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Federal appeals court rules part of North Myrtle Beach noise ordinance is unconstitutional

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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A federal appeals court ruled against the city of North Myrtle Beach this week in a lawsuit filed by a local bar owner who challenged a controversial noise ordinance adopted in 2021. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals deemed the city's restrictions on vulgar and obscene language unconstitutional, agreeing with the owners of the Sky Bar, who claimed the ordinance violated the First Amendment by singling out a…

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South Carolina City's Restriction on Loud "Vulgar" Music Violates First Amendment

From Moshoures v. City of North Myrtle Beach, decided today by Fourth Circuit Judge Toby Heytens, joined by Judges Albert Diaz and Julius Richardson: A

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Court rules in favor of professor in racial slur exam controversy

Four years ago, Professor Jason Kilborn of the University of Illinois faced investigation and punishment for using racial slurs in an exam for his civil procedure course. The United States Court of Appeals has now reversed a district court's dismissal of his free speech claims. This decision highlights ongoing debates about academic freedom and free speech in educational settings.Professor Kilborn's exam included a scenario where an employee qui…

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Free Speech Lawsuit By Law Prof Fired For Using 'n' and 'b' on Exam Question Revived by Appeals Court

Prof. Jason Kilborn’s offense was using the “n” and “b” words on an exam. Not the words themselves, but literally the letters “n” and “b” in a question about employment discrimination.

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Federal appeals court rules part of North Myrtle Beach noise ordinance is unconstitutional

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A federal appeals court ruled against the city of North Myrtle Beach this week in a lawsuit filed by a local bar owner who challenged a controversial noise ordinance adopted in 2021. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals deemed the city's restrictions on vulgar and obscene language unconstitutional, agreeing with the owners of the Sky Bar, who claimed the ordinance violated the First Amendment by singling out a…

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Bar owner, ACLU win appeal after court says N. Myrtle Beach's 'vulgar' music rule unconstitutional

An appeals court sided with the ACLU of South Carolina in its lawsuit over North Myrtle Beach's noise ordinance targeting "profane, vulgar and obscene" music.

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Quieter Yonkers Begins Campaign to Overturn Controversial Noise Ordinance

With spring arriving and outdoor activities on the rise, Yonkers residents are speaking out against the city’s radically louder new noise ordinance. The grassroots group Quieter Yonkers (www.quieteryonkers.org) has gathered over 430 signatures on its Change.org petition (https://www.change.org/quieteryonkers), calling on the Yonkers City Council to reverse the secretive November 14, 2023 decision that sharply increased […] The post Quieter Yonke…

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The Post and Courier broke the news in Charleston, United States on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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