[antimedia] antimedia: The Supreme Court has been busy lately....

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The Supreme Court has been busy lately....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1182917173.shtml


   ....issuing [1]opinions (pdf) on a number of matters.
   The Freedom From Religion Foundation sued to stop President Bush's
   faith-based initiatives programs. The court [2]reversed (pdf) lower
   court rulings which had granted the plaintiffs standing.
   Wisconsin Right to Life sued the Federal Elections Commission to
   reverse the 60 day ban on campaign advertising. The Court ruled that
   the 60 day ban was an [3]unconstitutional restriction (pdf) of free
   speech. (Note to the Court -- the whole damn thing is
   unconstitutional.)
   In [4]Morse v. Frederick (pdf) the Court ruled that a student who held
   up a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" did not have his First
   Amendment rights violated when the principal confiscated the banner
   and punished the student, because the banner promoted illegal drug use
   in violation of school policy.
   In [5]Davenport v. Washington Ed. Assn. (pdf) the Court ruled that it
   is not a violation of the First Amendment for a state to require its
   public-sector unions to receive positive affirmation from a non-member
   before spending their agency fees for election-related purposes.
   Interesting cases. It's especially encouraging to see the 60 day ban
   overturned. Perhaps there's still hope.
   Tags: [6]First Amendment [7]Supreme Court [8]decisions

References

   1. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06slipopinion.html
   2. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/06-157.pdf
   3. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/06-969.pdf
   4. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/06-278.pdf
   5. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-1589.pdf
   6. http://technorati.com/tag/First%20Amendment
   7. http://technorati.com/tag/Supreme%20Court
   8. http://technorati.com/tag/decisions