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First Amendment experts have raised concerns about a Guilford County judge who seized a reporter's notes and placed her under a gag order in July. The Greensboro News & Record has yet to appeal the order and hasn't commented on the case. Michael Hewlett, who has been reporting on this issue for The Assembly, joined us to discuss his findings.
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A South Carolina Senate panel is considering a bill that would place a near-total ban on abortions. The measure would also allow prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against those who provide information about abortions or help people access the procedure.
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The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off campus but that may be disruptive.
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Parents’ arguments against masks for students led YouTube to delete a Union County school board video last week, saying it violated the company’s policy on COVID-19 misinformation. Thursday YouTube reversed itself, but experts say the case highlights questions about free speech and public video archives.
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U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein sided with Amazon, which argued that Parler would not remove posts from its site that threatened public safety in the wake of the Capitol riot.
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Racial justice marches in the Alamance County town of Graham have put a spotlight on the county's legal system. Three news organizations have appealed to open access to the courts. Brooks Fuller is the director of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition, and joins WFAE's Lisa Worf to talk about that case.
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Last month Gaston County’s board of commissioners filed a libel suit against The Gaston Gazette because of an article questioning the county’s process for settling workers’ compensation claims. Next week they’ll vote on setting aside $100,000 to pursue that action. Four First Amendment experts say the suit itself is constitutionally questionable.
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This week at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, one judge asked another to block a forthcoming report that she says would further damage her reputation as…
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Last week a Charlotte judge issued an order temporarily blocking WBTV from airing a story. It was dissolved less than 24 hours later, with little…
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The North Carolina General Assembly is now back from its January break. And during this session, one Mecklenburg County Republican senator says he will…