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First Amendment

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Strip Club Company Sues North Bay Village Over Their First Amendment Right to Naked Dancing

    Isle of Dreams, a company that hopes to put a strip club in North Bay Village, just wants to pay some girls to shake their tatas, but the city keeps cock-blocking them at every turn. So now the company has filed a lawsuit against North Bay Village, and claims the city is infringing on their First Am ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2012

    Miami-Dade Police Watched Occupy Miami's Facebook Page for Months

    Isle of Dreams, a company that hopes to put a strip club in North Bay Village, just wants to pay some girls to shake their tatas, but the city keeps cock-blocking them at every turn. So now the company has filed a lawsuit against North Bay Village, and claims the city is infringing on their First Am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Miami-Dade Police Watched Occupy Miami's Facebook Page For Months Around Eviction

    The email went out to a group of Miami-Dade cops February 22, just a couple of weeks after they'd busted up Occupy Miami's downtown encampment. The subject line was in ominous military-speak: "Occupy Miami: Situational Awareness." Inside, an MDPD Homeland Security detective named Maritza Aschenbrenn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    "Backwoods" Country Singer Calls Ashton Kutcher a "Douche"

    Not Demi, but Justin. "Backwoods" country singer Justin Moore thinks Ashton Kutcher was out of line by showing up at the American Country Music Awards this past weekend dressed like a rodeo clown, rocking a goofy cowboy hat and even goofier red suit. After Sunday night's ACM Awards, Moore sucke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Pitbull v. Lindsay Lohan Lawsuit, Ryan Seacrest to the Rescue

    ​Inside a New York state civil courtroom, a musical tale of "irreparable harm" continues to unfold as Lindsay Lohan refuses to drop a seemingly bogus lawsuit against Pitbull, Nee-Yo, and Afrojack, the result of her "Give Me Everything" overreaction. In LiLo's eyes, "Hustlers move aside, so I'm t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Occupy Miami Ordered To Leave Government Center By Sundown UPDATE

    Two days after Oakland police arrested hundreds of protesters in violent clashes, Occupy Miami activists are facing their own impending deadline: Miami-Dade County has ordered them to leave their campsite outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center by sundown tonight or face arrest for trespassin ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2011

    Stuart Lawley's dot-xxx domain fight

    Two days after Oakland police arrested hundreds of protesters in violent clashes, Occupy Miami activists are facing their own impending deadline: Miami-Dade County has ordered them to leave their campsite outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center by sundown tonight or face arrest for trespassin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    .XXX Sites Are Live Thanks To Stuart Lawley, A South Florida Brit Who Beat the Bush Admin

    via ICMRegistry.com​On Tuesday, the new .xxx domain went live on the Web, drawing in more than 100,000 adult sites. The man behind this new .xxx empire is a British millionaire living in South Florida who had to navigate an outraged Christian Right and outlast the Bush Administration to found his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    North Miami Beach Police Employees Fired Over Santeria Curse On City Manager UPDATE

    ​North Miami Beach has fired two police department employees after they allegedly were caught in the office trying to cast a Santeria curse on the city manager shortly before mass layoffs were planned. Veteran officer Elizabeth Torres and office manager Yvonne Rodriguez were canned last week over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    T.I. Thinks Some Gays Are "Not American" and African Americans Are Too Sensitive

    ​Just 61 days removed from his 11-month stint in a federal prison and halfway house, T.I.'s already starting shit. In an interview with Vibe magazine, the Atlanta-based rapper, actor, and author is quoted as saying that some gays are "not American." He's also defended his statement on TMZ Live b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach Concerned About Possible "Occupy" Protest

    ​Where will the one percent be this week? Glugging down free champagne and writing checks for million dollar art works during Art Basel Miami Beach, of course. Naturally, rumors of the 99 percenters staging an Occupy Wall Street related protest at the ritzy art fair are swirling, and ABMB is so co ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2011

    Reader mail: M-Path is not a waste of taxpayer money

    ​Where will the one percent be this week? Glugging down free champagne and writing checks for million dollar art works during Art Basel Miami Beach, of course. Naturally, rumors of the 99 percenters staging an Occupy Wall Street related protest at the ritzy art fair are swirling, and ABMB is so co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    County Revokes Occupy Miami Permit, Protesters Agree to Move But Not Leave

    Is Occupy Miami getting booted from Government Center?​While several anti-Wall Street sit-ins around the country have devolved into violent stand-offs between police and protesters, Occupy Miami has been as peaceful as can be.Now, however, Miami-Dade County is revoking the protesters permit for Go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Drake Drops Uncle Luke Diss on "The Motto"

    ​On October 6, booty bass boss, First Amendment enthusiast, and weekly New Times columnist Luther Campbell (AKA Uncle Luke) issued an ultimatum to Weezy's YMCMB crew and other "freeloading" rappers like them. "I have a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money brothers, DJ Khaled, Puff Daddy, and all ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Ave Maria University: A Catholic project gone wrong

