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Because of the First Amendment
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The First Amendment...(Historically Speaking) - Episode #18
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Men Who Built America The First Amendment

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Published: Friday, 3/6/2015 - Updated: 10 hours ago SETTLEMENT OF LAWSUIT

BY JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER

In what was seen as a victory for First Amendment rights, the U.S. government agreed Thursday to pay The Blade $18,000 for seizing the cameras of a photographer and deleting photographs taken outside the Lima tank plant last year.

In turn, The Blade agreed to dismiss the lawsuit it filed April 4 in U.S. District Court on behalf of photographer Jetta Fraser and reporter Tyrel Linkhorn against Charles T. Hagel, then the U.S. Secretary of Defense; Lt. Col. Matthew Hodge, commandant of the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, and the military police officers involved in the March 28, 2014, incident.

Fritz Byers, attorney for The Blade, said the settlement was made under the First Amendment Privacy Protection Act, which prohibits the government, in connection with the investigation of a criminal offense, from searching or seizing any work product materials possessed by a journalist.

The harassment and detention of The Blades reporter and photographer, the confiscation of their equipment, and the brazen destruction of lawful photographs cannot be justified by a claim of military authority or by the supposed imperatives of the national security state, Mr. Byers said.

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The Blade is pleased with this resolution of the crucial First Amendment issues at stake in this matter, Mr. Byers said.

John Robinson Block, publisher and editor-in-chief of The Blade, said he was "very happy it's resolved," but wished the government would admit wrongdoing.

"We appear to know more about the U.S. Constitution than responsible federal defense officials. I wish they could admit in this instance, in any instance, that they were wrong and violated our rights."

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DETROIT An appeals court has ordered a federal judge to reopen a dispute over a beer that was temporarily banned by Michigan liquor commissioners.

The court says commissioners aren't immune to a lawsuit by Flying Dog Brewery, based in Frederick, Maryland. The brewery claims its First Amendment rights were violated when the Liquor Control Commission rejected an ale with a name that's offensive to some people, Raging B----.

The ban was lifted in 2011 after 18 months due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in a different case. The brewery says it lost money during the time the label was prohibited.

The decision Friday means the case will return to federal court in Grand Rapids.

Appeals court Judge Karen Nelson Moore says it's clear that Flying Dog's rights were violated.

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Federal Court Rules in Favor of Flying Dog in Landmark Case for Freedom of Speech

Good Beer, No Censorship prevails.

The United States Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the Michigan Liquor Control Commissioners can be held accountable for violating Flying Dog Brewerys First Amendment rights related to the 2009 ban of the sale of Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA in the state.

This ruling is invigorating, Jim Caruso, Flying Dog CEO, said. Its taken a few years, but now appointed bureaucrats are accountable for imposing their personal agendas and prejudices on the public, and for committing the crime of violating Flying Dogs right to Freedom of Speech. This is refreshing, and I hope this Federal Court ruling benefits breweries, wineries and distilleries in other states, as well.

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Court: Michigan regulators wrong to ban beer with controversial name