Reporter pleads guilty on porn charges: judge refuses to allow First Amendment defense

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The US District Court of Maryland ruled in United States v. Matthews that a reporter was not exempt from federal laws prohibiting the transportation of child pornography. The reporter was collecting information on child pornography via the Internet as part of research for a story and he argued his actions were thus protected by the First Amendment. The court disagreed, denying the reporter's First Amendment defense.

Child pornography

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National Public Radio not a government entity, judge rules

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A federal court dismissed the suit of Abu-Jamal v. National Public Radio, ruling that the defendant was not a government body and thus had not violated a death row inmate's First Amendment rights by not airing his recorded commentaries. The plaintiff claimed that National Public Radio's decision was in response to protests of the Philadelphia Police Union.

Radio addresses, debates, etc., Radio addresses

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