with leaking a video of a US army helicopter attack in Baghdad in July 2007 in which two employees of the Reuters news agency were killed...
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Wednesday, 7 July 2010Last Modified:
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US Supreme Court to hear videogames free speech caseDate:02/11/2010 The US Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments on Tuesday on whether a California ban on the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors is unconstitutional...
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Tuesday, 2 November 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US urges Vietnam to free lawyer Date:16/06/2009 The US government has said it was deeply concerned by the arrest in Vietnam of activist lawyer Le Cong Dinh and has called for his release...
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
US wants Twitter details of Wikileaks activistsDate:10/01/2011 The US government has subpoenaed the social networking site Twitter for personal details of people connected to Wikileaks, court documents show...
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Electronic Frontier FoundationDate:14/10/2008 Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists, EFF achieves significant victories on behalf of consumers and the general public...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008Last Modified:
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USA: American Civil Liberties UnionDate:14/10/2008 The mission of the ACLU is to preserve and protect the American First Amendment rights, the right to equal protection under the law, and the right to due process and the right to privacy...
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Media Law Resource CenterDate:21/11/2008 The Media Law Resource Center - formerly the Libel Defense Resource Center - is a non-profit information clearinghouse originally organized by a number of media organizations to monitor developments and promote First Amendment rights in the libel, privacy and related legal fields...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Podcast: Media Talk USADate:07/04/2009 A new monthly podcast from the Guardian which will feature the best in comment and analysis of the US media scene, in the style of our Sony award-nominated UK media podcast...
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Chaplinsky v. New HampshireDate:12/07/2010 The Appellant, a Jehovah's Witness, was convicted in municipal court for violating a New Hampshire law that says 'No person shall address any offensive, derisive or annoying word to any other person who is lawfully in any street or other public place, nor call him'…
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Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition [USA]Date:12/07/2010 This case addressed whether the provisions of the USA Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 concerning the shipment, distribution, receipt, reproduction, sale, or possession of any visual depiction that appears to be of a minor engaging in sexually explicit…
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Monday, 12 July 2010Last Modified:
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Jameel v Wall Street Journal Europe SprlDate:13/07/2010 Mr Jameel was the general manager of a Saudi Arabian trading company who sued the Wall Street Journal following the publication of an article which asserted that the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority were monitoring the bank accounts of certain individuals and companies, at the request of the American government…
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010Last Modified:
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Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slanton Date:19/07/2010 Two movie theatres in Atlanta, Georgia were accused of showing two obscene films in violation of a Georgia statute that prohibited obscenity...
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Monday, 19 July 2010Last Modified:
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Yahoo! Inc v La Ligue Contre le racisme et L'antisemitisme [2006]Date:19/07/2010 In 2000 La Ligue Contre le Racisme et l'antisemitisme (the League Against Racism and Anti-semitism) brought a case against the internet service provider Yahoo!…
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Reno v. American Civil Liberties UnionDate:21/07/2010 United States Supreme Court - 1997. The constitutionality of two provisions in the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) was challenged by several litigants on grounds of being overbroad and vague...
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010Last Modified:
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Gitlow v. People of the State of New York Date:26/07/2010 Benjamin Gitlow was accused of criminal anarchy in violation of a New York statute that defines criminal anarchy as 'the doctrine that organized government should be overthrown by force or violence, or by …
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Monday, 26 July 2010Last Modified:
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Perry v SchwarzeneggerDate:17/08/2010 A federal judge in California ruled that 'Proposition' a measure approved by the USA states' voters in November 2008 to ban marriage for same-sex couples, is unconstitutional...
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010Last Modified:
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R.A.V v City of St Paul Date:18/08/2010 Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Minnesota, the petitioner, a teenager, andseveral friends, allegedly set fire to a homemade cross on the lawn of an African American family…
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010Last Modified:
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Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictDate:18/08/2010 Three public school pupils (including Tinker) were suspended from school for wearing black armbands in protest against US government policy in Viet Nam...
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010Last Modified:
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Miller v California Date:23/08/2010 The appellant owner a large mail order business for sexually explicit material…
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Monday, 23 August 2010Last Modified:
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Rice v. Paladin Press EnterprisesDate:24/08/2010 In 1993, hitman James Perry murdered three people after following instructions provided by two books published by Paladin Enterprises…
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010Last Modified:
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Bartnicki v Vopper [2001] 532 U.SDate:06/09/2010 The petitioners in this case were Gloria Bartnicki, the chief negotiator of the Wyoming Valley West High School and Anthony Kane, former president of the local union...
