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Yesterday, we took a special interest in reproductive rights — specifically, a no-pregnancy order that was given to a woman as a condition of her probation. When we decide to write about something here at the Law Blog, we like to be as comprehensive as possible. It’s with that end in mind that we bring you the following stories from Louisiana and Nebraska.

A school in Tennessee can prohibit students from wearing clothing that depicts the confederate flag. A high school in San Diego cannot force a teacher to take down religiously-themed banners in the classroom.

San Diego’s Poway Unified School District has become a hotbed of free speech controversy.

So-called “location privacy” got a boost yesterday when a district judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the government must have probable cause before asking wireless providers to turn over records that show where customers used their cellphones. Here’s the story from the WaPo, which notes that the opinion is the first by a federal district court on the issue.

In a move that some believe defies Constitutional law — if not enforceability — a state judge in Texas has ordered a woman, as a condition of probation, to stop having children.
The woman is 20-year-old Felicia Salazar, who admitted to failing to provide protection and medical care to her then-19-month-old daughter, who suffered broken bones and other injuries when she was beaten by her father. Both Salazar and the father relinquished their parental rights, and the daughter was placed in foster care.

Mea culpa: we missed this federal court ruling out of San Diego last week that deals with the topic of religion in the courtroom. But it’s interesting enough to give some attention to now.

In a classic case of the First Amendment running up against zoning laws, a woman is suing Adams Township in Pennsylvania for refusing to allow her to open a dance studio that features pole-dancing exercise classes on the grounds it’s a sexually oriented business. Here’s the AP report, and here’s the complaint.