2002

see also Free Speech 2001

South Carolina to Drop Lawsuit Over Rest-Stop Protests (Free!) - posted 09/06/02

New 'State of the First Amendment' Survey Suggests Many Americans See Freedoms as Obstacles in War on Terror (Free!) - posted 08/29/02

State Judge Throws Out Arts Agency's Suit Against Cincinnati Boycotters (Free!) - posted 08/27/02

Federal Appeals Panel Strikes Courthouse Ban On "Biker Colors" (Free!) - posted 08/27/02

NYCLU Challenges Ban on Mailing of Annoying or Alarming Materials (Free!) - posted 08/23/02

NYC Parks' Fee System Struck Down (Free!) - posted 08/16/02

Federal Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Over PETA Protest (Free!) - posted 08/09/02

State Appeals Court Tosses Seattle Handbill Ban (Free!) - posted 08/08/02

Hockey Player Loses Fight With Comic Book (Free!) - posted 07/26/02

Denver Mayor Won't Allow Destruction of Secret Police Files (Free!) - posted 07/23/02

Watch What You Say In Wisconsin (Free!) - posted 07/18/02

ACLU Says Bush Administration Should Not Allow Operation TIPS To Become An End Run Around Constitution (ACLU) - posted 07/15/02

ACLU Fights Pennsylvania Police On Profanity Arrests (Free!) - posted 07/10/02

ACLU of Hawai'i Defends Free Speech Rights Of Former Police Officer Who Criticized Officials (ACLU) - posted 07/03/02

ACLU Files Two Free-Speech Lawsuits Against Police For Arresting People Who Used “Naughty Language” (ACLU) - posted 07/02/02

Legionnaire Sues Kentucky Town Over Handbill Ban (Free!) - posted 07/01/02

High Court Nixes Limits On Judicial Candidates' Speech (Free!) - posted 06/27/02

ACLU Backs Abortion Protester Cited for Graphic Poster (Free!) - posted 06/25/02

High Court Throws Out Law Barring Door-to-Door Solicitation (Free!)

Read the U.S. Supreme Court Opinion in Watchtower Bible v. Village of Stratton

See also:
• EPIC's Watchtower Bible page

Flag-Burning Charge Dropped After Man Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor (Free!) - posted 06/14/02

Man Jailed 100 Days in Dispute Over Web Reporting (Free!) - posted 06/06/02

Air Force Suspends Officer for Letter Ridiculing President (Free!) - posted 06/06/02

SLAPPs Continue Despite Laws to Protect Citizen Critics (Free!) - posted 06/04/02

ACLU Files Civil Rights Suit Filed Against City of Shreveport for Violation of PETA Protesters’ Free Speech Rights (Free!) - posted 05/29/02

Supreme Court to Hear Virginia Cross-Burning Case (Free!) - posted 05/28/02

Rapper's Lyrics May be Used Against Him in Drug Case (Free!) - posted 05/23/02

California Supreme Court Hears DVD Trade Secret Case (EFF) - posted 05/22/02

Federal Court Mulls Nevada Law Banning Anonymous Campaigning (Free!) - posted 05/17/02

High Court Overturns Ruling On L.A. "Sex Superstores" (Free!) - posted 05/13/02

Read the Opinion in Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc

PETA Claims Demonstration at Utah School was Protected Speech (Free!) - posted 05/09/02

Lawmakers Kill Bill Banning Police Surveillance of Peaceful Protesters (Free!) - posted 04/27/02

High Court to Hear Appeal from Anti-Abortion Protesters (Free!) - posted 04/22/02

High Court Won't Weigh In On Vanity-Plate Debate (Free!) - posted 4/15/02

Protesters Against Sweatshop Merchandise Outside Pirates Baseball Stadium Sue to Reclaim First Amendment Rights (ACLU) - posted 04/09/02