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Monday, 6 September 2010Last Modified:
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Lopez v CandaeleDate:24/09/2010 This case was an appeal against a preliminary injunction preventing the Los Angeles City College (LACC) from enforcing the the District sexual harassment policy …
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Friday, 24 September 2010Last Modified:
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Zurcher v Stanford DailyDate:24/09/2010 A student newspaper and staff members (the respondents) brought an action against the petitioners, who were the law enforcement and district attorney personnel...
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Friday, 24 September 2010Last Modified:
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Viacom v You TubeDate:01/10/2010 This case arose out of a copyright dispute between the Plaintiffs, Viacom and the Football Association Premier League Limited, and the Defendants, YouTube and Google...
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Friday, 1 October 2010Last Modified:
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Hustler Magazine, Inc. et al. v. Jerry Falwell Date:05/10/2010 In this case, the Supreme Court was asked to rule on whether the intentional infliction of emotional distress by a publication could be sanctioned by an award of damages…
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Tuesday, 5 October 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
New York Times Co. v. SullivanDate:15/10/2010 The 1964 decision is a seminal case concerning freedom of the press in the United States...
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Friday, 15 October 2010Last Modified:
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Citizens United v Federal Election CommissionDate:15/10/2010 This case concerned a programme, Hilary, which had been paid for and produced by Citizens United and which was critical of then Senator Hilary Clinton...
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Friday, 15 October 2010Last Modified:
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City of Ladue v. GilleoDate:08/11/2010 This case concerns the constitutionality of laws restricting the display of political signs on a private homeowner's property, under the First Amendment of the USA…
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Monday, 8 November 2010Last Modified:
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New York Times Co. v. United StatesDate:08/11/2010 This 1971 case concerned the constitutionality of claimed executive authority to prevent the publication of classified information in newspaper publications, under the First Amendment of the USA…
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Monday, 8 November 2010Last Modified:
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Romano v Steelcase Inc.Date:06/12/2010 The defendant, Steelcase, sought an order to be allowed access to the plaintiff's current and historical Facebook and …
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Monday, 6 December 2010Last Modified:
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Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)Date:17/12/2010 The 1989 decision is a seminal case concerning freedom of speech and expression in the United States...
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Friday, 17 December 2010Last Modified:
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United States v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310 (1990) Date:23/12/2010 This case involved a challenge to the federal 1989 Flag Protection Act, which forbade desecrating the American flag and was passed in response to the Court's decision in Texas v...
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Christian Legal Soc'y Chapter of the Univ. of Cal. v. MartinezDate:12/01/2011 This case addressed whether the University of California's 'accept-all-comers policy' infringed upon the free speech and freedom of religion rights of the Christian Legal Society chapter guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.SA…
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Central Hudson GasDate:13/01/2011 This case (judgement given in 1980) addressed the regulation of commercial speech...
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Thursday, 13 January 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Virginia State v Black (01-1107) 538 U.S. 343 [2003]Date:14/01/2011 In Virginia v. Black et al. the Virginia Supreme Court found that Virginia's statute against cross burning is unconstitutional, but cross burning done with …
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Friday, 14 January 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Cohen v. CA (403 U.S. 15)Date:19/01/2011 Cohen v. CA is a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1971. The facts involved a defendant who was arrested for wearing a jacket that said…
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. FalwellDate:21/01/2011 Respondent, a nationally known minister and commentator on politics and public affairs, filed a diversity action in Federal District Court against petitioners, a nationally circulated magazine and its publisher…
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Date:28/01/2011 While petitioner Milkovich was a high school wrestling coach, his team was involved in an altercation at a match with another high school's team...
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Friday, 28 January 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
United States of AmericaDate:14/07/2010 Domestic, regional and international obligations related to freedom of expression in the USA...
