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Posts tagged "free speech"

Union fight pits rights of free speech, private land

The issue is whether strikers can prowl a supermarket parking lot to “persuade” customers not to shop there.
By Dennis Byrne,
January 15, 2012 at 9:35 am
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University of Illinois professor found to be teaching Catholic thought, fired.

Howell A University of Illinois at Champaign student was outraged, outraged I say, to discover that an adjunct professor teaching “Introduction to Catholicism and Modern Catholic Thought” was actually teaching Catholic thought (based on natural moral law) on  sexuality. He/she (the student was not identified) fired off an e-mail to the head of the university’s... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
July 13, 2010 at 4:39 pm
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Good Friday pro-life protest at Aurora abortion clinic

Beth Thrun of Batavia says the rosary outside the offices of Planned Parenthood in Aurora. (Chuck Berman / Chicago Tribune) After winning a settlement in a free speech lawsuit filed against the city of Aurora, pro-life demonstrators have set a protest outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in the far southwest suburb. The pro-life groups... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 1, 2010 at 8:13 pm
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Judicial smack-down

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.  -U.S. Constitution, First Amendment I guess that U.S. District Judge... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 18, 2010 at 7:58 pm
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Another stupid Illinois tax

In an effort to mine every source of revenue, the desperate and financially collapsing state of is comes up with some real doozies. This one, to take effect on Jan. 1, imposes a big jump in the fee imposed on non-profit organizations for registering with the state.  For the American Civil Liberties Union, the cost jumps... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 13, 2009 at 11:52 am
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That takes balls

UPDATE: Now, Jesse Jackson has chimed in, agreeing with Sharpton. No surprise there. Jackson can’t stand to be left out.*********Al Sharpton wants the National Football League to block conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh from bidding on the St. Louis Rams. The Associated Press reported that Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
October 12, 2009 at 4:34 pm
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Oak Park is no place for speech that gays don't like

Every time a parent complains about a reading list that requires a child to read a book the Buzz Cafe parent finds objectionable, there’s a hue and cry about censorship. “We should be able to listen to every point of view,” free speech advocates say, and indeed they’re right. (Although it’s a different matter when... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 18, 2009 at 9:37 pm
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