    ​On October 6, booty bass boss, First Amendment enthusiast, and weekly New Times columnist Luther Campbell (AKA Uncle Luke) issued an ultimatum to Weezy's YMCMB crew and other "freeloading" rappers like them. "I have a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money brothers, DJ Khaled, Puff Daddy, and all ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2011

    Miami's top ten hardcore punk bands

    ​On October 6, booty bass boss, First Amendment enthusiast, and weekly New Times columnist Luther Campbell (AKA Uncle Luke) issued an ultimatum to Weezy's YMCMB crew and other "freeloading" rappers like them. "I have a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money brothers, DJ Khaled, Puff Daddy, and all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Punk Ain't Dead! Miami's Top Ten Hardcore Punk Bands

    Churchill's, home to all Miami's punks.​One day soon, a flood may come and drown all of Miami in the Biscayne Bay, but for now, the city stinks, God is broke, and the youth are getting restless. The politicians hate the workers and the poor, the pigs take every opportunity to slam your face in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Club Madonna Wins Free Speech Argument, Escapes Fine Over Mattie Bower Poster

    Miami Beach Mayor Mattie Bower in a festive moment.​While the nation has been consumed by the debate over whether or not President Obama should release gruesome, post-mortem photos of Osama Bin Laden, we've got our own First Amendment controversy brewing in Miami Beach.Club Madonna, the neon-lit f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Even the Neo Cons Are Taking Luther Campbell Seriously

    ​The folks over at conservative glossy The Weekly Standard think Luther Campbell's run is serious enough to warrant a 7,228-word profile. Writer Matt Labash spent a considerable amount of time shadowing Campbell early in his campaign. Kudos to his editors for allowing him the space to explore the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Proposed Bill Would Make It a Felony to Photograph Farms

    ...and if you dare snap a photo of it, he'll make sure you wind up behind bars for 30 years, E-I-E-I-O!​State Sen. Jim Norman, a Republican from Tampa, is very concerned about a farm's right to privacy, while showing little regard for the First Amendment. He has filed a bill in the Florida Senate ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    2010 was not a good year for African Americans

    ...and if you dare snap a photo of it, he'll make sure you wind up behind bars for 30 years, E-I-E-I-O!​State Sen. Jim Norman, a Republican from Tampa, is very concerned about a farm's right to privacy, while showing little regard for the First Amendment. He has filed a bill in the Florida Senate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Where Are WikiLeaks' Media Friends? UPDATED

    Julian Assange​UPDATE: WikiLeaks Betrayed by Amazon, Visa, Mastercard---and Worst of All, the MediaWhere are the First Amendment's establishment warriors as government-spooked businesses try to shut down WikiLeaks?Hackers with computers, not hacks with press passes, have been the first line of res ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    A-Hole on Parade

    Julian Assange​UPDATE: WikiLeaks Betrayed by Amazon, Visa, Mastercard---and Worst of All, the MediaWhere are the First Amendment's establishment warriors as government-spooked businesses try to shut down WikiLeaks?Hackers with computers, not hacks with press passes, have been the first line of res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton Condemn Koran-Burning Church, But Mayor Bloomberg Supports Congregation's Rights

    Pastor Terry Jones​Pastor Terry Jones and his small Gainesville church known as the Dove World Outreach Center will continue with their plans to burn copies of the Koran, the holy book of Islam, on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks despite a growing backlash and warnings ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2010

    Letters from the issue of May 27, 2010

    Pastor Terry Jones​Pastor Terry Jones and his small Gainesville church known as the Dove World Outreach Center will continue with their plans to burn copies of the Koran, the holy book of Islam, on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks despite a growing backlash and warnings ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2009

    Free Ric O'Barry

    A Miami guy stars in a Sundance film and is sued by angry Dominican dolphin geeks.

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    Coconut Grove Artist Taunts City Code Enforcers

    Having part of his brains blown out won't stop this war vet.

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Lester Bibbs is Better than Your Court Jester

    Having part of his brains blown out won't stop this war vet.

  • News

    October 25, 2007

    Joyce Kaufman Hates Immigrants!

    Well, not exactly. But she sure doesn’t speak well of them.

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    They’ve Been Banned

    Well, not exactly. But she sure doesn’t speak well of them.

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    The XXXstasy Biz

    Porn in Miami Beach is just another franchise operation

  • News

    January 12, 1994

    The Amazing Crespo!

    Whether agitating on behalf of Florida's film industry or aiming cruel barbs at state officials, ex-con activist Al Crespo is a gadfly with an attitude

  • News

    October 9, 1991

    Brickell Place's Most Wanted

    Convinced Jose Padial's young sons were delinquents extraordinaire, condo management did everything but put up signs in the post office

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