FREE SPEECH IN PUBLIC INCORRECT AT UNIVERSITY

A University of Texas at El Paso policy requiring students to get permits for speeches and deliver them in "free-speech areas" is a violation of the First Amendment, according to a lawsuit filed by two students. The lawsuit, filed by sophomore Ruben L. Reyes and junior Kristofer Johnson, names four UTEP administrators, including President Diana Natalicio, and members of the University of Texas System Board of Regents

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A RIGHT TO FREE BARKING IN PUBLIC

A MAN was using his free speech rights when he barked back at a police dog, an Ohio appeals court has ruled. Jeremy Gilchrist, then 21, encountered the dog, which was in a police car, as he walked along a street with friends. His attorney said he was trying to be funny when he barked back.

State law makes it illegal to taunt, torment or hit a police dog or horse. Officer Krishea Osborne testified that Gilchrist's barking made the dog "work himself up into a frenzy". However, Athens County Municipal Judge Douglas Bennett threw out the charges last June, saying the law violated the right to free speech.