Tag: free speech
San Benito County and anonymous residents settle free speech lawsuit
San Benito County and the First Amendment Coalition reached a settlement in a case involving a social media page that posted content that was...
Views vary widely on Confederate flag near local bakery
People on social media, the Free Lance website and outside a busy Hollister store resoundingly called a man’s posting of a Confederate flag on his private property off Southside Road in rural Hollister an act of free speech, while some labeled it racist and others said they were unaffected.
Confederate flag stirs discord from neighboring bakery
The customer at Suncoast Organic Farm Bakery off Southside Road in Hollister flagged down Baker Lisa Jensen and told her she had ruined his breakfast.
Church ads on public signpost open door for other groups
Allowing religious organizations to use a downtown public signpost for event advertisements—like a church men’s conference promotion currently displayed—means the City of Hollister must provide the same access for other types of groups “that could be quite controversial,” argued the co-founder of the national Freedom From Religion Foundation.
