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Burlington teen sues school officials over free speech issue |
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Written by Susan Haigh (Associated Press)
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Monday, 23 July 2007 |
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HARTFORD, Conn. - A Burlington teenager sued two top school officials Monday, saying they violated her constitutional rights by removing her as class secretary because she used offensive slang to refer to administrators on an Internet blog.
Avery Doninger, a 16-year-old student at Lewis Mills High School, wants to be immediately reinstated as class secretary. She also wants a new election for class officers for the upcoming school year, when she will be a senior, and a chance to give the candidate speech she was forbidden from giving to her classmates.
Doninger's mother, Lauren, filed motions for temporary and permanent injunctions on her daughter's behalf against school Principal Karissa Niehoff and Region 10 Superintendent of Schools Paula Schwartz, according to court documents filed Monday in New Britain Superior Court. |
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“For Sale” is Free Speech: Federal Appeals Court Victory for Commercial Speech |
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Written by Institute for Justice Press Release
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Monday, 02 July 2007 |
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Arlington, Va.—The full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a Glendale, Ohio, ordinance that threatened citizen Chris Pagan with jail time or a $250 fine for a routine act of free speech: putting a “for sale” sign in the window of his car while it was parked on the street in front of his home. The court declared the city’s sign ban a violation of Chris’s First Amendment rights, overturning an earlier decision of a three-judge panel of the court upholding the ordinance. |
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City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Many Kinds of Public Photography |
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Written by Ray Rivera (NY Times)
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 |
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Some tourists, amateur photographers, even would-be filmmakers hoping to make it big on YouTube could soon be forced to obtain a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance before taking pictures or filming on city property, including sidewalks. New rules being considered by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting would require any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour to get a city permit and insurance. The same requirements would apply to any group of five or more people who plan to use a tripod in a public location for more than 10 minutes, including the time it takes to set up the equipment. |
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