/tags/first-amendment-rights first amendment rights en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:42:32 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-07-24/california-forges-ahead-with-social-media-rules-despite-legal-barriers State lawmakers are advancing two bills aimed at protecting children from the harms of social media, part of a nationwide wave of efforts to address the issue. Yet the bills’ proponents face hurdles in finding an approach that can survive legal challenges. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:42:32 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-07-24/california-forges-ahead-with-social-media-rules-despite-legal-barriers Max Kreidler /politics-government/2024-07-09/freedom-of-speech-lawsuit-between-street-preachers-and-grants-pass-begins A civil trial began Monday by a group of anti-abortion street preachers who claim that Grants Pass Police are violating their freedom of speech. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:05:20 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-09/freedom-of-speech-lawsuit-between-street-preachers-and-grants-pass-begins Roman Battaglia /law-and-justice/2024-03-01/ninth-circuit-first-amendment-doesnt-protect-senators-who-walked-out-from-consequences The appeals court’s decision follows an earlier Oregon Supreme Court decision barring senators from running for reelection. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:47:00 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-03-01/ninth-circuit-first-amendment-doesnt-protect-senators-who-walked-out-from-consequences Julia Shumway /law-and-justice/2022-11-04/city-of-medford-officially-responds-to-journalists-lawsuit The City of Medford has formally responded to a lawsuit filed by an Oregon Public Broadcasting journalist. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:00:57 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-11-04/city-of-medford-officially-responds-to-journalists-lawsuit Brian Bull /media-society/2022-09-09/nearly-two-years-after-arrest-a-judge-dismisses-charges-against-former-jpr-reporter-april-ehrlich Charges against April Ehrlich have been dismissed, just before her pending trial. The charges stemmed from Ehrlich's efforts to cover the evacuation of a homeless camp by Medford Police in 2020. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:51:01 GMT /media-society/2022-09-09/nearly-two-years-after-arrest-a-judge-dismisses-charges-against-former-jpr-reporter-april-ehrlich Brian Bull /religion-and-spirituality/2021-04-15/with-barrett-on-supreme-court-californias-church-covid-limits-are-being-overturned California’s churches are on a roll. After more than a year of legal tussling with state public health officials over restrictions on indoor gatherings, houses of worship — mostly evangelical or Catholic and politically conservative — have been on a winning streak at the nation’s highest court. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:56:55 GMT /religion-and-spirituality/2021-04-15/with-barrett-on-supreme-court-californias-church-covid-limits-are-being-overturned Ben Christopher /media-society/2021-03-08/iowa-reporter-goes-on-trial-in-case-that-raises-press-freedom-concerns The Des Moines Register reporter, Andrea Sahouri, was arrested as she covered a Black Lives Matter protest. "Treating media work as a crime is a human rights violation," Amnesty International said. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:27:20 GMT /media-society/2021-03-08/iowa-reporter-goes-on-trial-in-case-that-raises-press-freedom-concerns Scott Neuman /poverty-and-homelessness/2020-10-01/you-have-5-seconds-to-leave-arrestees-at-medford-homeless-camp-detail-misconduct-accusations Journalists, legal observers and people assisting the unhoused went to Hawthorne Park on Sept. 22 to observe the sweep. Almost a dozen wound up in handcuffs. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:19:25 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2020-10-01/you-have-5-seconds-to-leave-arrestees-at-medford-homeless-camp-detail-misconduct-accusations Troy Brynelson /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-27/speaking-out-over-and-over The heyday of street theater ended decades ago. But Patrick "Stoney" Burke's performances did not. Burke exercises his first amendment rights, sort of… Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:55:59 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-27/speaking-out-over-and-over Geoffrey Riley