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Utah lawmaker pushes mandatory pledge bill
Measure to require weekly recitations at secondary schools would allow students to opt out of oath only if they have parental permission.  02.04.03

Wyoming House panel hears testimony on bias-crime bill
Opponents say measure would violate residents' equal-protection, free-speech rights.  02.04.03

Battle intensifies over film-sanitizing software
Video store, filmmakers will face off in federal court this month over software that allows users to edit objectionable content from movies.  02.03.03

Federal judge denies Virginia inmate's request for kosher meals
Court declares unconstitutional part of federal law that dictates how government should treat the religious rights of inmates.  02.03.03

Government can ban trade in eagle parts, rules federal appeals panel
9th Circuit rejects Native American's religious-freedom argument, upholding man's conviction for smuggling.  02.03.03

Azizah magazine provides forum for Muslim women's voices
Female-owned publication offers Islamic women a chance to read about themselves, connect with each other, publisher says.  02.03.03

Federal judge, as expected, reverses order on Mormon plaza
Utah court was required to vacate its earlier ruling after 10th Circuit panel decided that church's speech restrictions violated First Amendment.  02.01.03

Musician asks Senate to slow consolidation of radio ownership
Legislation would strengthen government oversight of station mergers, ban arrangements in which recording companies pay stations' promoters for air time.  01.31.03

Professor's refusal to recommend evolution foes prompts lawsuit, probe
Group suing on student's behalf calls biology professor's policy 'open religious bigotry'; Justice Department asks Texas Tech to respond to allegations.  01.31.03

University gets more time to respond to ex-coach's free-speech suit
Deadline is extended after Nolan Richardson adds defendants to lawsuit, which claims Arkansas officials fired him because of his outspokenness on race matters.  01.31.03

Public-records advocates form state group
State's 'sunshine laws are a patchwork quilt of statutes,' says president of South Dakotans for Open Government.  01.31.03

Federal judge throws out Connecticut's primary system
Case filed on behalf of challengers who tried to get on the ballot but couldn't get support from 15% of party delegates.  01.30.03

White House shelves poetry symposium over planned anti-war protest
First lady postpones event after some poets say they want to use occasion to protest military action against Iraq.  01.30.03

Telemarketers sue to block national 'do-not-call' list
Lawsuit says Federal Trade Commission list would violate First Amendment by blocking constitutionally protected free speech in advance.  01.30.03

N.C. school district drops ban on Confederate flag apparel
Parent who helped persuade administrators to change policy says 'you can't preach tolerance if you pick and choose what you will tolerate.'  01.30.03

Church-state foes decry Bush plan to fund faith-based drug treatment
Latest proposal, outlined during State of the Union speech, is latest round in 2-year battle over role of religion in delivering social services.  01.29.03

Orientation journals: Chips Quinn Scholars jot down thoughts and lessons
Chips Quinn Scholar: ‘The people involved with Chips Quinn have given me the gift of inspiration, comfort and support in a field that often leaves me disillusioned.’  01.29.03

Texas city sues over order to disclose surveillance information
Lawsuit is second in less than two weeks opposing state attorney general's ruling that University of Texas must release details about campus surveillance cameras.  01.29.03

Oregon school district bars speech by former Hitler courier
Salem-Keizer School District administrators say they fear that author Armin Lehmann could spark anti-Semitism, hatred among high school students.  01.29.03

Hawaii high school drops 'love for God' from honor code
Move comes as part of settlement of federal lawsuit filed by ACLU, which claimed school's code violated church-state separation.  01.29.03

Federal appeals court stomps on mandatory grape ads
9th Circuit finds generic campaign for California table grapes violates growers' free-speech rights.  01.28.03

Colombian rebels kidnap American, British journalists
National Liberation Army rebel group says U.S. support for Colombian government prompted them to seize reporter, photographer.  01.28.03

Nebraska newspaper will no longer call D.C. football team 'Redskins'
"We've made this decision out of respect for Native people," says Lincoln Journal Star editor  01.28.03

Librarians troubled by federal surveillance law
Some worry that through USA Patriot Act, FBI has returned to routinely checking on reading habits of intellectuals, civil rights leaders and other Americans.  01.28.03

Puerto Rico won't appeal ruling that struck down criminal-libel law
Federal appeals court finds statute is unconstitutional 'as applied to statements regarding public officials or figures,' conflicts with First Amendment.  01.28.03

