Maryland Daily Record » first amendment http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Justices weigh free-speech dispute over AIDS funding http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/22/justices-weigh-free-speech-dispute-over-aids-funding/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/22/justices-weigh-free-speech-dispute-over-aids-funding/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:54:04 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238211 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with the First Amendment implications of a policy that forces private health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition to get AIDS funding. The court appeared divided, and not along ideological lines, in an argument over whether the anti-prostitution pledge violates the health groups’ constitutional rights. Four organizations [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/22/justices-weigh-free-speech-dispute-over-aids-funding/feed/ 0 Violinist sues Ocean City over noise ordinance http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/12/violinist-sues-ocean-city-over-noise-ordinance/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/12/violinist-sues-ocean-city-over-noise-ordinance/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:29:22 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237575 OCEAN CITY — A violinist is suing Ocean City, saying police hassled him over his music while enforcing a restrictive noise ordinance. The American Civil Liberties Union has sued on behalf of William F. Hassay Jr., who says he stopped playing on the Boardwalk last year for fear of being arrested and had to perform [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/12/violinist-sues-ocean-city-over-noise-ordinance/feed/ 0 Church signals First Amendment defense http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/20/church-signals-first-amendment-defense/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/20/church-signals-first-amendment-defense/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:26:01 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=234077 WASHINGTON — Sovereign Grace Ministries was already grappling with fractured leadership, outside scrutiny of its policies and public criticism from former members when a new round of problems emerged. A lawsuit last fall brought by former members of the small evangelical church accused its officials of covering up allegations of child sexual abuse committed by [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/20/church-signals-first-amendment-defense/feed/ 0 4th Circuit rules for government on WikiLeaks data http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/27/4th-circuit-rules-for-government-on-wikileaks-data/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/27/4th-circuit-rules-for-government-on-wikileaks-data/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:00:20 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=232373 RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court has ruled for the government and its electronic investigation into the disclosure of classified documents on the secret-busting WikiLeaks website. The case involves three Twitter account holders with some connection to WikiLeaks. They had argued that forcing the website to cooperate with the investigation by turning over data [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/27/4th-circuit-rules-for-government-on-wikileaks-data/feed/ 0 Supreme Court won’t hear campaign finance arguments http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/07/supreme-court-wont-hear-campaign-finance-arguments/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/07/supreme-court-wont-hear-campaign-finance-arguments/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:10:21 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=231016 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from a Virginia-based anti-abortion group that wanted to be exempted from campaign finance disclosure regulations. The Real Truth About Abortion Inc., which was formerly called The Real Truth About Obama Inc., wanted to stop the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department from enforcing [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/07/supreme-court-wont-hear-campaign-finance-arguments/feed/ 0 Gene Policinski: Law to protect teachers rates ‘F’  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/06/gene-policinski-law-to-protect-teachers-rates-f/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/06/gene-policinski-law-to-protect-teachers-rates-f/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:52:08 +0000 Gene Policinski http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=229437 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Does anybody remember from their school days that a student ever went to jail for scrawling a slur or insult against a teacher or a janitor on a bathroom wall? ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/06/gene-policinski-law-to-protect-teachers-rates-f/feed/ 0 Gene Policinski: On Constitution Day, honor the documents that keep us free  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/16/gene-policinski-on-constitution-day-honor-the-documents-that-keep-us-free/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/16/gene-policinski-on-constitution-day-honor-the-documents-that-keep-us-free/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:00:17 +0000 Gene Policinski http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223696 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Constitution Day has become an annual fixture each Sept. 17 in the nation’s schools since it was mandated by Congress in 2004 – and 2012 may well be the best year yet for understanding its history and appreciating its meaning. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/16/gene-policinski-on-constitution-day-honor-the-documents-that-keep-us-free/feed/ 0 Charles C. Haynes: Losing their religion? No, schools must get it right  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/06/charles-c-haynes-losing-their-religion-no-schools-must-get-it-right/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/06/charles-c-haynes-losing-their-religion-no-schools-must-get-it-right/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:18:08 +0000 Charles C. Haynes http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223083 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Millions of kids are returning to school, and, contrary to culture-war rhetoric, most of them won’t leave their faith at the schoolhouse door. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/06/charles-c-haynes-losing-their-religion-no-schools-must-get-it-right/feed/ 0 N.Y. court hears challenge to lap-dance tax http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/05/n-y-court-hears-challenge-to-lap-dance-tax/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/05/n-y-court-hears-challenge-to-lap-dance-tax/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:59:12 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=223001 ALBANY, N.Y. — No one would confuse the Nite Moves strip club with the Bolshoi Ballet, but what the lap dancers do there is art and entitled to the same tax exemption other performances enjoy, a lawyer argued Wednesday in what was surely one of the racier tax cases ever to go before New York’s [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/05/n-y-court-hears-challenge-to-lap-dance-tax/feed/ 0 Gene Policinski: Free speech rights travel at speed of bytes  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/30/gene-policinski-free-speech-rights-travel-at-speed-of-bytes/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/30/gene-policinski-free-speech-rights-travel-at-speed-of-bytes/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:59:13 +0000 Gene Policinski http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=222647 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> As it made the quantum leap from parchment to paper through the electronic era to digital formats, First Amendment law on freedom of expression has lagged behind technology. Today, this delayed legal reaction is playing out once again with Twitter, Facebook and the World Wide Web. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/08/30/gene-policinski-free-speech-rights-travel-at-speed-of-bytes/feed/ 0