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Friday, December 26, 2014 |
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Open Letter to Gov. Ige on Transparency
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 6514 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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Given the intrinsic benefits of open government, we ask that you begin your Administration by facilitating public access to government records....
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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U.S. should respond aggressively to cyber attack, expert says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:13 PM :: 4825 Views :: First Amendment
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The attack on Sony Pictures and threats to the movie industry cannot be tolerated, one of the nation’s leading security experts says....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
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OHA Chair Demands Censorship of Kakaako Coverage
By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 PM :: 12075 Views :: Development, First Amendment, OHA
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"Lindsey’s request for censorship is denied."
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii Family Forum: "Never, never, never give up."
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:47 AM :: 6460 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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Hawaii remains at the bottom of the list for voter registration and turnout....
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Saturday, December 13, 2014 |
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UH Hilo Highlighted in New Report: Most U.S. Colleges Violate Students’ Free Speech Rights
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 6002 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...ordered by the college administration to stop handing out copies of the Constitution on Constitution Day....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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Oahu churches seek dismissal of atheist lawsuit
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 6507 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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“The only thing these churches have done is serve the schools and bring great benefit to their surrounding communities. They don’t deserve to be dragged through court any longer by two people who are seeking financial gain by attacking these congregations.”
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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30 years of Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 7528 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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Honolulu City Lights will celebrate three decades of tree lightings and holiday fun on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 6 p.m. at Honolulu Hale....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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UH Hilo Settles Lawsuit Over Handing Out Constitutions
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 6753 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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In a victory for free speech, the University of Hawaii (UH) agreed today to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by two students at UH’s Hilo....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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The Eminent Domain Angle In "Net Neutrality"
By Robert Thomas @ 12:57 PM :: 5385 Views :: First Amendment
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...Virtual Takings: The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation....
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Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
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“If you’re answering to Omidyar you’re really not independent.”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:02 PM :: 12011 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”
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Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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NYT: Omidyar In Waaaay Over His Head in Journalism Endeavors
By Selected News Articles @ 8:48 PM :: 6827 Views :: First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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Omidyar...seemed not to realize what he had gotten into....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Source: Maui News Shutting Down Weekly
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 AM :: 6090 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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Maui Weekly competed with Maui Time which continues to publish an independent bi-weekly print newspaper on Maui....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Government to Ordained Ministers: Celebrate Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:08 PM :: 7872 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Ministers face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding....
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Sunday, October 12, 2014 |
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Hawaii Churches Join Pulpit Freedom Sunday
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 5876 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...a statement agreeing that the IRS should not control the content of a pastor’s sermon....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Hawaii Atheists Move to Michigan, Begin Suing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:18 PM :: 7366 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...Kahle and Huber moved from Hawaii to Norton Shores (MI) last year....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Judge Grants TRO as ACLU Pushes Claim That Panhandling is First Amendment Right
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 7073 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Homelessness
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The TRO prohibits Hawaii County from interfering with Plaintiff Justin Guy’s right to hold a sign (saying “Homeless Please Help”) by the side of the road....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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ACLU: Lawsuit Settlement Means New Rules for Protests at Capitol
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 4670 Views :: First Amendment
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...Plaintiffs call settlement “A win for freedom of speech”....
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 |
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |
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Eminent Domain: City Seizure of Protest Signs Illegal?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:33 PM :: 6654 Views :: First Amendment, Land Use
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...the City and County of Honolulu condemned an undeveloped lot in rural Oahu for a fire station, but has been met with staunch resistance....
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
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Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is August 29
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 6899 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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Applications must be received by this Friday, August 29 before 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Building next to Honolulu Hale, 550 South King St....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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Video: Free Press for a Free Society
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 PM :: 4421 Views :: First Amendment
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina sits down with Andrew Walden, Founder and Editor of Hawai'i Free Press....
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Saturday, July 26, 2014 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Publishes Updated Primary Voter Guide
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 12321 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians
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We strongly encourage you to make direct contact with your candidates and find out if they represent your values....
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute & Hawaii Family Advocates: Defending Religious Freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:09 PM :: 4593 Views :: First Amendment
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina sits down with attorney Jim Hochberg, President of Hawai’i Family Advocates to explore the meaning of religious freedom....
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Sunday, July 13, 2014 |
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Hobby Lobby: Overwrought Divisions?
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:01 PM :: 5882 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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The pitch of public controversy surrounding cultural issues...can give the impression that we live in an intractably divided society with incompatible differences. But the Hobby Lobby decision suggests that such a tone is overwrought....
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Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
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U.S. Senate Democrats introduce bill to counter Hobby Lobby decision
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:47 AM :: 6988 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, Small Business
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Schatz is among several Senate Democrats trying to counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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After Win at UH Hilo, Free Speech Lawsuits Hit Campuses Nationwide
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 6263 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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The filings launch FIRE’s new Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, a national effort to eliminate unconstitutional speech codes through targeted First Amendment lawsuits....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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First Amendment Victory: Supreme Court Rules Against Union Taking Dues From Non-Members
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:53 AM :: 4724 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important victory for participants in home-health care programs....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Union apologizes for attacks on former Hawaii governor in lawsuit settlement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:08 PM :: 7927 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Labor, Politicians
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Cayetano sued to clear his name after PRP Hawaii spent $2 million on a media campaign against him....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Today the Supreme Court Protected Religious Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:25 PM :: 5845 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business
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...the justices ruled the government will not be able to force Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties to provide coverage of four drugs and devices that can end the life of a human embryo....
