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Fla. school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ themes under settlement

By The Associated Press, last updated on September 14, 2024

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement reached Sept. 12 .

Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media law aimed at protecting children

September 12, 2024

Neutral news sources could exploit today’s polarized mediascape to boost revenue − here’s why they may choose not to

September 11, 2024

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September 10, 2024

Government-Speech Doctrine

Under the government speech doctrine, the government has its own rights as
speaker that can assert its own messages, immune from challenges of
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September 1, 2024

Edwards v. District of Columbia (DC Court of Appeals, 2014)

A required 100-question licensing test about historical sites for tour guides in Washington D.C. violated the free speech rights in the First Amendment, an appellate court ruled in a 2014 case.

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