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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (file / credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Blumenthal: Justice Department’s Seizure Of AP Phone Records ‘Deeply Troubling’

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.

2013/05/14

Fed Judge Rules In Favor Of Attack Ads At MTA Stations Targeting Radical Muslims

A legal fight over freedom of speech is spilling into New York’s subway tunnels. A sign about “Jihad” is set to debut next week. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it crosses the line, but a judge disagrees.

2012/09/19

FDNY Fire Truck (file / credit: Getty Images)

Union Argues New FDNY Directive Is ‘Ridiculous’ & Violation Of Free Speech

At issue is a revised directive that prohibits opinions or viewpoints from being posted on firehouse walls. UFA President Steve Cassidy says the policy violates firefighters’ First Amendment rights.

2012/01/26

Low Enrollment, Controversy Forces Changes At Brooklyn Arabic School

When it opened four years ago the Khalil Gibran School became a lightning rod for criticism. Opponents feared it would teach Islamic extremism. The founding principal sued the city after she said she was forced out.

2011/06/27

Yonkers Mayor Philip Amicone - File / Photo: City of Yonkers

Newspaper Wins Lawsuit Against Yonkers Mayor

A federal jury has awarded $8 million to a weekly newspaper that claimed the mayor wrongly confiscated copies of the paper after it ran articles critical of him.

2010/10/14

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