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Brandenburg v. OhioDate:04/02/2011 In this 1969 United States Supreme Court case, the Court struck down an Ohio Criminal Syndicalism statute which punished 'advocat(ing) the duty, necessity, or propriety of crime, sabotage, violence, or unlawful methods of terrorism as a means …
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Brandenburg v OhioDate:04/02/2011 The complainant, leader of the KKK group, was convicted under the Ohio Criminal Syndicalism statute for advocating the duty, necessity or propriety of crime, violence or terrorism as a means of …
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Lorillard Tobacco v. ReillyDate:09/02/2011 Lorillard Tobacco was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2001. The case concerned a regulation which banned the advertisement of tobacco products…
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000)Date:15/02/2011 Petitioners are the Boy Scouts of America and its Monmouth Council (collectively, Boy Scouts). The Boy Scouts non-profit organisation insisits that homosexuality is against its values and…
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic & Institutional Rights, Inc., 547 U.S. 47 (2006)Date:15/02/2011 Respondent Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007)Date:15/02/2011 At a school-sanctioned and school-supervised event, petitioner Morse, the high school principal, saw students unfurl a banner stating 'BONG HiTS 4 JESUS' which she regarded as promoting illegal drug use...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Schneider v. StateDate:16/02/2011 Schneider was a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1939, addressing the right to distribute leaflets and pamphlets under the First Amendment...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
New York v. Ferber Date:22/02/2011 New York v. Ferber is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1982. The case concerned a man who was arrested for selling a video depicting boys masturbating...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Grayned v. City of RockfordDate:04/03/2011 This is a United States Supreme Court case that was decided in 1972. After holding a civil rights demonstration outside of a school, the defendant among others were arrested and fined…
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
CIty of Renton v. Playtime TheatersDate:10/03/2011 Playtime Theatres is a case decided by the 9th Circuit in 1984. The matter concerned the constitutionality of a zoning ordinance which restricted the location of sexually explicit businesses...
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
Snyder v. Phelps et al [2011]Date:12/04/2011 For almost 20 years the Westbro Baptist church has picketed the funerals of American Soldiers in order to communicate its belief that God hates America because of its tolerance of homosexuality. …
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Saturday, 18 June 2011
USA: Free speech trumps blocking kids from violent video gamesDate:29/06/2011 "The Supreme Court ended its term with a vigorous defense of free speech, striking down a California law that banned sales of violent video games to minors...
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011Last Modified:
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Baidu Accused of Aiding Chinese Censorship in U.S. SuitDate:19/05/2011 BEIJING—Eight New York residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday against China and Chinese online-search provider Baidu Inc...
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
United States: Kerry Urges Privacy ProtectionsDate: 30/06/2011 "Senator John F. Kerry called today for stronger Internet protections for consumers, saying a privacy bill of rights is needed because...
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Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a JournalistDate: 05/06/2011 "Obama administration officials believe that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ordered the killing of a Pakistani journalist who had written scathing reports about the infiltration of militants in the country’s military, according to American officials..."
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US court orders halt to gay military banDate: 07/07/2011 "A US court has advanced the cause of gays and lesbians serving in the military by ordering the authorities to end a policy that...US court orders halt to gay military ban
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To Track Militants, U.S. Has System That Never Forgets a FaceDate: 13/07/2011 "When the Taliban dug an elaborate tunnel system beneath the largest prison in southern Afghanistan this spring, they set off a scramble to catch the 475 inmates who escaped...
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Thursday, 14 July 2011
Strip Clubs claim Tax violates Freedom of ExpressionDate: 14/07/2011 "When Texas lawmakers passed a $5-per-patron strip club fee in 2007, they pledged it would raise $40 million in the first year to finance programs to combat sexual assault and low-income health insurance...
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Thursday, 21 July 2011
Do we have a fundamental right to film the police in public?Date: 31 August 2011 "As a number of recent cases have made clear, filming policing activity in public places is a vital method of holding police to account...
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Wednesday, 7 September 2011
.XXX web domain registration beginsDate: 07 September 2011 "Companies and celebrities are being given the chance to protect their names from porn hijacking ahead of the launch of the .xxx web domain.
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Thursday, 15 September 2011
Dowler lawyer: News Corp faces hacking lawsuit in USDate: 23 September 2011 "American lawyers are set to launch legal action against News Corporation over the News of the World phone-hacking scandal...
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Monday, 26 September 2011
Facebook 'rape' page to stay despite charity criticismDate: 7 October 2011 "Facebook has been criticised for not removing a controversial page which victim support charities say trivialises and jokes about rape...
