http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-justices-leery-of-fox-request-to-relax-broadcast-decency-standards/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-justices-leery-of-fox-request-to-relax-broadcast-decency-standards/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:04:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122686 LifeSiteNews.com: he U.S. Supreme Court’s justices broadly expressed skepticism over a petition to relax broadcast decency standards in oral arguments heard today. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/u-s-supreme-court-justices-leery-of-fox-request-to-relax-broadcast-decency-standards/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/high-court-to-hear-tv-profanity-nudity-case-on-tuesday/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/high-court-to-hear-tv-profanity-nudity-case-on-tuesday/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:08:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122308 MSNBC: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will weigh the government's power to regulate profanity and nudity on broadcast television in a challenge to a long-standing policy that goes back to comedian George Carlin's "Seven Filthy Words" monologue. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/high-court-to-hear-tv-profanity-nudity-case-on-tuesday/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/broadcasters-take-on-fcc-indecency-rules-in-supreme-court-showdown/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/broadcasters-take-on-fcc-indecency-rules-in-supreme-court-showdown/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:13:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122105 LaTimes.com: On Tuesday, the high court will hear arguments from News Corp.'s Fox and Walt Disney Co.'s ABC that the Federal Communications Commission's rules regarding indecent programming and the way they are enforced by the agency are both vague and unconstitutional. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/broadcasters-take-on-fcc-indecency-rules-in-supreme-court-showdown/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/swiss-can-ban-naked-hiking-court-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/swiss-can-ban-naked-hiking-court-rules/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:12:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118932 BBC News (includes image of naked hiker): Switzerland's highest court has ruled that local authorities can impose fines on people hiking nude in the Alps. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/17/swiss-can-ban-naked-hiking-court-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/watchdog-moves-to-curb-sexualised-songs-on-radio/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/watchdog-moves-to-curb-sexualised-songs-on-radio/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:37:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118082 The Christian Institute: Media watchdog Ofcom is clamping down on radio broadcasters which flout rules meant to protect children from inappropriate music lyrics. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/watchdog-moves-to-curb-sexualised-songs-on-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/straight-gay-couples-lose-virginity-on-glee-episode-spark-controversy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/straight-gay-couples-lose-virginity-on-glee-episode-spark-controversy/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:49:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118069 Fox News: The popular Fox comedy “Glee” is set to air an episode Tuesday featuring two couples – the heterosexual Finn and Rachel and the homosexual Kurt and Blaine – losing their virginity. And even before it’s even hit the airwaves, the episode has sparked controversy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/08/straight-gay-couples-lose-virginity-on-glee-episode-spark-controversy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/3rd-circuit-fcc-wrongly-fined-cbs-over-janet-jackson-breast-display/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/3rd-circuit-fcc-wrongly-fined-cbs-over-janet-jackson-breast-display/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:31:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117586 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/02/3rd-circuit-fcc-wrongly-fined-cbs-over-janet-jackson-breast-display/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/scotus-considers-free-speech-fcc-indecency-stolen-valor-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/scotus-considers-free-speech-fcc-indecency-stolen-valor-act/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:14:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116276 Findlaw: The Nine will also be considering whether Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indecency regulations violate First Amendment rights. The Second Circuit previously ruled that the agency exceeded its authority in fining ABC and Fox for a bare backside and awards show cursing, respectively. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/19/scotus-considers-free-speech-fcc-indecency-stolen-valor-act/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/lesbians-were-kicked-off-southwest-airline-for-indecency-not-just-kissing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/lesbians-were-kicked-off-southwest-airline-for-indecency-not-just-kissing/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:43:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=114984 Southwest, Lesbian Argument Creates Decency Debate - News Story - KFOX El Paso: Hailey tweeted that she felt discriminated against because of the kissing, but the airline argued the kissing was not the action that removed the couple from the plane. "Profane language was being used loudly by two passengers," read a statement from Southwest. "At least one family who was offended by the loud profanity moved to another area of the cabin ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/29/lesbians-were-kicked-off-southwest-airline-for-indecency-not-just-kissing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/liberty-counsel-files-brief-urging-the-u-s-supreme-court-to-uphold-fcc%e2%80%99s-decency-standards/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/liberty-counsel-files-brief-urging-the-u-s-supreme-court-to-uphold-fcc%e2%80%99s-decency-standards/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:57:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113755 Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in FCC v. Fox. The case involves a challenge by broadcast networks to the FCC decency standards for primetime television. Broadcasters claim that the standards are too “vague” and violate their First Amendment rights. In the brief, Liberty Counsel urges the Court to uphold the decency regulations. The brief is filed on behalf of Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/liberty-counsel-files-brief-urging-the-u-s-supreme-court-to-uphold-fcc%e2%80%99s-decency-standards/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/frc-urges-supreme-court-to-protect-public-airwaves-from-nudity-fleeting-expletives/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/frc-urges-supreme-court-to-protect-public-airwaves-from-nudity-fleeting-expletives/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:52:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113751 FRC Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Airwaves from Nudity, Fleeting Expletives: amily Research Council (FRC) and Focus on the Family have submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations Inc. arguing that the FCC's regulations against indecent material aired on broadcast TV are constitutional. