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Tag: first amendment

Outtakes—Raising ‘Little Monsters’

Posted on March 29, 2018

My column for the March 29 edition of Inweekly: Raising ‘Little Monsters’ Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill disapproved of the March for Our Lives rallies last weekend. In a series of posts…

Pensacola City Council, First Amendment: ‘You’ve gotta walk the walk’

Posted on October 16, 2017

On Thursday, the Pensacola City Council showed its confidence in Council President Brian Spencer in reaction to a letter Mayor Ashton Hayward sent regarding Spencer’s handling of a Sept. 20 meeting. Councilman…

Have you heard the one about the Pensacola City Council, vote of confidence, circus, First Amendment rights?

Posted on October 11, 2017

Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers has asked her fellow council members to pass a vote of confidence in favor of Council President Brian Spencer, whom Mayor Ashton Hayward criticized in a letter after…

Valentino strikes out again

Posted on November 30, 2015

A circuit court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino against Inweekly, publisher Rick Outzen, reporter Jeremy Morrison and Doug Underhill. On April 10, Valentino filed…

Occupy Pensacola has not given up the fight

Posted on April 3, 2015

Attorney Alistair McKenzie announced today that Occupy Pensacola has appealed the recent ruling by Judge Vinson in the case of Occupy Pensacola vs. The City of Pensacola. “The members of Occupy Pensacola,…

Occupy Pensacola ‘Denied’ in Suit Against City

Posted on November 7, 2012

Occupy Pensacola was handed a defeat yesterday in its lawsuit against the city of Pensacola. The United States District Court, Northern District of Florida ruled that the city was within its right…

Masters of the Universe?

Posted on May 25, 2012

The daily newspaper called this morning about a second public request made last night by Councilwoman DeWeese, who copied them on the request but not the Independent News. The councilwoman apparently is…

The Sam Hall Question

Posted on January 10, 2012

It seems Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall isn’t out of the woods yet when it comes to the free-speech debate he sparked when attempting to have Father Nathan Monk removed from…

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