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Judicial Ethics Group Shuns ‘Schmucks!’

New York’s Commission on Judicial Conduct and its chair are both exploring their options following a spat over a book called Schmucks! Divorce lawyer Raoul Felder co-wrote the humorous book with comedian Jackie Mason. The commission labels its content “crude, biased, vulgar and otherwise demeaning,” the New York Law Journal…

Apr 17, 2007 12:40 PM CDT

Internet—and Law?—Supports Blogger in Spat

It used to be that a business suing an individual, with the help of a well-known local law firm, had a big advantage. But that’s not necessarily true today. In an ongoing spat between a Nashville, Tenn., woman and a recruiting firm over a critical post on her blog about…

Apr 16, 2007 6:45 PM CDT

Prison Newsletter Free to Circulate in California

California prison officials have agreed to stop blocking distribution of a newsletter that circulates to some 1,000 state prison inmates, in alleged violation of their First Amendment rights. The state will also pay $65,000 to settle their claims, with the money going to fund five-year subscriptions to 157 prison libraries.…

Apr 13, 2007 10:14 PM CDT

Appeals Court Refuses to Disqualify Judge in Coroner Case

A Philadelphia-based federal appeals court has refused to disqualify U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab from presiding over the trial of coroner Cyril Wecht.

Apr 12, 2007 7:46 PM CDT

Study This, Mr. Principal: Student Wins Web Case

Placing a middle school student on probation for criticizing a school principal in expletive-laden language on a MySpace page violated her First Amendment right of free speech, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday. It ordered a juvenile court that had found her delinquent and put her on probation to…

Apr 11, 2007 12:19 AM CDT

DontDateHimGirl.com Still Operating

The Pennsylvania judge who ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit against DontDateHimGirl.com did not reach the issue of protection for the site under the Communications Decency Act. The Web site allows anonymous postings about men. The plaintiff, lawyer Todd J. Hollis, claimed postings falsely stated…

Apr 10, 2007 12:58 PM CDT

Indonesia Playboy Editor Not Guilty

Pictures of women in their underwear with their breasts partially exposed do not violate Indonesia’s indecency laws, a court in the Muslim nation ruled today. Playboy Indonesia editor-in-chief Erwin Arnada had faced a maximum punishment of nearly three years in prison, the Associated Press reports. The magazine first hit newsstands…

Apr 5, 2007 2:14 PM CDT

Violation or Salvation?

Prosecutors say it’s a sex crime. Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs says it’s counseling his flock.

Feb 21, 2007 9:32 AM CST

Picket Fencing

Laws Blunting Church’s Protests Worry First Amendment Experts

Jul 12, 2006 4:44 PM CDT

Vouchers Tested

School Vouchers Are Facing a Different Set of Legal Challenges in State Courts

Jun 24, 2006 6:31 AM CDT

An Evolving Conflict

Intelligent-Design Proponents May Have Lost a Battle, but They’ll Continue the Fight

Mar 21, 2006 11:16 AM CST

Recruit Suit

Supreme Court to Consider Interplay of Federal Funding and First Amendment

Dec 29, 2005 11:51 AM CST

Minty Motorist

Information from stories by The Grand Rapids Press and MSNBC.msn.com.

Apr 28, 2005 8:29 AM CDT

A Slippery Slope

Man Is Sentenced After Slathering his Motel Room in Petroleum Jelly

Mar 28, 2005 1:04 PM CST

The Squeeze on the Press

More Courts Are Forcing Reporters to Testify as Judges Reconsider Media Privilege

Mar 28, 2005 1:00 PM CST

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