It's OK to abuse kids at church, and Louisiana education

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

However, the state Supreme Court dismissed Schubert’s case in a 6-3 ruling, saying her lawsuit violated the US Constitution’s First Amendment protections on religious expression — the latest in a string of decisions limiting judicial

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Why All Those Proposed “Vice Taxes” Are Unconstitutional (With

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

The current legislative fad of imposing a tax that only applies to adult materials unquestionnably implicates the First Amendment because it burdens speech and it discriminates against specific speech based on content.

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[A ChristianVsAtheist Club] Witch Trials and Exorcism Get Green

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

protected by the First Amendment. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that the Pleasant Glade Assembly of God staff’s efforts to cast out demons from Laura Schubert presents an ecclesiastical dispute over religious conduct that would

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Texas Supreme Court rules church can't be sued in exorcism

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

A divided Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former Colleyville church Friday, saying church members who were involved in a traumatic exorcism that ultimately injured a young woman are protected by the First Amendment.

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HSJI advisers wrap up summer sessions

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

Whether talking about First Amendment issues or learning the intricacies of Adobe’s InDesign program, high school journalism advisers were students themselves this month’s High School Journalism Institute at Indiana University.

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Editorial – It’s Nice to Be Rich and Running for Office

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

“By a 5-to-4 vote, the court ruled that the millionaire’s amendment violates the First Amendment. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said that the amendment infringed on Mr. Davis’s speech rights, because when he spent his

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Chicago Tribune Advocates Nullification of Bill of Rights

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

Perhaps they would strip some citizens of their First Amendment rights to free speech or religion. Heaven help us should the Chicago Tribune editorial board one day decide that they don’t care for the editorial slant of their

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Renee` replied to the discussion FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS/Freedom of

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

Renee` Renee` replied to the discussion FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS/Freedom of Speech.

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First Amendment: An Examination At Home and Abroad

Filed Under (First Amendment) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

A blog post about how the freedom of speech is treated in America and around the world, following up on a NYTimes article.

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SUNDAYS TWO-CENTS WORTH: #42:

Filed Under (Free Speech) by webmaster on 29-06-2008

I say brainwashed because when they entered the military, they took an oath to up hold the Constitution of the United States , but unfortunately, they do not know the difference between upholding and defending the Constitution and

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