The city of Frederick and an animal rights activist have settled a First Amendment lawsuit that alleged police officers violated the man's free speech rights.

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Protesters who demonstrated inside the U.S. Supreme Court are facing the threat of a year in jail and stiff fines.

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A Rockville-based nonprofit that posts the names, photos and contact information of anti-abortion protesters online is facing a class-action lawsuit by people it has deemed “Bullies” on its website.

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Occupy Baltimore demonstrators who spent 10 weeks protesting economic disparity were removed peacefully from a downtown plaza near the Inner Harbor tourist district during a pre-dawn raid Tuesday. Baltimore City police in full riot gear moved into McKeldin Square about ...

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WASHINGTON — A weekend standoff between Occupy DC protesters and police that prompted 31 arrests marred weeks of largely peaceful co-existence and led to a court fight, but it was unclear Monday whether the flareup would quickly pass or lead ...

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NEW YORK — Hundreds of protesters, emboldened by the growing national Occupy Wall Street movement, streamed through midtown Manhattan on Tuesday in what they called a “Millionaires March.” They marched two by two up the sidewalk, planning to pass the ...

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Harford County has agreed to clarify its policy for handling demonstrators as part of a settlement reached with eight anti-abortion demonstrators who were arrested as they held graphic posters along Route 24 in August 2008. Unlike the young women who ...

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