First Amendment

The court has remanded the matter, meaning the lower court will reconsider it in light of the 10th Circuit's findings.

The plaintiffs say restricting automated telephone calls on the basis of their content are invalid and should be closely looked at by the courts.

State defendants assert the laws were a response to complaints from legislators’ constituents about trespassers entering their land to collect resource data to submit to state and federal land-use agencies.

Hedquist filed an amended complaint in November, saying some city officials waged a retaliation campaign that cost his construction company thousands of dollars of business.

A journalist and a wildlife advocate have asked federal court to temporarily block the culling and slaughter of up to 900 bison in Yellowstone National Park this month.

A federal lawsuit is heading to trial after a judge ruled two new trespassing laws to thwart environmental research on open lands pose serious concerns about free speech and other constitutional issues.