All posts tagged "Free Speech"
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Judge rules RSU 22 violated First Amendment in banning parent from school property
A regional school unit violated the First Amendment when it banned Shawn McBreairty...
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Report questions the information collection, retention and auditing practices of the MIAC
As a result of its information retention practices related to privacy and the...
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Secretary of State’s Office can consult Urban Dictionary in review, approval of vanity license plates
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office released draft rules on May 5 detailing...
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Halsey Frank: Tempest in a teapot, or in this case, a South Portland coffee shop
How can we end the cycle of recrimination from which we are suffering...
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Supreme Court sides with cheerleader in case targeting students’ First Amendment rights
In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of cheerleader Brandi...
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Six years after deregulating them, lawmakers are cracking down on vanity plates again
A bill to limit license plates with profane or vulgar references passed under...
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Imminent SCOTUS ruling to have major First Amendment implications for schools and students
On April 28, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments...
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After trying to oust Maine Capitol Police chief, Senate Democrats defend free speech on social media
More than 70 elected Maine Democrats, including 13 of 21 Democratic senators, signed...
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The Constitution notwithstanding…
The progressive establishment loves big government. Conversely, it really dislikes Americans born with...
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New letter defends Chief Gauvin’s free speech rights
After Maine Democrats sent a letter to the state’s top public safety official...
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Reisman: Cancel culture karma
As a long-time supporter of the First Amendment and the value of free...
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Bill seeks to limit Mainers’ free speech within 60 days of an election
Maine’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee is holding a public hearing Wednesday on...
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Public workers are working hard to protect their rights after the Janus decision
In 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that requiring public-sector workers to...
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Maine House votes to gut bill providing free speech protections to college students
The Maine House of Representatives on Monday, June 3 voted 87-51 along party...
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LD 665: Protect free speech on college campuses
I have sponsored LD 665, “An Act to Enact the Campus Free Expression...
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Maine’s campaign laws hurt a free press
Political spats in Maine are threatening free press rights, and a bad law...
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What about free speech? Or, how I got banned by the Portland Press Herald
This article was originally published in the Portland Press Herald The First Amendment’s...
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There is no ‘marketplace’ for ideas in higher education
James D. Herbert’s Feb. 11 column in the Portland Press Herald, “Are We Just Another...
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Stand up for Free Speech at USM
Are you as concerned as I am about campus leftists shutting down debate...
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Citizens United: Leftist groups push amendment to liberate us from our liberties
In response to the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal...
