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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
U.S. Senate weighs measure to restrict AI use in elections
Susan Collins among backers of a bill eyed for swift passage by Senate leaders.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office
Marion County Record reporter, Deb Gruver said in a statement that by filing her lawsuit 'I’m standing up for journalists across the country.'
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
The initial online search spurring a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says
The raid on the Record put it and its hometown of about 1,900 residents at the center of a debate about press freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Kansas’ Bill of Rights.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Kansas police, small newspaper at center of 1st Amendment fight after newsroom raid
While a restaurant owner accused the newspaper of unlawfully seeking information on the status of her driver's license, the newspaper countered that it received that information unsolicited, which it verified through public online records.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Police face criticism for raiding central Kansas newspaper, seizing phones and computers
The newspaper plans to sue the police department and possibly others, its publisher and co-owner said and called the raid an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment’s free press guarantee.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Augusta officials look to ban hate-speech and other offensive materials from buildings in public view
City councilors cold to proposal to regulate murals, but direct city attorney to recommend changes to city regulations to ensure hate symbols and other offensive images or words can't be placed on building walls visible to the public.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Commentary: Maine must stop trying to bypass SCOTUS decision on schools
The outcome in Carson v. Makin made clear that such religious discrimination in our education system must end. Why hasn’t it?
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Our View: School hoax transcripts should be released without delay
The Maine Department of Public Safety either needs to release redacted transcripts of the 911 calls or provide a detailed reason for not releasing them.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls
First Amendment advocates across New England say the sweeping decision sets a dangerous precedent.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Commentary: An attack on a Maine school librarian is an attack on democracy
The professional school library community will continue to uphold the principle of intellectual freedom. But we need your help.
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