Archives for First Amendment Alert
United States: Book by Irina Ionesco Withheld by US Distributor
November 30, 2004
PEN USA is alarmed that a book scheduled for release in October was withheld by its United States distributor Stackpole Distribution.
Public Radio Station Forbids Use of Phrase “Reproductive Rights”
November 30, 2004
PEN USA is disappointed with the banning of a phrase from a public radio announcement.
National Treasury Employees Union Sues General Services Administration for Violation of Free Speech
November 28, 2004
PEN USA supports one of the largest employee unions, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), in their suit against the General Services Administration (GSA) for denying the NTEU a permit to rally at Federal Plaza in New York City last August.
Chicago: Free Speech Case in Court of Federal Appeals
November 27, 2004
PEN USA would like to draw attention to the case Hosty v. Carter currently under consideration by a federal appeals court in Chicago.
Band Investigated by Secret Service for Singing Bob Dylan Song
November 17, 2004
PEN USA is deeply concerned that the United States Secret Service would investigate a high school band in a talent show, because of a song written in 1963.