Successful representation of a person who was barred by a judge from posting on Facebook any information relating to a Family Court case involving her brother.
Jul 28, 2009
Family Court Order Restricting Free Speech Rights on the Internet is Dismissed
Michelle Langlois can use the Internet again to speak about her brother’s court case.
Jul 22, 2009
ACLU Challenges Family Court Order Restricting Free Speech Rights on the Internet
In a case raising important issues of freedom of speech, the Rhode Island ACLU has intervened in Family Court on behalf of a Barrington woman who has been barred by the Court from posting on the Internet any details about a pending Family Court custody proceeding in which her brother is involved. In a motion filed with the Court, RI ACLU volunteer attorney H. Jefferson Melish calls the ban a violation of Michelle Langlois’ First Amendment rights. The motion also argues that the Family Court had no jurisdiction to issue the order because the proceeding was filed in Kent County, even though neither party lives in that county.
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Jul 28, 2009
Family Court Order Restricting Free Speech Rights on the Internet is Dismissed
Michelle Langlois can use the Internet again to speak about her brother’s court case.
Jul 22, 2009
ACLU Challenges Family Court Order Restricting Free Speech Rights on the Internet
In a case raising important issues of freedom of speech, the Rhode Island ACLU has intervened in Family Court on behalf of a Barrington woman who has been barred by the Court from posting on the Internet any details about a pending Family Court custody proceeding in which her brother is involved. In a motion filed with the Court, RI ACLU volunteer attorney H. Jefferson Melish calls the ban a violation of Michelle Langlois’ First Amendment rights. The motion also argues that the Family Court had no jurisdiction to issue the order because the proceeding was filed in Kent County, even though neither party lives in that county.
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