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/frc-urges-supreme-court-to-protect-public-airwaves-from-nudity-fleeting-expletives/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/aclj-defends-ban-on-television-indecency-in-supreme-court-filing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/aclj-defends-ban-on-television-indecency-in-supreme-court-filing/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:56:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113588 PR Newswire - sacbee.com: The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the ability of government authorities to outlaw public indecency, whether in person or on broadcast TV. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/aclj-defends-ban-on-television-indecency-in-supreme-court-filing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/31/decency-groups-warn-of-trashy-fall-tv-line-up/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/31/decency-groups-warn-of-trashy-fall-tv-line-up/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:59:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=112292 The New American: As reported by The New American, a group called the Coalition for the War on Illegal Pornography, led by Morality in Media, “said the show is nothing more than a pornographic attack on families and the culture that should never see the light of day.” The coalition, made up of such groups as Focus on the Family, the Alliance Defense Fund, the Family Research Council, and Concerned Women for America (to name just a few), said in a press release that “NBC is contributing to the sexual objectification and exploitation of women and encouraging greater acceptance of pornography with its soon-to-be-aired series.” The Parents Television Council added to the attack, charging that The Playboy Club is little more than a “blatant attempt to obliterate any remaining standards of broadcast decency.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/31/decency-groups-warn-of-trashy-fall-tv-line-up/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/indiana-school-codes-of-conduct-in-question-after-federal-courts-ruling-on-out-of-school-vulgarity-by-team-members/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/indiana-school-codes-of-conduct-in-question-after-federal-courts-ruling-on-out-of-school-vulgarity-by-team-members/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:41:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110784 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/indiana-school-codes-of-conduct-in-question-after-federal-courts-ruling-on-out-of-school-vulgarity-by-team-members/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/cal-thomas-justices-don%e2%80%99t-live-in-the-real-world/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/cal-thomas-justices-don%e2%80%99t-live-in-the-real-world/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:26:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107579 MiamiHerald.com: Intellectually, I understand the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision that the First Amendment protects the most violent of video games. Experientially, I don’t. It’s fine for the majority to say parents have ultimate control over what their children see, but how many members of the Supreme Court have experienced “real” life? . . Justices live in an unreal world. They have little experience with cyberspace and violent video games . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/cal-thomas-justices-don%e2%80%99t-live-in-the-real-world/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/terence-p-jeffrey-scalias-stupid-decision/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/terence-p-jeffrey-scalias-stupid-decision/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:13:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107562 Townhall: "The practice and beliefs of the founding generation establish that 'the freedom of speech,' as originally understood, does not include a right to speak to minors (or a right of minors to access speech) without going through the minors' parents or guardians," wrote Thomas. But Thomas was a dissenter. Justice Antonin Scalia -- a conservative -- wrote the majority opinion in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/terence-p-jeffrey-scalias-stupid-decision/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/hadley-arkes-that%e2%80%99s-entertainment-free-speech-and-the-moral-regulation-of-the-arts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/hadley-arkes-that%e2%80%99s-entertainment-free-speech-and-the-moral-regulation-of-the-arts/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:39:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107546 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/06/hadley-arkes-that%e2%80%99s-entertainment-free-speech-and-the-moral-regulation-of-the-arts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/supreme-court-grants-cert-in-11-cases-including-an-indecency-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/supreme-court-grants-cert-in-11-cases-including-an-indecency-case/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:19:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107111 SCOTUSblog: This morning the Court granted cert. in a whopping eleven cases. The complete order list from the June 23 Conference is available here. In FCC v. Fox, the Court granted cert. limited to one question: whether the FCC’s current indecency enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendments . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/27/supreme-court-grants-cert-in-11-cases-including-an-indecency-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/high-court-asked-to-reinstate-fcc-indecency-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/high-court-asked-to-reinstate-fcc-indecency-policy/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:45:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101751 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/high-court-asked-to-reinstate-fcc-indecency-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/morality-in-media-says-obama-administration-must-appeal-2nd-circuit-decision-invalidating-the-fcc-broadcast-indecency-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/morality-in-media-says-obama-administration-must-appeal-2nd-circuit-decision-invalidating-the-fcc-broadcast-indecency-policy/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:17:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100630 Fox Television Stations, et al., v. FCC (lead Circuit Court docket is 06-1760) which invalidated the FCC broadcast indecency policy, according to Morality in Media general counsel Robert Peters. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/morality-in-media-says-obama-administration-must-appeal-2nd-circuit-decision-invalidating-the-fcc-broadcast-indecency-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/new-york-times-video-games-and-the-first-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/new-york-times-video-games-and-the-first-amendment/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:10:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81811 New York Times Editorial: "If the Supreme Court renders justice in a case it heard this month, Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association, it will strike down a California law barring the sale or rental of violent video games to anyone under 18. That would end a violation of free expression — but not prevent the states from finding other ways to support parents who do not want their children to play violent games." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/new-york-times-video-games-and-the-first-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/how-obscene-is-video-game-violence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/how-obscene-is-video-game-violence/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:11:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81734 USA Today: "Expanding the obscenity umbrella would have a dramatic impact on America's popular culture. Highly violent films or television programs without a hint of nudity or sexual content could potentially lose First Amendment protection. And if we decide that some ideas are so horrendous that they can be added to the obscene list, how can we ever put a cap on government intrusion?" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/how-obscene-is-video-game-violence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/brent-bozell-the-vast-child-fattening-conspiracy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/brent-bozell-the-vast-child-fattening-conspiracy/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:05:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81715 writing at Townhall: "[I]f the issue isn't indecency, but instead, say, obesity, so many of those titans of 'tolerance' suddenly become the censors. Behold San Francisco, the paradise of permissive sexual attitudes. The city council may welcome flowers in your hair, but they have just voted to ban 'Happy Meal' toys unless the 'happy' menu is low in fat and sodium, and includes fruits and vegetables." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/12/brent-bozell-the-vast-child-fattening-conspiracy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:22:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/ Baptist Press: "Pro-family advocates applauded the Federal Communications Commission's decision to appeal a court ruling they fear could open broadcast television to the use of even more profanities and obscenities." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/29/fcc-appeals-negative-decency-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/29/fcc-appeals-negative-decency-ruling/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:40:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70655 OneNewsNow: "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to appeal a court decision that makes it impossible for the agency to restrict indecency in media . . . 'In my mind, they had to appeal either this case or the Janet Jackson Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction case, which is going to be decided soon,' notes Pat Trueman, who heads the War on Illegal Pornography . . . Trueman, who is also an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), tells OneNewsNow the outcome is vital because lower courts have not been favorable toward the FCC." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/29/fcc-appeals-negative-decency-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/concerned-women-applaud-fccs-appeal-of-indecency-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/concerned-women-applaud-fccs-appeal-of-indecency-ruling/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:36:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70486 ChristianNewsWire: "Concerned Women for America's (CWA) CEO Penny Nance applauded the FCC's move saying: 'We are pleased to see the FCC is standing up for families and the agency's power to regulate indecency granted by "We the People." CWA's half-million members around the country called on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to appeal the decision and we stand with the FCC as they ask the Second Circuit to reconsider its wrongful decision.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/concerned-women-applaud-fccs-appeal-of-indecency-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/26/fcc-appeals-ruling-on-indecency-restrictions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/26/fcc-appeals-ruling-on-indecency-restrictions/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:09:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70443 The Hill: "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is appealing a federal court ruling that its indecency policy is unconstitutional, arguing the decision makes it all but impossible for the agency to enforce restrictions on broadcasting nudity or profanity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/26/fcc-appeals-ruling-on-indecency-restrictions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/former-editor-of-indonesian-playboy-magazine-faces-jail/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/former-editor-of-indonesian-playboy-magazine-faces-jail/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70253 The Jakarta Globe: "The former editor in chief of the short-lived Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine is just one piece of paper away from starting a jail term after a 2009 Supreme Court ruling convicting him of indecency charges was revealed this week." