Category: Freedom of Speech
03/10/10
Danish newspapers should continue publishing the cartoons parodying the violence advocated in the name of the prophet Mohammad until Danish authorities have locked up all those using violence to suppress ideas they find offensive.Muslim clerics and f… more »
Last week our Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a monstrous 5-4 opinion unconvincingly1 characterizing our corporations as associations of citizens entitled to First Amendment political speech rights, limited only by d… more »
03/09/10
An Italian court has convicted three Google executives for privacy violations because they failed to screen an offensive video1 before a third party posted it. Google is no more civilly or criminally liable for the posting of videos (expressions) by… more »
03/08/10
Periodically cases come along to remind us that possessing our precious First Amendment rights is not synonymous with responsible exercise of those rights for a non-pernicious or beneficial purpose1.Such is the case of Snyder, Albert v. Phelps, Fred… more »
02/21/10
In a closely watched case, Doe v. Gonzales, United States District Court Judge Victor Marrero has declared the "gag provision" of the Patriot Act unconstitutional1.“… the Court concludes that § 2709(c) is unconstitutional under the First Amendment beca… more »
02/18/10
Originally Published October 14, 2008; Last Updated and Republished August 04, 2009:"Experts say U.S. teenagers who post nude photos of themselves on the Internet or send them out in e-mails do not realize how public they can become."--UPI-- Wond… more »
02/15/10
A Florida judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed, which challenges a school's ability to suspend a student for Internet expressions of ire when directed at school officials.Web: NYT, Student Suspended for Facebook Page Can SueStudent Suspension F… more »
02/03/10
Originally Published August 12, 2009; Updated and Republished August 15, 2009:Hey France, we have more important things to work on than what clothing is appropriate for women (or men) to wear or not to wear in a public environment1.Subject to bar… more »
01/12/10
The ACLU has filed a speech case that reveals how far we are from realizing the full potential and promise of our beautiful First Amendment. Our nation, the world's preeminent defender and champion of free speech, is in the relative Dark Ages.Colonel… more »
01/01/10
Danish intelligence uncovers a three five person (one Dane, two Tunisians, all Muslim) murder plot aimed at killing the cartoonist parodying the violence advocated in the name of the prophet Mohammad.The cartoons were published by the Danish newspap… more »
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