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Limitations on the speech of public school teachers

By Beena Ahmad|2020-01-03T13:37:13-05:00March 1st, 2010|Blog|

The limitations on the speech of public school teachers borders on the absurd. Earlier this month, a federal court ruled that a Mississippi special-education teacher was not entitled to any First Amendment protections for complaining to the school principal that another teacher had used corporal punishment on an autistic child. A few days after making the complaint, the teacher was [...]

Facebook Reveals the Corporate Face of the Associated Press

By Beena Ahmad|2020-01-03T13:34:01-05:00June 26th, 2009|Blog|

The media never looked more corporate. After reprimanding a reporter for posting a comment critical of the company’s investment decisions, the Associated Press has come out with a new policy governing the use of social networking sites. Among the AP’s requirements for all employees, not just reporters, is: Posting material about the AP’s internal operations is prohibited on employees’ personal [...]