First Amendment
Wharf parking open half way
Half of the Mon Wharf parking lot is open this morning. (03/25/2008)
Rodriguez puts up $1.5 million toward buyout
The legal team for former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez said it put up a $1.5 million letter of credit today in U.S. District Court as part of its response to the university's month-old lawsuit seeking $4 million from him. (01/29/2008)
First Amendment
Ruling favors media; PHEAA ordered to disclose financial information
The state's student-loan agency violated the state Right-to-Know Law in withholding information about its spending on retreats for board members and other financial data, a state court ruled yesterday. (11/16/2006)
Thoughts on 1st Amendment make a winner
Elise Liu would like to be a lawyer someday and argue constitutional law. The senior at Fox Chapel Area High School has an intricate knowledge of the amendment that allows a U.S. citizen to do just that. (10/12/2006)
Should owners of Web sites be anonymous?
Last fall, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross used an Internet database called "Whois" that lists names and numbers of Web-site owners to shut down dozens of unauthorized Web sites that were soliciting money under the Red Cross logo. (04/27/2006)
Reporter fights to air her story
A 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling makes it legal in many cases for school officials to block publication of a student article in the high school newspaper. (03/12/2006)