Sunday, March 2, 2008

Injunction against website is lifted, Judge reverses earlier decision, saying he may have violated the free speech rights...

Henry Weinstein, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

March 1, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- -- Saying he may have violated free speech rights, a federal judge reversed field Friday and lifted an injunction that had effectively shut down a website that...

The judge acknowledged in court Friday that there were serious questions about whether his original order represented a "possible violation of the 1st Amendment." White said he was making no definitive finding on that issue now.

Later in the day, the judge issued a formal written ruling, stating that the groups had raised many issues that were not considered at the original hearing. He also said the injunction had triggered "exactly the opposite effect" of that intended: generating ...

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