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Officers, residents upset with removal of 'God' from police oath
Honolulu Police Department deleted phrase 'so help me God' after receiving complaint from Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church.
09.30.02
N.J. poet laureate scoffs at governor's call to step down
Amiri Baraka demands apology from official, schedules news conference to discuss controversy surrounding poem, 'Somebody Blew Up America.'
09.30.02
British broadcast journalist believed killed
Roddy Scott, 31, went to cover high-risk Chechen war because he felt it was not getting enough press attention.
09.30.02
Confessed killer's lawyers demand access to reporter's notes, tapes
Jailhouse interview earlier this month marks second time Quawn Franklin has told the Orlando Sentinel about a slaying.
09.30.02
FOI, victims' advocates debate prison interview ban
Death-row inmate's lawsuit has divided those who say prisoners are using reporters for their own ends — and those who say wardens are doing the same.
09.30.02
Robert MacNeil decries decline of news judgment
Veteran broadcast journalist delivers dedication address for John Seigenthaler Center.
09.30.02
California restricts access to complete birth, death records
First Amendment advocate calls law designed to combat identity theft a ' terrible precedent,' says, '[t]here was no demonstrated harm.'
09.29.02
California agency makes U-turn on highway banners
Transportation officials decide to ban all signs, flags after previously saying they would allow any that didn't pose a safety hazard.
09.28.02
Veterans renew call for flag-protection amendment
U.S. flag is a sacred symbol, and 'we think it's even more special after 9-11 than ever in the history of the country,' says South Carolina veteran.
09.28.02
Pennsylvania high court upholds student's expulsion over Web site
Court said that while it didn't appear that 14-year-old intended to hurt teacher, the site disrupted school environment, which justified the expulsion.
09.27.02
FEC frees tax-exempt groups from campaign law's ad ban
Commission also exempts programming that broadcasters aren't paid to air, but refuses to excuse interest groups that urge voters to contact lawmakers about political issues.
09.27.02
California appeals court: Group trashing governor doesn't have to list backers
Panel finds American Taxpayers Alliance needn't register as political committee, ads criticizing Gray Davis are protected speech.
09.27.02
Federal appeals court releases Torricelli memo
3rd Circuit grants news media request to make letter public immediately.
09.27.02
Georgia district OKs teaching competing theories on origin of life
Opponents say decision opens back door to letting religion into classrooms; vote won't end debate.
09.27.02
Video slot backers lose last-ditch effort to get measure on Nebraska ballot
Federal judge refuses to suspend state court ruling but notes that state high court could still order amendment on ballot for future election.
09.26.02
Justice Department sets hearing for Islamic charity co-founder
But agency plans to appeal federal judge's order to hold hearing or release Rabih Haddad, arguing that it's an unwarranted intrusion into immigration procedures.
09.26.02
Federal appeals court backs district's expulsion of student over letter
Full 8th Circuit votes 6-4 to reverse three-judge panel, which had ruled that Arkansas teenager's letter wasn't a true threat.
09.26.02
Dreadlocks lock student out of class
Officials at Whitefish High School in Montana say Kisteesha Lanegan can't return until she gets rid of her 'outlandish' hairstyle.
09.26.02
NYPD seeks more leeway to monitor political groups
Citing a climate altered by terrorist threats, department asks federal court to sharply curtail powers of three-member panel that oversees its surveillance of domestic activists.
09.26.02
Ole Miss repeals 1962 censure of campus journalist
Sidna Brower had spoken out against violence surrounding admission of black student.
09.26.02
Attorney: JonBenet Ramsey detective should have been allowed to speak to press
But city's lawyer asks 10th Circuit panel not to revive lawsuit, saying officer's desire to defend her reputation could have jeopardized investigation.
09.25.02
Torricelli files motion to block immediate release of memo
Move follows news media request that 3rd Circuit — which ruled that letter should be disclosed — bypass court rules that could keep document sealed for at least 45 days.
09.25.02
Federal appeals panel upholds Montana's campaign-donor limits
9th Circuit rejects claims that restrictions violate free-speech rights of those who want to contribute more to candidates.
09.25.02
Librarians report fewer challenges to books
American Library Association marks 21st annual Banned Books Week by highlighting works challenged as inappropriate for schools, libraries.
09.25.02
California high school pulls plug on student newspaper
Novato spokeswoman says there isn't enough interest to continue The Buzz, a publication embroiled in controversy last fall over a student essay.
