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Taking Liberties : Supreme protest

Harold Hodge believes in the power of protest.“It’s important,” he said as he walked on First Street in front of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court .  "I believe people should have the right to protest and picket against the government.”But, he says, it’s a right that is disappearing.“They,” he said, as he pointed up at the white columns, “are taking it away from us.”In January 2011, Hodge was standing on the public plaza above the steps of the court wearing a sign around his neck. It read “The U.S. Gov. allows police to illegally murder and brutalize African-Americans and Hispanic people."Video of him shows he was still and quiet and more than 100 feet from the Court entrance. Nonetheless, officers arrested him, charging him with violating a so-called “no speech zone.”“These things are popping up all over the country,” said John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute, which is defending Hodge in court, “where people can only speak when they are pushed away to the side.”“I’m astounded,...

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  7. Taking Liberties : Idaho Conservation Groups Fights for Tranquility and Against Off Road Vehicles in Parks

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  8. Taking Liberties : Fined for Flashing Lights

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  9. Taking Liberties : Big Foot Spotted

    State park demands permit from amateur movie maker

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  12. Taking Liberties : Almighty Security?

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  2. Taking Liberties : Student Suspended, Charged With Assault for Shooting Spitballs

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  3. Taking Liberties : Suspended for spitballs

    14-year-old honor student charged with three counts of assault for shooting spitwads

  4. Taking Liberties : Virginia high school student suspended for spitballs

    In 2010, freshman Andrew Mikel  was suspended from his Virginia high school.The charge:  "Violent criminal conduct" for using a "weapon" at school."This is the most ...

  5. Is a Market Cliff Ahead?

    WSJ Financial Editor Francesco Guerra on concerns about the market’s outlook.

  6. Taking Liberties : Lobster Tale

    What’s affecting lobsters in Long Island Sound?

  7. Taking Liberties : The Bird Lady of Lynn

    80-year-old Claire Butcher could go to jail for feeding ducks

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