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	Ga. judge: 'Pure speech' isn't chilled by assisted-suicide law
	Court allows case to proceed against four Final Exit Network members charged with helping a cancer-stricken man kill himself. 04.21.11

	White House may require contractors to disclose contributions
	Spokesman denies political motives behind drafting of executive order, saying president wants to make contracting system more transparent, more accountable. 04.21.11

	Court won't bar anti-abortion activist from contacting doctor
	Federal judge denies Justice Department's request for preliminary injunction ordering woman to stay away from doctor who plans to perform abortions in Wichita, Kan. 04.21.11

	Court limits inmate lawsuits over religious rights
	Prisoners may challenge policies but may not seek monetary damages from states for RLUIPA violations. 04.20.11

	Federal judge: First Amendment protects neo-Nazi's Web posts
	Court throws out guilty verdict, saying Chicago jury was wrong when it convicted William White of using his website to solicit violence against juror in another case. 04.20.11

	Feds seek to shut down fake news sites featuring acai-berry diet
	FTC lawsuits claim websites violate federal law by using logos of major news outlets to mislead consumers into thinking they're reading real news reports. 04.20.11

	CIA declassifies WWI-era secret documents
	Released records show cloak-and-dagger techniques spies used to pass secret messages written in invisible ink. 04.20.11

	Quran-burning pastor ordered to court ahead of protest
	Michigan judge wants Terry Jones to appear tomorrow to answer questions about demonstration planned for later this week outside Dearborn mosque. 04.20.11

	High court won't hear appeal from Ky. Baptist Homes
	6th Circuit ruled in 2009 that challenge to public funding of faith-based institutions could proceed. 04.19.11

	Pentagon inquiry clears McChrystal of wrongdoing
	Probe questions accuracy of Rolling Stone profile that resulted in general's being dismissed as commander in Afghanistan. 04.19.11

	Okla. governor signs new funeral-protest restrictions
	New law prohibits protests within two hours before or after a funeral and bars such demonstrations within 1,000 feet of services. 04.19.11

	10th Circuit asked to rehear Secret Service lawsuit
	Justice Department, state attorneys general back appeal of two Secret Service agents who were sued after arresting man who confronted former Vice President Dick Cheney in 2006. 04.19.11

	Ariz. shooting suspect's former college releases records
	Pima Community College's efforts to maintain its routine in wake of Jan. 8 shooting are detailed in release of 3,000 pages of e-mails and documents related to Jared Loughner. 04.18.11

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