http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/9368/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/trespassing_charges_dropped_against_vt_publisher <p>Trespassing Charges Dropped Against Barton Vermont Chronicle Publisher! One year after Barton Chronicle publisher Chris Braithwaite was arrested atop Lowell Mountain while covering a protest at the site of the controversial wind development, the state yesterday dismissed the trespassing charges leveled against the longtime Northeast Kingdom newsman.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/trespassing_charges_dropped_against_vt_publisher#comments arrest Charges Droped News Article Publisher trespass Disobedience Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:47:32 +0000 wallacenolen 24851 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/house_passes_bill_makes_protest_government_grounds_illegal <p>Just when you thought the government couldn’t ruin the First Amendment any further: The House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday that outlaws protests in instances where some government officials are nearby, whether or not you even know it.</p> <p>The US House of Representatives voted 388-to-3 in favor of H.R. 347 late Monday, a bill which is being dubbed the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/house_passes_bill_makes_protest_government_grounds_illegal#comments first amendment Free Speech News Article protest secret service trespass Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:32:44 +0000 phonon 20001 at http://www.freetalklive.com