Ozark resident intends to sue mayor for “violating First Amendment rights”
The feud between Ozark Mayor Mark Blankenship and resident Bryant Fontenot appears to be heading to court.
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Bill that would ban certain flags on public property back on agenda
The law makes it a Class C misdemeanor to display a flag outside an approved list.
Ozark-Dale library board makes minor policy changes
The children's section will now extend to age 13, and stickers on young adult books will denote suggested age ranges.
Civil rights group to settle with city of Florence over ordinances used to curb protests
Project Say Something said they expect the city council to pass new ordinances that clarify and add protections for protestors.
Ozark citizen calls on council to censure mayor for behavior in library debate
Fontenot told the council that it should censure Blankenship due to the mayor’s contact with a citizen.
SCOTUS rejects street preacher’s First Amendment case against the University of Alabama
Lower federal courts, including the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, previously sided with the university.
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See recent postsAuburn drops another one — this time to the First Amendment
Michael Stern, an economics professor and former chair of his department, was awarded more than $600,000 in a suit against Auburn.
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See recent postsLike Marge Schott a generation ago, let Kanye be “cancelled”
For one person to say you have “bad” thoughts is not a tragedy, just as it’s not unfortunate for a thousand to do the same.
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See recent postsReligious liberty in Alabama: Pretty good, could be better
Alabama is one of just 10 states that does not include religion as an acceptable reason for absentee voting in elections.
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See recent postsOrange Beach officials still fighting same “Bad Ass” fight 20 years on
It’s simply not the government’s place to dictate cultural morays and niceties.