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Recent news
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News stories recently posted throughout the First Amendment Center Online.
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Parents lose bid to get town to pay for kids' parochial school
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Maine high court rejects appeal from parents who claimed that subsidy from town funds didn't violate state law barring use of public money for religious education.
07.06.08
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Inmate on hunger strike seeks to block force-feedings
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ACLU attorney says Bill Coleman's refusal to eat is 'political protest' against an unjust legal system.
07.05.08
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Group can't display 12-foot cross at city park, federal judge rules
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City workers in Chesapeake, Va., testify that they had Christian Rights Ministries' cross removed from last year's Fourth of July celebration for safety reasons.
07.04.08
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Philadelphia tour guides challenge required testing
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Mayor signed licensing law amid concerns some guides were perpetuating gross inaccuracies, but attorney says 'just because mistakes occasionally happen doesn't mean the government can license who can talk.'
07.04.08
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9th Circuit: Abortion foes had right to take message near L.A. school
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'The government cannot silence messages simply because they cause discomfort, fear, or even anger,' rules unanimous three-judge panel.
07.03.08
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Hawaii governor signs journalist shield law
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Traditional, online journalists both protected from being jailed if they refuse to grant authorities' requests for source names, notes, other newsgathering materials.
07.03.08
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Va. officials won’t charge privacy advocate under new law
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Attorney general agrees not to prosecute Betty 'BJ' Ostergren while her lawsuit challenging statute that bars posting of Social Security numbers is pending.
07.03.08
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La. governor's signature renews evolution debate
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Foes of measure designed to foster 'critical thinking' about scientific topics say they'll sue if law leads to public schoolteachers' spreading religious doctrine.
07.02.08
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Federal judge throws out new Ind. law on explicit material
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Court finds statute too broad, saying it could be applied against 'unquestionably lawful, nonobscene, nonpornographic materials being sold to adults.'
07.02.08
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Wis. high court: Milwaukee police can keep reports secret
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Emergency-detention statements kept by police departments are exempted from state open-records law because they are mental health records, justices rule.
07.02.08
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S.D. justices won't stop libel case against newspaper
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Argus Leader had asked high court to determine whether 2007 column, which plaintiff claims damaged his reputation, was protected satire.
07.02.08
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Ga. high court: Police can withhold info in pending investigations
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Split decision goes against Athens newspaper seeking law enforcement records related to 1992 slaying.
07.01.08
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Mo. governor signs anti-cyberbullying bill into law
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Teen's suicide prompts state to outlaw Internet harassment; girl's mother says even more needs to be done to keep kids safe online.
07.01.08
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Va. judge upholds church-secession law
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Episcopal Diocese had challenged Civil War-era statute used by 11 conservative parishes seeking to break from denomination, take property with them.
07.01.08
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Obama to propose expanding Bush's faith-based program
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Democratic presidential candidate plans to announce today his approach to getting religious charities more involved in government anti-poverty programs.
07.01.08
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