Archives for First Amendment Alert
Elementary School Music Teacher Suspended for Showing Opera Video
March 15, 2006
Bennett, Colorado: Music teacher Tresa Waggoner is on paid administrative leave, pending investigation, after she showed video excerpts of the Gounod’s opera version of Faust to a class of first, second and third graders.
New Mexico: V.A. Nurse Investigated for Sedition for Letter to Editor
March 06, 2006
Update: April 21, 2006, New Mexico: According to an April 18 report, VA Secretary, R. James Nicholson, acknowleged that the agency was wrong to investigate Laura Berg for sedition. For the full story, please click here.
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Public Library Returns Challenged Book to Shelves
December 15, 2005
UPDATE: Woonsocket Public Library has decided to return It Stops With Me to its shelves. PEN USA would like to thank everyone who wrote letters of appeal in support of Charleen Touchette’s book and freedom of expression.
Mounting Number of Journalists Killed in Iraq Puts Wartime Coverage in Jeopardy
October 07, 2005
PEN USA is concerned about the rising number of deaths among journalists in Iraq and the possibility that the American public is not receiving an accurate view of the conflict. The U.S. Military has received a growing amount of criticism for failing to investigate these incidents and for failing to prevent any more needless deaths.
NEW ORLEANS: FEMA Bans Photos in Recovery Areas
September 09, 2005
Before he reassigned, FEMA director Michael Brown, prevented media representatives from filming and distributing photos of those who were killed in the Hurricane Katrina disaster.