Legal Project News Clips: 10/15/12 –10/21/12

Please take a moment to visit and log in at the subscriber area, and submit your city & country location. We will use this information in future to invite you to any events that we organize in your area.  Legal Project News Clips: 10/15/12 –10/21/12 Islamists push for restrictions on speech critical of Islam ·         Former LP law clerk produced the following column you might enjoy: http://www.legal-project.org/blog/2012/10/bashy-is-back-the-still-strange-views-of-mr News Clips that Shouldn't be Missed: Concepts of "hate crime" and "hate speech" spread across America's judicial system ·         Cline, Edward.  "'Hate' Laws are Criminal," Family Security Matters, October 18, 2012. Washington DC District Court protects free speech rights about Islam   ·         Harrod, Andrew E.  "Free Speech Victory in America's Capital," American Thinker, October 20, 2012.  Free speech can never justify violence ·         McCarthy, Andrew C.   "It's Not Just Obama's Lies — It's the Premise of Obama's Lies," PJ Media, October 18, 2012.  Lebanon may sue U.S. TV show "Homeland" for "defaming" the nation  ·         Sherlock, Ruth.  " Lebanon seeks legal action against Homeland," The Telegraph (UK), October 18, 2012.Free speech rights in the West are on defense Other Clips: Turkish musician prosecuted for blasphemy ·         AINA Staff.  "Top Turkish Musician in Court for 'Insulting' Islam," AINA Blog, October 18, 2012. Pakistani girl shot by Taliban recovering in UK hospital ·         Bennet, Dashiell.  "Malala Yousufzai Is Awake and Standing For First Time Since Attack," The Atlantic, October 19, 2012. Swiss cross antagonizes Islamic pressure groups ·         Curtis, Malcolm.  "Swiss makes Muslims cross over billboard ads," The Local (Switzerland), October 16, 2012. West caves to OIC's censorship of free speech regarding Islam ·         Del Valle, Alexandre.  "The OIC's Legal Jihad," Gates of Vienna Blog, October 18, 2012. Vatican caves on free speech regarding Muslims ·         Kington, Tom. "Vatican tries to create distance from row over Muslim Demographics video," The Guardian (UK), October 2012. Pakistani man shot by radicals after blasphemy acquittal ·         PTI Staff.   "Pak man shot dead after being acquitted of blasphemy," Hindustan Times, October 20, 2012 The LP works to protect the right in the West to freely discuss Islam, radical Islam, terrorism, and terrorist funding.  Our website is http://www.legal-project.org/ More articles may be found at http://www.legal-project.org/news-external/