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011
USA: Virginia State Bar’s crackdown on lawyer’s blog raises questionsDate: 10 October 2011 " Virginia lawyers who blog about their cases, beware: the state bar may come after you for inappropriate advertising. At least that’s the message the...
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011
USA: Yahoo! blocked emails against Occupy Wall Street movement Date: 14 October 2011 "september 22nd Yahoo blocked email containing the address "occupywallstreet.org". Since mid september activists have sat up a Tahrir square like camp near the New York stock exchange
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The Ten Rules Of Terrorism: Art That Tests The First AmendmentDate: 28 October 2011 "Peter Reynosa has unveiled a painting called The Ten Rules of Terrorism that definitely tests the idea of freedom of expression in America...
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Monday, 7 November 2011
Untruth must be repudiated, not punishedDate: 29 October 2011 "Freedom of expression, freedom of speech is vital for democracy, for unimpaired scholarly research and for rational risk management that keeps...
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Monday, 7 November 2011
Rights group concerned over Occupy media arrests (AP)Date: 19 November 2011 "A human rights office for the Americas on Thursday criticized the arrest and assault of journalists during Occupy Wall Street protests in New York...
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011
U.S. District Court Judge rules that bloggers and journalists do not enjoy same legal privileges Date: 6 December 2011 "A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has drawn a line in the sand between "journalist" and "blogger." And for Crystal Cox, a woman on the latter...
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
White House: Anti-Piracy Legislation Must Not Curtail Innovation, Freedom of ExpressionDate: 14 Janaury 2012 "In a potential problem for the movie industry, the White House has issued a warning about the anti-piracy legislation in Congress. While agreeing that...
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Wikipedia joins web blackout in Sopa protestDate: 17 January 2012 "Wikipedia plans to take its English-language site offline on Wednesday as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US.The user...
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Media law expert weighs in on SOPA and PIPA legislation Date : 201 January 2012 "Senate and House leaders announced plans to postpone work on two controversial anti-piracy bills. The decision comes in the wake of large online protests...
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Monday, 23 January 2012
Considerations in Establishing A Court Policy Regarding the Use ofUnited States Judicial Conference: Considerations in Establishing A Court Policy Regarding the Use of
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Twitter Gives Itself Added Flexibility to CensorDate: 28 Janaury 2012 "Twitter Inc., the microblogging service, gave itself extra flexibility to censor information in parts of the world that impose restrictions on self-expression...
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
US free speech faces Islamic blasphemy law pressure, analyst says"Washington D.C., Feb 4, 2012 / 07:05 am (CNA).- Paul Marshall, a religious liberty expert, says that attempts to “export” Islamic anti-blasphemy laws to the West could pose a threat to freedom of speech in the U.S...
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Monday, 6 February 2012
Facebook says censorship, restrictions pose revenue risksDate: 02 February 2012 "NEW YORK: Social networking giant Facebook has said it faces risks of content censorship and other kinds of restrictions by the governments of...
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Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Freedom of Expression, Tolerance and Human Rights: Conversation with T.M. Scanlon " Welcome to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies. Our guest today is T.M. Scanlon, who is the Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy and Civil Polity at Harvard University."
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Human Rights Education Association Freedom of Expression Study GuidePublished:
Tuesday, 14 February 2012Last Modified:
Friday, 17 February 2012
Day laborers win Supreme Court free-speech caseDate: 22 February 2012 "Day laborers in Western states including California scored a legal victory Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling declaring that cities violate free speech when they make it a crime to seek work from passing drivers...
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Friday, 24 February 2012
IBA Interview with George Freeman, Assistant General Counsel of the New York TimesThe IBA interviewed George Freeman, Assistant General Counsel of the New York Times, in November 2011. He spoke on various topics including social media, democracy and WikiLeaks. See selected excerpts from the interview below.
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012
U.N. Affirms Internet Freedom as a Basic RightDate: 6 June 2012 "Will Internet companies help or hinder government authorities that try to restrict their citizens from using the Web freely? And will their customers...
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Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Yale to Ensure Students in Singapore Have Freedom of ExpressionDate: 7 July 2012 "Yale University will ensure its liberal arts campus in Singapore won’t impose censorship amid criticism the city-state’s laws will stifle academic freedom...
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Tuesday, 10 July 2012