Tucked near a rarely used escalator in Terminal 1 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport is a blue sign that hangs over a nondescript stand announcing in all caps the spot’s purpose: FREE SPEECH BOOTH. Underneath the sign on a ...

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In a dispute over a proposed Confederate battle flag license plate, the Supreme Court struggled Monday to balance worries about government censorship and concerns that offensive messages could, at worst, incite violence.

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Anthony Elonis went to prison after writing Facebook messages suggesting he might kill his wife. Now his case is before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will consider for the first time how free-speech rights apply on social media.

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The justices have to decide whether Massachusetts may block anyone from gathering within a 35-foot “buffer zone” outside abortion clinics. If the regulation is found “content-neutral” and narrowly tailored to protect the exercise of the constitutional right to abortion, it will survive. If not, an increasingly pro-free-speech court may strike it down.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether Secret Service agents can be sued for keeping protesters blocks away from the president during public appearances in a case testing the balance between security and speech rights.

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A federal judge says a Missouri state law barring protests at funerals is unconstitutional. In a 19-page ruling on Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Fernando Gaitan Jr. said the law violates the Westboro Baptist Church’s rights to free speech. State ...

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“Survivor” star Richard Hatch may have tamed the jungles of Borneo and won $1 million in 2000, but he has experienced many setbacks since. The greatest was failing to report his winnings on his income tax return. In 2006, a ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court revived a government attempt to fine broadcasters for isolated expletives on live television while hinting that the crackdown ultimately might be voided on free-speech grounds. Voting 5-4 along ideological lines, the high court said the Federal ...

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The Missouri Department of Revenue cannot reject an application for a specialty license plate based on an organization’s viewpoint because it would be a violation of free speech, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. The court ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court said public parks can house monuments, including those depicting the Ten Commandments, without having to make space for private groups to erect their own displays. The justices on Wednesday unanimously overturned a ruling that required Pleasant ...

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Eminent domain activist Jim Roos and the city of St. Louis are one step closer to getting a resolution on a question that has been plaguing both parties since 2007. Can Roos legally keep up a three-story mural protesting the use of eminent domain on one of his buildings? On Tuesday, Roos settled one part of his legal battle to preserve the 30-foot-tall mural. The city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority apologized to Roos for the actions of its employees in denying him a sign permit. But the letter makes no mention of free speech or Roos' right to protest government action by painting a massive circle-and-slash image overlooking Interstates 44 and 55.

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