Archive for the 'First Amendment' Category
When Freedom of Speech Takes a Holiday
September 16th, 2008NYT (Adam Cohen): - “When Rachel Ehrenfeld wrote “Funding Evil: How Terrorism Is Financed and How to Stop It,” she assumed she would be protected by the First Amendment. She was, in the United States. But a wealthy Saudi businessman she accused in the book of being a funder of terrorism, Khalid bin Mahfouz, sued [...]
Teacher: Military recruiters should be allowed in Maryland public libraries
March 21st, 2008Examiner.com - “To Ralph Jaffe’s disgust, military recruiters are prohibited from approaching patrons inside public libraries, a widespread policy he says violates the First Amendment.”