Cameras barred from teen sniper suspect's hearings
Broadcasters group is considering filing legal motion asking Virginia judge to allow TV cameras.  01.28.03

Freedom Forum names 27 Chips Quinn Scholars for spring 2003 program
Additional newspapers in Oregon, California and Colorado become first-time hosts for journalism students of color.  01.27.03

High court refuses to hear fight over Barbie song parody
Justices turn away appeal by Mattel to reopen trademark fight over Danish group's 1997 dance hit 'Barbie Girl.'  01.27.03

State relents, gives scholarship to student majoring in religious studies
American Center for Law and Justice agrees to drop federal lawsuit filed against Kentucky program on behalf of Michael Woods Nash.  01.27.03

Dismissed honor guardsman to challenge firing
Patrick Cubbage says his practice of offering graveside religious blessings at a veterans cemetery won the appreciation of grieving families but cost him his job.  01.27.03

Oregon teen expelled over off-color Web site sues school district
Legal experts say such cases illustrate the tension between free speech, school safety.  01.25.03

Federal judge finds man in contempt in cybersquatting case
Minnesota abortion foe says he'd rather go to jail than give up Web site addresses derived from well-known trademarks such as The Washington Post, McDonald's.  01.25.03

Kentucky federal judge tosses challenge to Ten Commandments display
Judge hands ACLU its first defeat in a string of lawsuits aimed at removing religious codes from state's government buildings.  01.24.03

Specialized newspapers serve central Iowa's growing Latino population
Iowa Journalist: Many Latino immigrants depend on Hispanic newspapers to provide pertinent information in Spanish  01.24.03

Bush administration: Religious groups should get access to HUD money
Critics say plan, part of array of 'faith-based' initiatives pushed by president during the past two years, comes perilously close to crossing constitutional divide between church, state.  01.24.03

Florida woman sues state for disallowing veil in I.D. photo
Sultaana Freeman's attorney argues state statutes don't require photograph on identification card, and that government's stand is unconstitutional.  01.24.03

Kentucky federal judge tosses challenge to Ten Commandments display
Judge hands ACLU its first defeat in a string of lawsuits aimed at removing religious codes from state's government buildings.  01.24.03

Student told to change Rebel flag shirt
Kelly Bokern's T-shirt combines Confederate image with South Carolina palmetto symbol.  01.24.03

Supreme Court won't review Akron's strict campaign-finance curbs
Opponents of voter-approved restrictions vow to keep fighting some of the most stringent limits in the country.  01.23.03

Federal appeals court won't consider ruling opening deportation hearings
6th Circuit decision contradicts 3rd Circuit ruling that such hearings could be closed; attorney says stage is set for Supreme Court to decide which court is right.  01.23.03

Nude club's lawsuit against Utah city revived by federal appeals panel
'This because-I-said-so approach is startlingly evident,' majority says of Ogden's actions.  01.23.03

Attorney: Virginia Military Institute prayer serves secular purpose
State asks 4th Circuit panel to overturn ruling barring college's daily dinner prayer, but ACLU argues practice is unconstitutional endorsement of religion.  01.23.03

High court wants arguments on Louisiana casino-contribution ban
Justices order state to file opposition arguments even though they haven't decided whether to hear challenge to law barring casinos from donating to political campaigns.  01.22.03

Judge orders Verizon to identify online file-swapper
Company vows to appeal ruling that its attorney says has 'troubling ramifications' for future growth of Internet.  01.22.03

Municipal judge shreds argument that free newspapers are trash
Natchez, Miss., court finds anti-littering ordinance, as applied to newspapers, is 'vague' and 'ambiguous.'  01.22.03

Honk if you support free speech
Oregon high school abuzz over proposed on-campus bumper-sticker rules.  01.22.03

High court won't revive suit blaming Hollywood for school shooting
Case questioned the responsibility of moviemakers, other entertainment companies for movies, video games and other products that feature violence.  01.21.03

California high court to decide if student's violent poetry is protected
George T. was 15 when he was expelled from Santa Teresa High, prosecuted under criminal threats law.  01.21.03

L.A. airport barred from limiting Hare Krishna solicitors
Federal judge grants restraining order in religious group's challenge to airport's new solicitation ordinance.  01.21.03

Appeals court reverses decision in newspaper-seizure case
Allowing sheriff's deputies to buy up large quantities of newspaper because it criticized an official is unacceptable, 4th Circuit says.  01.21.03

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