Evangelical Christians Arrested on Mormon Plaza (Free!) - posted 04/09/02

Colorado High Court Refuses to Order Bookstore to Turn Over Records (Free!) - posted 04/08/02

Click here to read the Opinion by the Colorado Supreme Court

Oklahoma High Court: English-Only Plan is Unconstitutional (Free!) - posted 04/03/02

Cussing Canoeist's Conviction Thrown Out, Along With 105-Year-Old Law (Free!) - posted 04/02/02

“Cussing Canoeist” Conviction Reversed in Michigan (ACLU) - posted 04/01/02

Men Who Publicly Praised Sept. 11 Attacks to Face Charges (Free!) - posted 04/01/02

ACLU of Colorado Seeks to Close Denver Police “Spy Files” on Peaceful Protesters, Including Quakers and 73-Year-Old Nun (ACLU) - posted 03/28/02

Alaska English-Only Law Violates Free Speech, Judge Rules (Free!) - posted 3/27/02

ACLU Prepares to Defend First Amendment in Campaign Finance Struggle (ACLU) - posted 03/21/02

Vanity Plate Fight Lands in Vermont High Court (Free!) - posted 03/20/02

ACLU: Denver Police Illegally Monitor Peaceful Protest Groups (Free!) - posted 03/13/02

Wisconsin Assembly Revives Flag-Protection Bill (Free!) - posted 03/08/02

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Copyright Extensions (SPLC) - posted 03/06/02

South Carolina High Court Upholds State's Tattoo Ban (Free!) - posted 03/05/02

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Favor Government Limits on Humor After Terrorist Attacks (Free!) - posted 03/01/02

State Can't Prosecute Man for Giving Advice to Gang Members (Free!) - posted 02/28/02
Read the Opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

"Hit Man" Publisher Settles Oregon Lawsuit (Free!) - posted 02/27/02

Church's Door-to-Door Solicitation Case Comes Calling at High Court (Free!) - posted 02/26/02
Read EPIC's amicus curiae brief in Watchtower Bible v. Stratton, Ohio

EFF and Law School Clinics Launch ChillingEffects.org (EFF) - posted 02/25/02

State High Court to Hear DVD Decryption Case (Free!) - posted 02/22/02

California "Son of Sam" Law Struck Down (Free!) - posted 02/22/02

Author Vows to Appeal Decision Upholding Chicago Peddlers’ Ordinance (Free!) - posted 02/21/02

Opponents Ready to Fight Campaign-Finance Bill in Court (Free!) - posted 02/21/02

Federal Judge Strikes Down Michigan Law Barring Depictions of Violence (Free!) - posted 02/18/02

Unlikely Groups Agree on One Thing: Shays-Meehan Will Shut Down Citizen Group Speech (ACLU) - posted 02/13/02

Officer Wins Free-Speech Suit Against Virginia County (Free!) - posted 02/09/02

Nebraska High Court Upholds Conviction of Police Heckler (Free!) - posted 02/09/02

New York Accuses Software Maker of Limiting Customers' Free Speech (Free!) - posted 02/08/02

Transit Authority Defends Ad Rejection in Court (Free!) - posted 02/04/02

California Agency Ordered to Enforce Banner Policy Uniformly (Free!) - posted 02/04/02

Atlanta Humane Society Takes Critics to Court (Free!) - posted 02/01/02

Arkansas Court Rules Student's Rap Lyrics are Not Protected Speech (Free!) - posted 1/18/02
Read the Opinion from the Arkansas Supreme Court

Religious Groups Can't Sue City for Condemning Anti-Gay Ads (Free!) - posted 01/17/02
Read the Opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (PDF Format)

Supreme Court Upholds Chicago Park-Permit Rules (Free!) - posted 01/15/02
Read the Opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court (PDF format)

Church Challenges Transit Authority's Removal, Rejection of Subway Ads (Free!) - posted 01/13/02

Signature-Gatherers Barred From Petitioning at Anchorage Stores (Free!) - posted 01/02/02