Author: Freedom Forum Institute

First Five Newsletter: January 16, 2019

First Amendment-ish issues, posts of off the record interviews with political candidates, social media policies on political speech and more.
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First Five Newsletter: January 9, 2019

Libel lawsuit against California, 2020 resolutions, Facebook banning videos of deepfake content and more.
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First Five Newsletter: December 19, 2019

Recap of 2019’s First Amendment issues, Americans basic rights under siege, Reporters Without Borders annual round-up and more.
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First Five Newsletter: December 12, 2019

Public officials nationalist sentiments of religious holidays, visa applicants to submit social media handles, upcoming events and more.
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Baby Jesus Wasn’t a Patriotic American

Religious communities should be concerned when public officials, including those in the White House, use religious holidays like Christmas to stoke nationalist sentiments among their Twitter followers.
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First Five Newsletter: December 5, 2019

Bill of Rights Day, protest meaning no protection, polls affecting impeachment coverage and more
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First Five Newsletter: November 21, 2019

Limits to free speech, Trump’s attacking tweets, artificial intelligence-powered software and more.
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First Five Newsletter: November 14, 2019

A university’s apology piece, Twitter’s new rules, John Oliver on SLAPP suits and more.
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First Five Newsletter: November 7, 2019

Teacher led prayer in schools, “cancel culture,” Religious Freedom Center graduate intensive course and more.
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Teacher-led Prayer: Unconstitutional but Appropriate?

Teachers should help students understand why religious freedom protections — like the prohibition against teacher-led prayer — benefit people of all religions and none.
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