Tracking the modern progress of the First Amendment
Posted in Freedom of Speech on Feb 9th, 2008
Another victory this week for outrageousness in advertising: the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a controversial ad that ran in the Sun-Times last fall did not meet standards for defamation and should be protected under the First Amendment.
The ad, paid for by the Chicago clothing retailer Cosmo’s Designer Direct, appears to contain veiled references […]
Posted in Freedom of the Press on Jan 25th, 2008
The Utah Supreme Court gave its approval Wednesday for a proposed law to protect reporters from having to disclose confidential sources and turning over unpublished notes and records. The only circumstances in which a journalist could be compelled to reveal this information would be cases in which there is
clear and convincing evidence that disclosure is […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 18th, 2008
President Bush proclaimed this Wednesday, January 16, 2008, as Religious Freedom Day, calling on the need to “recognize the importance of religious freedom and the vital role it plays in spreading liberty and ensuring human dignity.”
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may have benefited from such an outlook this week, as a U.S. District Court […]
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