Over the past few months, we have written articles relating to you as to what is going on up in Tallahassee in regards to the “lewdness” laws in the State of Florida. We informed you how James Benjamin for Benjamin…
1st Amendment News
Although there is very little new as far as the First Amendment and adult entertainment in South Florida, we still would like to keep you informed of what is going on. On an issue that is both important…
Religious tolerance
The holiday season is just behind us. And this holiday season, like every holiday season in recent memory, we were visited by those same issues as to whether a municipality can hang or have holiday decorations that seem to…
Dueling Rights
Last month Daniel Aaronson tried a very high profiled case in Broward County, Florida. The facts were certainly not a defense attorney’s dream. But what made the case even more difficult to try was the media attention. As First…
No “Free Speech” for you!
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech and expression, along with other cherished rights. Yet, the protections of this Amendment by and large only extend to the government infringement or abridgement of these rights. Non…
Justice Scalia demands recording be erased
Freedom of speech, expression, and the press ultimately find their protections from two different sources. Of course, the first and foremost is the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. However, there is the Court system and especially the…
Miami city commision stifles freedom of speech
Back in November of 2003, the Miami City Commission passed a law which prohibited protestors from carrying items such as water pistols, balloons, bottles and sticks. The law also required a permit for public gatherings of seven or more…
Religion and the First Amendment
As First Amendment attorneys along with doing criminal defense work, there are two situations that constantly cause us difficulty in analyzing on which side of the issue we stand. The first, is when the First Amendment and the freedom…
CBS pulls plug on airing Reagan movie.
Last month CBS had scheduled to be aired in prime time, a movie about former President Ronald Reagan. The showing was opposed by the conservative right causing the network to pull the plug. What transpired was very frightening to…
Freedoms in times of crisis
While listening to National Public Radio the other day, we heard a commentary on the restrictions of our freedoms in this country. The focus of the commentary was that in times of crisis, our country has traditionally scaled back…