Tags: First Amendment
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We All Lean Back Everywhere
There was no textbook for the class. Ed would assign us a photocopied packet of cases and notes on a particular topic, and we would come to class and he’d make some prefatory statement to introduce the topic, and then we would all argue for an hour or so.
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From The Desk of Dramatists Legal Defense Fund: Almost, Maine
I have always quietly tried to offer my support when a production of Almost, Maine was in jeopardy. This time, I decided to get a little louder, and I released this statement (with assists from Jack Thomas, producer of the Off-Broadway production of Almost, Maine, Beth Blickers, my wonderful agent, and Peter Hagan, President of DPS)
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Virginia Court Overturns Business Tax on Freelance Authors
On January 15, a city-wide tax imposed upon freelance authors in Charlottesville was declared unconstitutional by the 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia.This. writers tax was initially intended to defray the infrastructure costs of local brick and mortar businesses. In practice, however, it also targeted writers and composers, including freelance authors who worked from their own homes. Furthermore, newspapers and other print media companies...