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/former-editor-of-indonesian-playboy-magazine-faces-jail/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/just-29-say-fcc-does-a-good-job-regulating-profanity-sexual-content-and-violence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/just-29-say-fcc-does-a-good-job-regulating-profanity-sexual-content-and-violence/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:08:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67385 Rasmussen Reports: "A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 29% of Adults say the FCC is doing a good or excellent job regulating profanity, sexual content and violence on television and radio. Twenty-eight percent (28%) feel the FCC is doing a poor job monitoring content." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/just-29-say-fcc-does-a-good-job-regulating-profanity-sexual-content-and-violence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/if-jacob-sullum-is-right-then-inability-to-precisely-define-indecent-and-obscene-means-anything-can-air-during-tv-family-hour/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/if-jacob-sullum-is-right-then-inability-to-precisely-define-indecent-and-obscene-means-anything-can-air-during-tv-family-hour/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:40:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66495 ChristianNewsWire: "I wouldn't dispute Mr. Sullum's observation that the FCC's current guidelines for enforcing the broadcast indecency law are 'muddled.' He might have added that the guidelines have become muddled in good part because of court decisions. But do broadcasters really need additional guidance to determine which indecent words they can air in the presence of children and how often?" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/if-jacob-sullum-is-right-then-inability-to-precisely-define-indecent-and-obscene-means-anything-can-air-during-tv-family-hour/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/14/four-cases-potentially-headed-to-the-court-including-fcc-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/14/four-cases-potentially-headed-to-the-court-including-fcc-ruling/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:38:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/14/four-cases-potentially-headed-to-the-court-including-fcc-ruling/ this coverage yesterday's ruling in Fox News Television, Inc. v. FCC. It includes a brief summary of the case history. The Blog also posted this analysis of the ruling yesterday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/14/four-cases-potentially-headed-to-the-court-including-fcc-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/fcc-indecency-rule-struck-down-by-appeals-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/fcc-indecency-rule-struck-down-by-appeals-court/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:26:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/fcc-indecency-rule-struck-down-by-appeals-court/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/fcc-indecency-rule-struck-down-by-appeals-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/08/law-review-a-right-to-bare-all-female-public-toplessness-and-dealing-with-the-laws-the-prohibit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/08/law-review-a-right-to-bare-all-female-public-toplessness-and-dealing-with-the-laws-the-prohibit/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:38:35 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=62449 A Right to Bare All? Female Public Toplessness and Dealing with the Laws the Prohibit Danielle Moriber, 8 Cardozo Pub. L. Pol'y & Ethics J. 453 (2010) "First Amendment jurisprudence rests on subjective determinations and balancing. The rights granted under the First Amendment focus on regulating speech, not conduct. If a woman is engaged in unassociated nudity, or nudity that is not intertwined with 'speech' or a 'message' separate from the nudity, the nudity is mere conduct and is not entitled to First Amendment Protection. If, however, the nudity is not 'nudity for nudity's sake' and is associated with speech as part of a specific message, it will likely fall under the protections of the First Amendment. As a result, general prohibitions on female toplessness are usually constitutional. Ironically, because protesting is highly valued and generally protected as political speech, when women are protesting topless bans, their specific expression will likely be permissible. Any law in the jurisdiction that generally prohibits unassociated nudity, however, will not consequently be overturned. Therefore, due to the Court's First Amendment jurisprudence, activists should not seek to change applicable laws in the courts. Rather, activists should focus their efforts on state and local law making bodies in order to accomplish their goal of gaining topless equality." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/08/law-review-a-right-to-bare-all-female-public-toplessness-and-dealing-with-the-laws-the-prohibit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/boulder-nudity-ban-gets-initial-approval/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/boulder-nudity-ban-gets-initial-approval/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:01:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/07/boulder-nudity-ban-gets-initial-approval/ CBS4: "Boulder City Council was scheduled to talk about streakers in the streets Tuesday evening. The council was expected to hear from the public for the first time on a proposal that would make it illegal to be naked in public . . . Boulder amended its original ordinance to make it okay for both men and women to go topless." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/boulder-nudity-ban-gets-initial-approval/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/maine-marching-for-right-to-bare-breasts-women-faced-with-sea-of-cameras/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/maine-marching-for-right-to-bare-breasts-women-faced-with-sea-of-cameras/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:05:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/05/maine-marching-for-right-to-bare-breasts-women-faced-with-sea-of-cameras/ The Portland Press Herald: "The point of the march was that a topless woman out in public should attract no more attention than a man walking around without a shirt on, said Ty MacDowell, 20, of Westbrook, who organized Saturday's event and promoted it on Facebook . . . 'You (men) can let it all out -- why can't we?'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/maine-marching-for-right-to-bare-breasts-women-faced-with-sea-of-cameras/feed/ 0