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First Amendment defense signaled in sex abuse case

Sovereign Grace Ministries has signaled that it may lean on the First Amendment - a defense that religious institutions have used repeatedly and with some limited success in the last decade to inoculate themselves from sex abuse claims - as it fights a lawsuit and criminal charges.

Wednesday - 02/20/2013, 08:50pm EST

Tags: courts, sex abuse, churches, Sovereign Grace Ministries

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NBC host violated D.C. law, won't face charges

The District's attorney general announced Friday that NBC journalist David Gregory won't be charged for illegally displaying a high-capacity gun magazine on his show "Meet the Press," citing Gregory's lack of criminal history and his First Amendment right to debate public policy.

Friday - 01/11/2013, 06:45pm EST

Tags: Irvin Nathan, David Gregory, NBC, gun laws, Sandy Hook, gun violence, NRA, Second Amendment

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Group seeks investigation of veteran's detention

A civil liberties group has asked Virginia's inspector general to investigate last month's detention of a former Marine who posted strident anti-government messages on Facebook.

Friday - 09/28/2012, 04:06pm EDT

Tags: facebook, Marine,

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