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The Artwork Isn't Offensive, but, to Some, the Idea Is - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    Local artist in NY isn't allowed to install artwork because of a new ordinance, which was enacted in response to her proposed project:  "The creation and or display within the Village of Greenwood Lake of public art is prohibited."  
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Censorship 101: Angry Colorado Principal Shuts Down High School Newspaper | Change.org ... - 0 views

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    High school newspaper in Colorado shut down over baseless "budget concerns" by principal
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US senator: Domain seizures may violate 1st amendment rights | MyCE - My Consumer Elect... - 0 views

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    Over six months after the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began their "Operation in our Sites" initiative, in which they've seized nearly 100 allegedly copyright infringing web domains without warning or due process, one senator has finally taken notice and begun to question whether the process violates First Amendment free speech rights.
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NCAC quoted in Miller-McCune article on new book banning tactics - 0 views

  • Book Banners Finding Power in Numbers
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    Groups of parents are getting together and organizing in their communities to ban books," adds Joan Bertin of the National Coalition Against Censorship. "I think what's happening is once a book is challenged in one town, people on the same wavelength, it will flag that book for them. For example, we've seen three challenges to Sherman Alexie's teen novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, all within the past three months, two in Missouri, one in Montana."
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Haymarket Author Denied Visa To Speak In U.S. - 0 views

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    Haymarket Author Denied Visa
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Did Oscar Producers Get 'Gay Panic' When Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem Kissed During th... - 0 views

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    Oscars censor kiss and dance between Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin; audiences, upon learning about the cutaway, are extremely disappointed.
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Iowa Considers Criminalizing Undercover Videos of Farm Animal Abuse - 0 views

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    According to Democracy Now!, Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit animal rights activists from recording undercover videos of farm animals being abused. The bill, which has garnered support from the state's agricultural industry, would impose fines and jail time on anyone who seeks employment in an agricultural position in order to capture the footage. Undercover videos in recent years have led to numerous plant closures and meat recalls after revelations of mistreatment of cows, pigs, and other farm animals.
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Scopes Strategy: Creationists Try New Tactics to Promote Anti-Evolutionary Teaching in ... - 0 views

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    Under the guise of "academic freedom" creationists are co-opting some old heroes of the fight to teach evolution in the classroom for their anti-science campaign.
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