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Sep 21, 2011

Judge: Wis. campaign law is unconstitutional

MILWAUKEE (AP) – A federal judge has struck down Wisconsin campaign disclosure laws that required a Whitewater man to register before distributing flyers and postcards about a referendum. The laws require anyone who spends $25 to influence a referendum to register, disclose names of donors and include disclaimers saying who paid for materials. In March […]

Sep 9, 2011

Student sues over boobies bracelet ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin student has filed a federal lawsuit challenging her school’s ban on breast cancer awareness bracelets. The Wisconsin State Journal reports in Friday’s editions that Sauk Prairie Middle School eighth-grader Kaisey Jenkins and her mother, Caran Braun, believe Principal Ted Harter’s ban on “I (heart) Boobies! (Keep a Breast)” bracel[...]

Aug 19, 2011

Madison unions file suit against collective bargaining law

Madison teachers filed suit against Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday claiming the state’s collective bargaining restrictions infringe on free speech rights.

Jun 20, 2011

New Bar policy raises concern

Some State Bar of Wisconsin members are crying foul over a policy they say violates free speech at organization events.

Dec 13, 2010

Free GG, the Geto Boys and speech

You would think that litigation over free speech would go away. Is it really so much to ask of people that they refrain from outlawing others from saying what they want?

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