Tag Archives: First Amendment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (The Herald Feasts On Chick-fil-A Edition)

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Chick-fil-A chews up gay marriage. Tom Menino chews up the First Amendment. Details at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Chick-fil-A, First Amendment, gay marriage, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Tom Menino | Leave a comment

Tweet Smell Of Suppress

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s the United States of Iran! From CBS News: Twitter and Facebook are now essential tools for protest movements. And as Tony Guida reports, law enforcement agencies are monitoring the social media giants and using what they find to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brooklyn Bridge, CBS News, District Attorney, First Amendment, New York, Occupy Wall Street, Twitterveillance, United States of Iran | 8 Comments

High (Court) On Drugs

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Supreme Court has endorsed the data-mining of physicians’ prescribing records for use in marketing pharmaceuticals. From MedPageToday: WASHINGTON — Data on which doctors are prescribing which drugs is speech that is protected by the First Amendment, and pharmaceutical companies have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged data mining, First Amendment, prescription drugs, Sorrell v. IMS Health, Supreme Court, Vermont | 1 Comment

First Amendment Things First

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The Juan Williams/NPR rumpus has turned into a tempest in a Tea Potty, with innumerable conservatives claiming that the public broadcast network has violated Williams’ First Amendment right to free speech. Except it hasn’t. Handy First Amendment refresher course: Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged First Amendment, Juan Williams, New York Times, NPR, tempest in a Tea Potty | 7 Comments