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Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
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VIDEO: ‘Persecuted’ Opens in Hawaii July 18
By Video @ 5:13 PM :: 6620 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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- Dole Cannery 18 Honolulu
- Pearl Highlands 12 Pearl City
- Keauhou Cinemas 7 Kailua Kona
- Maui Mall Megaplex 12 Kahului
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Saturday, June 28, 2014 |
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Dozens Rally at Capitol for Religious Freedom
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 9963 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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dozens rallied Saturday at the capitol to promote voter registration in churches and to defend religious freedom....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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HPD Ordered to Pay $31K over Censored Facebook Comments
By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 AM :: 96135 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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...plaintiffs sued alleging First Amendment violations after the HPD allegedly removed Second Amendment activists' Facebook comments from an HPD Facebook page....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Sharyl Attkisson Calls Obama Administration ‘Worst Atmosphere’ for Journalists
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:53 AM :: 7975 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Obama
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Attkisson is an award-winning investigative reporter who earlier this year made headlines for resigning from CBS News....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Voter Registration Drive Set for Hawaii Catholic Churches June 21-22
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 8477 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections, Religion
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We ask all those who are not already registered to fill out a voter registration application, which will be made available to you at Mass the weekend of June 21/22....
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
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Supreme Court Unanimously Protects Pro-Life Freedom of Speech
By News Release @ 4:22 PM :: 5844 Views :: First Amendment, Life, Politicians
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Meanwhile in Hawaii: Cayetano vs PRP: You're corrupt so you have no right to say I'm corrupt....
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
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Vermont's GMO Labeling Law Challenged On Free Speech Grounds
By Robert Thomas @ 3:32 PM :: 4849 Views :: First Amendment, GMOs
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...on one hand, the labeling requirement compels speech, while on the other, the prohibition on calling it natural suppresses speech....
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
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Missing IRS emails outrage targeted Hawaii tea party leaders
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:00 PM :: 6891 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
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Hawaii TEA party leaders are outraged over the news the IRS has lost emails of its former director, Lois Lerner, during a critical time when the agency admitted to targeting conservative groups....
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 |
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Civil Beat 'Tried to Throttle and Censor' Pritchett
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:14 PM :: 5834 Views :: First Amendment
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Civil Beat tried to throttle and censor the work of Pritchett who has penned many stinging independent political pieces....
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 |
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ACLU Rejects Amendment to Corral Campaign Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:34 PM :: 3678 Views :: First Amendment
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it would “...lead directly to government censorship of political speech...."
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Saturday, May 31, 2014 |
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Carroll Cox: Exposing the Dark Side of Paradise
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:39 PM :: 11520 Views :: DHHL, Environment, Ethics, First Amendment, Law Enforcement
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Cox tells how he has literally risked life and limb in the pursuit of the truth behind crime and cover-ups in Hawaii government....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Court Guts Atheist Lawsuit Against Oahu Churches
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 10419 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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A Hawaii court decided Tuesday to dismiss most of a renewed lawsuit against two Oahu churches....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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IRS Holds Off -- for Now -- on Rules to Restrict Political Groups
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:25 AM :: 6945 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
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Yesterday, the IRS announced it would hold off until next year on new rules that would have restricted the activities of nonprofit groups....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Free Ride for Legislators who Vote Against Religious Freedom?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:43 PM :: 6909 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians
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...Cabanilla – the only representative to leave the floor to avoid voting on same sex marriage – still has no real opposition....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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It's Time to End Public University Speech Zones
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 AM :: 5387 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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Several recent news stories highlight the troubling irony of so-called free speech zones....
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 |
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Legislative Prayer, Tradition, and the Establishment Clause
By Robert Thomas @ 5:22 AM :: 6152 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...U.S. Supreme Court held that town council meetings could open with a prayer without violating the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause....
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Friday, May 16, 2014 |
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Squeezed by Lawsuit, UH Hilo adopts interim policy on speech and assembly
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 6597 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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The University of Hawai'i at Hilo is implementing an interim policy on speech and assembly while the university explores permanent changes to the policy....
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 |
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Ryan Anderson and Jim DeMint Promote Religious Liberty in Hawaii
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:28 PM :: 4520 Views :: First Amendment
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More than 100 Hawaii conservatives joined Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint in Honolulu....
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
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Oahu, Maui, Kona, Hilo: ‘Irreplaceable’ Returns May 15
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:41 PM :: 7606 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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What is family? What's happened? And what do we do about it?
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
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Settlement Brings Free Speech Victory for MAUIWatch
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 5738 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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The federal lawsuit alleging unconstitutional interference with plaintiff Neldon Mamuad’s prominent “MAUIWatch” Facebook feed settled on 5/8/14....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint in Honolulu May 8
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 6268 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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"Liberty is At Stake in Debates on Marriage, Life and Faith: Why People of Faith and All Americans Cannot Be Silent"
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