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First Amendment triumphs! (Kirby Delauter) / Frederick County
First Amendment triumphs! (Kirby Delauter) Rachel Maddow reports on a pair of stories in which public figures attempted to intimidate local journalists from ...

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On January 20, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Lanell Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar. At issue is whether a ban on solicitation of campaign donations by judicial candidates in state elections in Florida violates the First Amendment rights of the candidates. Does Florida have a compelling interest in imposing such a ban to preserve the appearance of impartiality of its judges? Is it necessary to ensure judicial independence and maintain public confidence in the judicial system? Does this ban on solicitation violate the First Amendment rights of candidates to engage in political speech and political activity? Does the soliciting of campaign donations involve core political speech? In a post-argument briefing, two First Amendment experts who filed amicus briefs in the case, along with the former Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, will discuss these issues as well as the oral arguments conducted that morning before the Supreme Court. Moderating the panel will be a former FEC commissioner.

James Bopp, Jr. General Counsel, The James Madison Center for Free Speech

Robert Corn-Revere Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine

Justice Randall T. Shepard Former Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court

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DES MOINES, Wash. The owners of Secrets Adult Entertainment have filed a lawsuit against the city of Des Moines over violation of First Amendment rights and being shut down without due process.

On Dec. 5, officials red-tagged the building, citing code violations.

The violation document lists issues such as use of a storage area for retail space, an obstructed exit door, and a second exit door that was sticking.

The owners said they had dealt with code violations before, but usually had the opportunity to fix them for re-inspection. This time, they said they were locked out for 30 days, when they told KIRO 7 they could have addressed the issues within minutes.

Now, workers are allowed inside to make fixes, but the business is still closed with no timeline for reopening.

The owner who filed the suit, Mark White, alleges an assistant fire marshal and a city building inspector made homophobic remarks during their inspection, using the words f-gs and h---s directed at gay clients.

KIRO 7 spoke to a female employee who was present during the exchange. She said the officials even told them they would not be inclined to rescue anyone from the building if it were burning.

Basically they would have a moral issue with coming in and rescuing people from our establishment, said one of the co-owners, Michael, who didn't give his last name. Its just not right for a public official to say something like that.

South King Fire and Rescue issued a statement through its attorney.

South King Fire and Rescue adamantly denies the allegations of discriminatory code enforcement set forth in the plaintiffs complaint. It also adamantly denies that any of its employees made offensive or derogatory comments about the plaintiffs establishment or its customers.

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