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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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PublishedSeptember 17, 2022
View from Away: Mercifully, the US Constitution is not based on the Bible
Elected officials like Missouri’s Josh Hawley seek to impose their beliefs on school curricula, equal rights, bodily autonomy and other issues.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
School district to pay far-right conservative Shawn McBreairty $40,000 in lawsuit
A judge ruled that RSU 22 violated McBreairty's First Amendment rights when it banned him from school events.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2022
Maine Voices: What if the balance demanded by the Fairness Doctrine could exist today?
A frequently chaotic and polarizing media landscape could benefit from an updated version of the broadcasting rule.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
Trial begins in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook damages lawsuit
Texas and Connecticut courts have found him liable for defamation for his portrayal of the massacre as a hoax.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
Vandal hits 4 homes tied to New Hampshire journalist
Investigators are considering the possibility that the attacks are linked to Lauren Chooljian's work as a senior reporter and producer for New Hampshire Public Radio.
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