09.25.02
ABC-CNN news merger discussed
No deal imminent, parent companies say, but move would cut costs.
09.25.02
S.D. journalists check whether public records are really 'public'
Survey shows residents have good access to county tax records and school and city government documents; law enforcement data is another matter.
09.24.02
Missouri librarians latest to discover: Banning makes books popular
Meanwhile, ACLU reports 218 challenges to remove 134 books from school libraries across Texas last year.
09.24.02
California bans porn in prisons
Corrections officials say complaints from female guards have prompted change.
09.24.02
Rutgers to pay ACLU's attorneys fees in battle over magazine ad
N.J. appeals panel decided last month that alumni magazine discriminated against group critical of school's focus on Division I athletics.
09.24.02
Panelists question news media's role in stock market rise, fall
'The press … turned from observer to participant in this process,' critic says during Newseum/National Press Club program.
09.24.02
Diversity Institute welcomes 2nd group of 9 new fellows
News release Freedom Forum program on Vanderbilt University campus trains non-traditional candidates for newspaper careers.
09.24.02
Federal appeals court dismisses privacy lawsuit against ABC News
9th Circuit says public interest in news gathered for 'PrimeTime Live' segment outweighed any offense that occurred when reporters secretly videotaped discussions at Arizona lab.
09.24.02
ACLU questions legality of religious structure on Colorado campus
Jewish university students, community group erect sukkah on public university grounds to celebrate the harvest-season holiday of Sukkot.
09.23.02
Newspaper editors worry about access to public records
Panel discusses concerns about war on terrorism's effect on records access at Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas conference.
09.23.02
Court lifts order blocking news reports on allegation against cop
Alabama judge said he initially issued order because officer's attorney claimed that local TV station was about to report the wrong reason for the internal affairs investigation.
09.23.02
Federal judge bars enforcement of California campaign-disclosure rule
Court grants preliminary injunction sought by publishers of slate mailers — brochures sent to voters advocating positions on candidates or ballot measures.
09.23.02
Jewish inmate sues state over refusal to provide kosher meals
Convicted murderer claims Florida prison officials are depriving him of the right to live according to teachings of his faith.
09.22.02
Arizona ruling allows lawsuits over hiring, licensing of church pastors
'Resolution of these claims does not require the interpretation of religious doctrine or ecclesiastical law,' state appeals court says in reviving woman's case.
09.21.02
S.C. official: 'Choose Life' is government, not private, speech
Attorney general makes claim in documents filed in Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging state's license plates.
09.21.02
Ruling: S.C. abortion law doesn't violate church-state separation
4th Circuit panel rejects clinics' claim that requiring them to make clergy available for counseling coerces participation in religion.
09.20.02
California agency complies with order to treat all highway banners alike
Caltrans agrees to leave up signs — including two women's protest banners — while pursuing appeal.
09.20.02
Government opposes request to release motions in Moussaoui case
News media argue that 'the press and public have both the constitutional and common-law right to access his pleadings except where compelling interests required otherwise.'
09.20.02
WorldCom ordered to block child-porn sites
Judge's ruling is first in Pennsylvania since new legislation lets law enforcement block child pornography from Internet providers.
09.20.02
Critics' message for Ohio town: Change sign laws
Plaintiffs claim Springboro regulations classify signs by content, sometimes require deposit for signs with political or noncommercial messages.
09.20.02
Al-Jazeera journalist faces scrutiny after Binalshibh interview
Al-Qaida terrorist suspect was captured two days after Yosri Fouda's report aired, prompting suspicions in Muslim world.
09.20.02
County commissioners warned they must register as lobbyists
Montana Association of Counties says its members must pay fee if they plan to argue for or against bills before the state Legislature.
09.19.02
Families challenge Maine's refusal to pay tuition at religious schools
Backed by the Institute for Justice, parents argue that 1981 state law barring use of publicly funded vouchers at religious schools is unconstitutional.
09.19.02
Court considers consequences of cussing at cops
Idaho Supreme Court to decide whether man's free-speech rights were violated when he was arrested for swearing at sheriff's detective.
09.19.02
Federal appeals court to take up JonBenet Ramsey detective's case
Judge had dismissed officer's lawsuit accusing her bosses of making her a scapegoat, preventing her from speaking to press to defend herself.
09.19.02
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